I plunked one of the charged batteries back in the body. And so, one after the other, they were attached to the charger. And it had been many, many months since I’d charged all three of its batteries. I hadn’t flown the Mavic Pro in quite some time – certainly not since pre-pandemic. Plus, I wanted to finally get a loaner Mavic Air 2 up for some extended time. It had been sitting in its case for a bit, but an opportunity had come up to go flying with a friend. Literally a few days ago, I went to charge the batteries on my trusty but dusty Mavic Pro. And that’s where a little lesson we were recently exposed to comes to mind. For those who took a bona fide training course, the practice of a pre-flight checklist would have or should have been burned in. Commercial pilots and service providers all tend to have training and licensing like the FAA’s Part 107. What about drones?įor some drone pilots, particularly occasional recreational flyers, the pre-flight check is minimal: Battery charged and props on. When it comes to manned aviation, there are very specific reasons why each and every checklist item is there. But some of those checklist items have, as they say, been “Written in Blood.” That means the protocol for that particular check was likely a recommendation resulting from a preventable accident. Those, of course, are just the very basics. There’s also a fuel check: Does this aircraft have enough fuel on board for the planned flight, along with some pad? How much is the weight of fuel, cargo, and passengers combined? Does it exceed our maximum takeoff weight? What about the weather? Might this flight run into poor conditions between now and the destination? The checklists vary between aircraft, but there are some common themes: A walk around the aircraft with a thorough visual inspection, looking for any signs of damage, wear or tear, loose connectors, etc. Pilots of manned aircraft - whether it’s a Cessna or a Boeing 787 Dreamliner - go through detailed, specific checklists before every single flight.
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