SKYLARK MISSION COMMANDER CHECKLIST

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

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12.0 GROUND STATION ASSEMBLY

• 12.1 GCS location - check

• 12.2 Antenna rotator

• 12.2.1 Assemble onto tripod

• 12.2.2 Verify - locking

• 12.3 Tripod

• 12.3.1 Secure to ground

• 12.3.2 Set to main mission direction

• 12.4 Rotator leveling bubble - verify tripod is leveled

• 12.5 GDT antennas

• 12.5.1 Short antenna - assemble onto GDT

• 12.5.2 Medium antenna - assemble onto GDT

• 12.5.3 GDT - assemble onto rotator and secure locking screw

• 12.6 GDT locking screw - Lock

• 12.6.1 GDT to console cable

• ** Connect to rotator

• ** Connect to GDT

• ** Tape cable to tripod

• ** Connect to console

• 12.6.2 Operating console

• ** Power OFF - Verify

• ** Battery/ external power - connect

13.0 GCS Operation

• 13.1 Verify switches position in operation console

• 13.1.1 Laser - OFF (N/A)

• 13.1.2 Sensor select - according to payload type

• 13.1.3 Power - OFF

• 13.1.4 APCS - OFF

• 13.1.5 Motor - OFF

• 13.1.6 UPL - OFF

• 13.1.7 DNL - OFF

• 13.1.8 UAV selector - according to UAV

• 13.1.9 Video - LIVE

*** Do not touch the motor switch until Take-off ***

• 13.2 GCS Power - activate

• 13.3 TabletPC - turn ON - wait for booting completion

• 13.4 Skylark application - activate

• 13.5 On startup form - set the following parameters

• 13.5.9 Ensure cable is free to rotate

• 13.5.1 Map coord system - select

• 13.5.2 UTM zone - set value (When using UTM base map)

• 13.5.3 Magnetic incl. - set value

• 13.5.4 DSK file - select DSK file path (if necessary)

• 13.5.5 System mode - select

• 13.5.6 User role - select

• 13.5.7 Start - click

• 13.5.8 Antenna rotator initialization - verify

14.0 GCS INITIALIZATION

• 14.1 GCS Power-up BIT - check

• 14.2 Channel Number - select

• 14.3 Mode - Select (Single or A/J)

• 14.4 Confirm UAV Power On with operator

• 14.5 Set Uplink and Downlink - ON

• 14.6 Uplink and downlink Status - check

• 14.7 UAV Power Up BIT status - Check

• 14.8 GCS Location - set

• 14.9 Antenna northing - set value and save

• 14.10 Set RH Point

• 14.11 Antenna - UAV track turning:

• 14.11.3 Antenna northing value - change value in 5 degrees difference until receiving the strongest signal value

• 14.11.1 Place the UAV at least 100m from GCS

• 14.11.2 GDT direction - Pointing towards the UAV direction

• 14.12 Coordinate system - set

• 14.13 LOS - check

• 14.14 Altitude Warning

• 14.14.1 Activate

• 14.14.2 Value - set

16.0 UAV PRE-FLIGHT

*** During the IBIT process the motor will throttle to maximum ***

• 16.1 IBIT

• 16.1.1 Operator ready for IBIT - verify

• 16.1.2 UAV motor safety catch - instruct the operator to ARM

• 16.2.3 IBIT Switch - Switch to ON

• 16.1.4 'Execute' button - click

• 16.2 Payload - Check movement and zooming

• 16.3 Video - Verify solid and clear

• 16.4 Upon process completion

• 16.4.3 Antenna tracking UAV - verify

• 16.4.1 Motor safety catch - instruct operator to SAFE

• 16.4.2 IBIT status LED - check

17.0 PRE TAKE-OFF

• 17.1 Video recording - If applicable

• 17.1.2 Video file no. - select

• 17.1.1 DNL mode - HIGH set

• NOTE: New recording will overwrite previous recording

• 17.1.3 Record button - click

• 17.1.4 Recording timer - updating

• 17.2 RH settings

• 17.2.1 RH Mode - verify auto/manual

• 17.2.2 RH entity - load

• 17.2.3 RH no comm. Loading - consider

• 17.3 Flight parameters - check

• 17.4 Flight mode - check

• 17.5 UAV Battery voltage - above 28V

• 17.6 AGL - Up to 10 meters

• 17.7 Velocity - Up to 7 KmH

• 17.8 Alert bar - check

• 17.9 Wing LED - on (if required)

• 17.10 Camera setup

• 17.11 Operator - send to Take-off point

• 17.12 Pitot cover - removed

• 17.13 UAV antenna - pointing down

• 17.14 Motor safety catch - ARM

• 17.15 Cone - close

18.0 TAKE-OFF

• 18.1 Wait for operator "Ready for Take-off" report

• 18.2 Motor On - When bungee fully stretched - "Motor ON" - from Operator announced

• 18.3 Motor switch - ON

19.0 TAKE-OFF CANCELLATION

• 19.1 Before launch - motor switch OFF

• 19.2 After launch - recover

20.0 AFTER TAKE-OFF

• 20.1 Velocity, altitude - check

• 20.2 UAV navigates as expected - verify

• 20.3 Battery voltage - check

21.0 FLIGHT ROUTINE

• 21.1 Flight mode - check

• 21.2 Velocity - check

• 21.3 Alert bar - check

• 21.4 UAV AGL - check

• 21.5 Communications status

• 21.6 Battery voltage - check

22.0 LANDING

• 22.1 RH Mode - verify auto/manual

• 22.2 RH altitude - check

• 22.3 On Auto RH - RH activate

• 22.4 On manual RH landing

• 22.4.1 RH approach waypoint settings

• ** Fly 300m downwind

• ** UAV visual contact - verify

• ** RH - activate

• 22.5 UAV is flying towards the landing point - verify

23.0 AFTER LANDING

• 23.1 Motor switch - OFF

• 23.2 UAV power - OFF verify

• 23.3 DNL/UPL switches - OFF (if necessary)

• 23.4 Video recording - STOP