Pre-Flight Check App - Is there one?

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Hi everyone, I’m an in-frequent drone pilot and wonder if there’s some sort of online ‘pre-flight’ check app? I’d find it useful if, before I take off, if there was an online app (tick boxes maybe) that would remind me & record my responses of all I should check. Perhaps when completed/recorded could be viewed or printed later in the event of an incident.

Sorry if this has been asked before! I did a search but didn’t find anything.

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I use a free Android app called Check Off. It works well for me. I just need to make sure I have covered anything i.e. I don’t need to keep the history for each flight. I just reset before I am going to fly and then go through everything. You create the checklist yourself and then re-use it every time. You can group items into sections with a different colour for each section.

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thankyou kind sir…
I bin looking for something like this for ages… :+1: :+1:

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Drone Scene is still accepting feature requests from GADC members :blush:

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If you’re on iOS then Drone Start is an option - after a Drone Scene feature request - of course :+1:

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yes please, that would be excellent. how dose one put in the request officially, and who to.??

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I use Drone Flight Checklist Pro, Android.

Still forget things #age

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Didn’t there used to be one for the Mavic Pro on here that could be modified? I’ve got one that I had from somewhere.

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@Hotrodspike I think @Stitch-Up was looking specifically for something interactive, rather than PDF-based.

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Ideally an interactive app on my android that I use for DJI Fly. Would also help as an aide memoire for my 70 year old brain!!!

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Hi here’s a over one

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I just downloaded this and will check it out - first sight, seems simple enough :slight_smile:

Thanks

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Been looking for an app like this as its another safety feature and precaution which is always good, now I just need the raining to stop to be able to get out and use my drone.

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This is a great app if your on Iphone, Thunder Drone Checklist on the App Store

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Thanks Andrew, I’m always impulsive and paid for Drone Flight Checklist Pro :slight_smile: I don’t have an iPhone anyway!

Cheers
John

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Afternoon all

Recently got Dji Mini 4K drone which been playing around in back garden with.

Be venturing out with it soon and wondering it missing anything from a pre flight check list, this is what have at the moment.

  • Check Drone Assist
  • Check batteries, have spare parts with me and flyer/operator ID info
  • Check weather
  • Check not on private land
  • Check RC signal
  • Check satellite coverage
  • Check ok to take off on RC
  • Check not too near anyone taking off.

Is there anything am missing that you would recommend ? Probably missed something basic and simple.

TIA

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Moved your post to a pre-existing thread on the subject. :+1:

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Drone Scene uses the same datasets as Drone Assist plus more (including local council bylaws, National Trust and English Heritage propertes, SSSIs and also has genuine recommendations for flying sites with information about access, parking and more from GADC members who have flown there.)

It’s available in the full version as part of the silver or gold membership packages, and as a basic version to free members.

You can create an icon on your phone or tablet homescreen for easy access.

Also - you may find this thread about checklists useful

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