First Flight Spring 2023 1.12.2022

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 This flight was conducted by PIC: Zihao Wang and VO: Jinwook Paek

 - 1. Location: 

  • Connection Point Church (2541 Cumberland Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906)

 - 2. Check Out Procedures: 

  1. Mavic 2 Pro AC;
  2. Firmware Update to Mavic 2 V01.00.0790; 
  3. Battery MV3/3350/70 Fully Charged; 
  4. Controller AC Fully charged; 
  5. Propeller 2 Gray/2 Black; 
  6. Safe Vest:2; 

- 3. Preflight Checklist For This Flight:

  1. FAA Part 107 certificate: 4611252 Valid
  2. METAR: KLAF 111854Z 20004KT 7SM OVC009 08/06 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP082 T00830061
  3. NO TFR FOR KLAF/LAF, NO NOTAM HAZARDS FOR DESIGNATED FLIGHT AREA
  4. Visibility: 7 SM
  5. Ceiling: 900ft AGL
  6. Temperature: 8.3C/47F SAFE TO FLY
  7. Air Pressure: 1007 hPa
  8. Wind: 160@4kts SAFE TO FLY
  9. Precipitation: 5% Acc. NOAA, 95% of sky coverage.
  • No flight restrictions at the designated flight area. (According to DJI Geozone, Authorization has men approved)
- 4. Potential Flight Hazards

  1. Birds (Sometimes aggressively flying around the aircraft)
  2. Signal Towers 
  3. Light poles

  • Satellite Images show the potential hazards.


- 5. Contingency Plans:
 
  1. RTH at 100m
  2. The entire west side of the church is considered the emergency landing site, It is wide open and flat, as well as in VLOS.
- 6. Picture collecting (Shown Below)
  1. Pilot, VO
  2. Panoramic pictures
  3. Takeoff/landing site



- 7. Challenges mistakes, successes, lessons learned.
  1. Challenges: 1. The NOTAM information was invalid and the website was not accessible due to a system error of the FAA, this is extremely rare. The V.O. Of the flight needs to keep a close eye on the aircraft in order to observe urgent hazards. 2. Aggressive bird activities were spotted during flight, they fly toward the aircraft and surrounding. We land immediately to avoid a collision. After they were gone, we took off again and complete the mission. 3. Lessoned learned: Hazards could happen blink of an eye, and close visual contact with aircraft is certainly needed.
- 8. Other pictures from the flight.









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