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Lab 06 - Advanced Mission Planning and Simulated Emergency

15 Points

Nathan Tyler Rose

Anestis Athanasios Tsagris

Last edited 7 days ago by Lucas Isaiah Toppe.

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Overview

In this lab there are two major tasks. Believer Final Inspection Prep as well as Advanced Mission Planning and Emergencies. The Believer Final Inspection portion should be completed as a group.

The mission planning portion should be completely individual work and should not be completed with the assistance of your peers. We will be planning two separate missions. One will be a mission for the ULTRA on X-Plane and the other mission will be for your believer when operations start. All questions regarding mission planning should be directed immediately to your instructor. Task 0 should be completed before your sign up time.

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Sign up for simulator time here⁠

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Resources and Tools

Tasks - Believer Final Inspection Prep

Task 0 - Review Lab 01

Your classmates provided a quality assessment and punch list for your aircraft as a preliminary check before final inspection. Review this punch list to ensure all items were properly addressed.

Task 1 - Final Power On

Perform one final power check of your Believer. Be sure that the controls, motors, and all peripheral sensors work as expected. This is your final check before passing it off for final inspection next week.

Task 2 - Review Group E-portfolio

Your group e-portfolio will be reviewed as part of your final inspection next week. Be sure that you are happy with it’s condition.

Task 3 - Signoff Form

Complete the final inspection form below, confirming that your group is ready for final review beginning next week.

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Tasks - Simulator

Task 0 - Pre-Briefings

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Using Section D of the ULTRA UAS QRH above, create the following (simplified) briefings before your flight. You will brief your instructor verbally, so you need not write down your briefing; be prepared to lead it.

Airport Briefing

1. Operational purpose

To fly a simulated pattern/training flight

2. Facilities and Logistics

NISW 116

3. Access

N/A

4. Speed limits

80 knots

5. Hours of operations

Daytime

6. Operations point of contact

Prof. Rose and Anestis

7. Facilities point of contact

COMP 101/UAS Dispatch

8. Communication method within team

Verbal (In Person

9. Communication frequency with ATS

119.6 hz

10. Areas of operations

KLAF Airport Sim

11. Circuit directions and height

Left Hand circuit, 1000 ft AGL

12. Safety pilot position

On the side of the runway

13. BVLOS procedures

N/A

14. Concurrent operations allowed

No, Only 1 flight

Daily Briefing

1. Activities

Flying Flight Pattern with Ultra at KLAF airport, at 12:30 P.M, training communication and emergency protocols.

2. Weather current and forecast (Wind, direction, visibility, precipitation, temperature, dew point)

METAR KLAF 031704Z 10005KT 2 1/2SM BR FEW009 OVC015 03/03 A3012 RMK AO2 T00330028 3. NOTAMS: PAPI is unusable 4. Traffic

None

5. Fleet/Aircraft active

Windracers Ultra

Flight Briefing

1. Objective and roles: Complete a Flight Pattern and ensure communication/emergency protocols between GCS Operator and Safety Pilot

2. Air traffic services coordinated: None (Airspace shutdown) 3. Satisfactory air vehicle inspection: Completed 4. Route/Time/Fuel: Full fuel, 12 minute route, left hand traffic pattern 5. DATX and SPAS battery and configuration: Fully Charged, DATX Normal configuration 6. Radio links deconfliction: N/A 7. Internal/ External comms – frequencies and numbers: 119.6 hz, 765-743-9687 8. Personal Protective Equipment and fire extinguishers: No PPE required, fire extinguisher accessible 9. Service bulletins: All service bulletins are up to date 10. FRAT – Start, complete & submit: All green/complete 11. Threat and Error management: N/A 12. Specific recovery procedures: Switch into auto, maintain comms 13. Emergency scenario - review: Bird strike - Kill throttle, go for stabilized landing wherever you can safely land. 14. GCS initial Setup and Start Checklists: Completed

For item 10, use the FRAT below.

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Task 1 - Kidney Bean Mission

Using

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, other class resources, and the built-in GCS User Manual, recreate the mission below for KLAF RWY 10. Be sure that you achieve/answer the following:

What is the correct loiter direction for the rally point and why?

In the direction of the flight pattern, this ensure so that when it re enters, it is a smooth process.

Why is the takeoff point not on the runway? Consider when the is achieved.

Because this point is when the aircraft is wheels up and reach the proper speed to begin its flight. In other words, it must meet a proper altitude and XY

Which waypoint appears unnecessary for landing on RWY 23 at KLAF? Under what conditions might this waypoint be necessary? Waypoint 10. This becomes necessary when the UAV must stay above a certain altitude when approaching final.

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Kidney bean mission plan for KLAF RWY 23.

Kidney bean mission plan for KLAF RWY 23.

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Task 2 - Auto/stabilize handoff

Control transfer follows a three-step callout:

"you have control," "I have control," "you have control.“

Specific calls between UAV Pilot Instructor and student:

"I have the sticks," "you have the sticks," "I have the sticks"

— confirmed by a nudge.

Alerts:

If callout isn't completed in three steps, current commander retains control.

Instructor must release momentary switch in emergencies to assume control formally.

Refer to the control transfer calls above to transfer command of the aircraft in the following scenarios. Repeat these for all group members:

Tips

Under normal operations, the SP will trigger mode changes.

To abort a landing, SP throttle to 100% or press the abort landing button in GCS.

Auto-takeoff

GCS: State intention, direction of circuit, altitude, rally point location.

SP: Read back and confirm GCS intentions.

Stabilize in upwind, continue circuit (aircraft already in infinite auto circuit)

SP: State intentions. Nudge aircraft.

GCS: Confirm nudge seen. Confirm intentions.

SP: Switch to stabilize after a proper countdown. State control

GCS: Confirm SP has control.

SP: Confirm control.

Auto in downwind, perform an SP-triggered aborted landing (go-around) to return to circuit.

GCS: State intentions. Setup GCS for taking control.

SP: Confirm intentions. Switch to auto after a proper countdown.

GCS: State control

SP: Confirm GCS has control

GCS: Confirm control.

SP: Abort auto landing just before flair. State go-around.

GCS: Confirm go-around. Ask for the reason.

SP: State the reason for the go-around. For example, the aircraft was not aligned with the centerline.

GCS: Update mission as required.

Full stop stabilized landing.

SP: State intentions.

GCS: Confirm intentions.

SP: Nudge.

CGS: Confirm nudge seen.

SP: Switch to stabilize after a proper countdown. State control.

GCS: Confirm SP has control

SP: Confirm control

GCS: Update current waypoint as needed.

SP: Land, apply brakes, switch to taxi mode.

GCS: Confirm taxi mode seen. Request SP intentions.

SP: State intentions to switch control with another team member.

Task 3 - Emergencies

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Using section 8 from the ULTRA UAS - SOP above, answer the following questions:

What is the target speed for dual engine failure?

60kts flaps clean

What is the target speed for single engine failure?

52kts flaps clean

When should you deploy flaps?

When the UAVP is confident and the UAV will make the runway/landing surface.

When you recognize that you’ve lost both engines, what should your first move be when you are within a few hundred feet of the ground? Speculate how this changes if you are at a few thousand feet above the ground?

Near ground: Maintain glide slope and find best glide speed.

Far above ground: find best glide speed and don't use flaps

Simulated Dual Engine Failure

Without warning, you will experience dual engine failure. It is your responsibility to alert your crew in an effective manner and land the ULTRA in a safe location.

Simulated Single-Engine Failure

Without warning, you will experience a single engine failure. It is your responsibility to alert your crew in an effective manner and land the ULTRA in a safe location.

Task 4 - Post-Briefings

Using

Section D of the ULTRA UAS QRH⁠

above, prepare to deliver a post-briefing to your instructor covering the following sections:

Out-Briefing

Daily De-Briefings

Task 5 - Believer Mission as homework

Taking the skills you have learned from this lab and lecture this week, plan an efficient mission. This mission will not be used for X-Plane simulations and should meet the criteria talked about in the lecture for a believer operation. This plan will be used when we operate the believers. We will be conducting operations at this location.

The red pin is on a grass strip used for landings.

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Task 6 - Lab Out Brief

A quick out brief regarding the lab with you instructor

Deliverables

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.json file of your X-Plane flight plan

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