Preflight checklist

[GJH105775]

I decided to make this thread to ask everyone to share their pre-flight checklist. I currently try to remember everything, and it does not work all that well .

 

[holtneil]

Hi mate ok here is mine I check transmitter battery , quad batteries , under side of props ( signs of stress fractures) , Props tight any damage, Flight area what can we crash into , then pre flight hover and control checks does quad move right to stick inputs , If all OK let the fun begin

 

[Anton Eriksson]

I also spin the blades by hand to hear if it sounds bad, and also if an engine is a little bit stiff, and by that reducing the risk of eninge cutoff during flight

 

[GJH105775]

I also spin the blades by hand to hear if it sounds bad, and also if an engine is a little bit stiff, and by that reducing the risk of eninge cutoff during flight

I have found bits of tiny-gravle/sand in a motor doing this. I look for a grinding feeling, because they are usually stiff after you charge the caps on the ESCs.

 

[holtneil]

This is what George is talking about

 

[Thomas in Niagara]

Syma X5C-1 - Pre-flight check [aprox. 4 minutes] with blade check after each battery if required:

• Blades - no cracks, sharp edges or burrs; rotate freely with no binding;
• Chassis - no cracks, battery door secure;
• Motors - fire up ok, no binding, gears clear and free of dirt and lint;
• Motor housing and gears - gears rotate freely, no stickyness, cracks or binding;
• Gears - no worn or broken teeth, rotate each prop checking the interaction of gears for issues;
• Bumpers - no cracks, enough clearance, no distortion;
• Camera - powers up for both video and photo modes;
• Batteries - charged, no swelling, plug installed;
• Controller - fully charged batteries, no issues with sticks; and
• Operator - Shirt tucked in, shoes velcroed, gone pee and has house keys.

I perform this routine every time I go out. It really is quick and thorough and heads off problems like getting to the site and finding a cracked CW blade... and finding out I only have a CCW with me [aaargh!].

 

[GJH105775]

Syma X5C-1 - Pre-flight check [aprox. 4 minutes] with blade check after each battery if required:

• Blades - no cracks, sharp edges or burrs; rotate freely with no binding;
• Chassis - no cracks, battery door secure;
• Motors - fire up ok, no binding, gears clear and free of dirt and lint;
• Motor housing and gears - gears rotate freely, no stickyness, cracks or binding;
• Gears - no worn or broken teeth, rotate each prop checking the interaction of gears for issues;
• Bumpers - no cracks, enough clearance, no distortion;
• Camera - powers up for both video and photo modes;
• Batteries - charged, no swelling, plug installed;
• Controller - fully charged batteries, no issues with sticks; and
• Operator - Shirt tucked in, shoes velcroed, gone pee and has house keys.

I perform this routine every time I go out. It really is quick and thorough and heads off problems like getting to the site and finding a cracked CW blade... and finding out I only have a CCW with me [aaargh!].

Hahaha great list. I have a bad habit of forgetting batteries, cables, and antennas hahaha. Haha, I ALWAYS do that, I'll have a broken prop and find I only have CW when I need CCW xD.