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AT 309 - Flight Lab 1
Flight log:
9/3/25 Skydio 2+ SATT-G at Purdue Turf Farm with Jacob Sieber. 1.0 total time with 0.5 being rPIC and 0.5 being VO.
Preflight:
The purpose of this lab was to ensure we became comfortable flying the Skydio 2+. We were assigned to get comfortable flying the drone in manual flight, waypoint, and keyframe. We were also tasked with capturing aerial images at varying altitudes with the gimbal oriented directly downward. This demonstrated how increasing altitude expands the field of view (FOV) while simultaneously decreasing the ground sample distance (GSD). Before we conducted the flight, we checked foreflight for the weather and if there were any temporary flight restrictions (TFR). Once we established neither of them were going to be a factor, my flight partner, Jacob Sieber, got LAANCE to ensure compliance with airspace regulations.
Test Procedure:
The first part of the lab consisted of me taking pictures with the drone at 50 feet, 100 feet, 150 feet, and 200 feet. During this time Jacob served as my VO to ensure that our drone was operating in a safe condition especially since there were a good number of hazards at the turf farm when we were flying the drone. There were birds flying relativity low, cars, and other drones. The sky was also relativity cloudy which made seeing manned traffic harder, but we were praying they were higher. Once I took the pictures, I landed the drone and had Jacob take the controls and take pictures at 25 feet, 75 feet, 125 feet, and 175 feet. During this time, I acted as the VO. We swapped roles midway to ensure we both got rPIC and VO time. Once all the pictures were taken, we sat down and ensured all the pictures looked good. I have included the picture at 50 feet. The rest of them are in the picture folder I sent you. 
The part of the lab consisted of us trying to get comfortable flying the drone in waypoint and keyframe. Jacob did the waypoint video while I did the keyframe video. We had some problems with trying to figure out how to use the different modes were able to figure it out once we reviewed our notes. Most of the struggles from this lab originated from us not being proficient in flying the drone in different modes.
Photos:
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