Intro
Crew Resource Management is a fundamental skill required throughout aviation. It is required for a team that is efficient but more importantly safe and deliberate. We were tasked with creating a checklist for the Bramor in order to increase our crew's efficiency through developing a better Crew Resource Management. In order to complete this task our flight crew adapted the Bramor checklist into a better organized and compartmentalized procedure for each member of the flight crew.
Crew Member Breakdown
We developed four roles for our flight crew and then broke down their responsibilities during each stage of the operation. The roles we selected were: Pilot-in-command, Second-in-command, Flight engineer, and Sensor Operator/ Visual Observer. Blank spaces in the table means the task is required of each member and that the members challenge each other.
Figure 2: Pre-Flight
Figure 3: Post-FlightBramor Check List
UNPACKING (1-12, 32-39)
1. KESTREL (PIC) ON
2. CATAPULT (FE) UNFOLD
3. CATAPULT LEGS (FE) EXTENDED
4. CATAPULT LEG SAFETY LOCKS (FE) SECURE
5. CATAPULT MIDDLE LOCK (FE) SECURE
6. CATAPULT SAFETY PIN (FE) SECURE
7. CATAPULT ON LEVEL GROUND (FE) CHECK
8. WINCH ROPE EXTEND (FE) CHECK
9. WINCH ROPE STATE (FE) CHECK
10. BREAKING ROPE STATE (FE) CHECK
11. RUBBER STATE (FE) CHECK
12. RUBBER NOT ARMED (FE) CHECK
13. WIND DIRECTION (SIC) CHECK
14. COMBOX ANTENNA (PIC) CONNECT
15. GCS COM-BOX (PIC) ON
16. GCS TABLET (PIC) ON
17. COMBOX BATTERY (PIC) CHECK
18. TABLET BATTERY (PIC) CHECK
19. TABLET SOUND (PIC) ENABLED
20. BLUETOOTH (PIC) PAIRED
21. CᶟP (PIC) ON
22. SENSOR (PIC) SELECT
ASSEMBLING (13-31, 45-48)
1. AIRFRAME AND WING CONNECTORS (FE) CHECK
2. AIRFRAME ON CATAPULT (FE) PLACE
3. WING JOINERS IN THE WINGS (FE) PLACE
4. AIRFRAME ANTENNA (FE) CONNECT
5. WINGS ON THE AIRFRAME (FE) CONNECT
6. WINGLETS ON THE WINGS (FE) CONNECT
7. WING GAP TAPE (FE) SEAL
8. PITOT TUBE CLEAN (FE) CHECK
9. PROPELLER (FE) CHECK
10. SENSOR CABLE (FE) CONNECTED
11. PARACHUTE HATCH (FE) REMOVE
12. FORMATTED MEMORY CARD (SO) INSERTED
13. USB KEY (SO) INSERTED
14. UAV BATTERY (FE) PLACE
15. BATTERY ELASTIC (FE) SECURE
16. Y CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO BAT. (FE) CONNECTED
17. UAV BATTERY (FE) CONNECT
18. ESC SOUND PLAYED
19. CAMERA SETTINGS *Altum should be flashing green* (SO) CHECK
20. HATCH SECURE (FE) CHECK
21. AIRFRAME LINKED TO GCS (PIC) CHECK
22. PARACHUTE POP (FE/PIC) CHECK
23. PARACHUTE INSTALL (FE) CHECK
24. PARACHUTE HATCH (RESET) *Close-Open-Close* (FE/PIC) CLOSE
25. PARACHUTE SAFETY PIN REMOVE (FE) CHECK
PREFLIGHT (40-44, 49-64, 69-73)
1. MISSION (PIC) OPEN/CREATE
2. SENSOR (SO) CHECK
3. UAV BATTERY (FE) CHECK
4. COMMUNICATION (PIC) CHECK
5. SATELLITES (PIC) MORE THAN 7
6. NAVIGATION MAP (PIC) LOADED
7. PHOTO LOG (SO) CLEARED
8. AIRFRAME FROM CATAPULT (FE) REMOVE
9. MODE TO MANUAL (PIC) SET
10. SERVO (FE) CHECK
11. PROPELLER SAFETY (FE) CHECK
12. MOTOR TEST (FE) CHECK
13. MODE TO SAFE (PIC) SET
14. LENS CLEAN (SO) CHECK
15. AIRFRAME LEVEL (FE) LEVEL
16. SENSOR INITIALIZATION (PIC) SET
17. WAYPOINTS (SPEED & ALTITUDE) (PIC) CHECK
18. MISSION (T&L, P, R) (PIC) SET
19. TAKEOFF POINT PARM (PIC) CHECK
20. LANDING POINTS PARM (PIC) CHECK
21. AUTO CAMERA SWITCH (PIC) SELECT
22. MISSION UPLOAD (PIC) UPLOADED
23. FAILSAFES (CREW) CHECK
24. SENSOR INITIALIZATION (PIC) SET
25. AIRSPEED (AROUND 0 m/s) (PIC) CHECK
26. PITOT COVER (FE) REMOVE
27. PITOT TEST (FE,PIC) CHECK
LAUNCH (65-68, 74-83)
1. TROLLEY (FE) LOCKED
2. RUBBERS ON (FE) CHECK
3. CATAPULT SAFETY (FE) CHECK
4. CATAPULT (WIND) DIRECTION (FE,PIC) CHECK
5. CATAPULT (MAX 1 MIN) (FE) ARM
6. AIRFRAME ON CATAPULT (FE) SECURE
7. PROPELLER ALIGN (FE) ALIGNED
8. TAKEOFF MODE (PIC) SET
9. UAV INTO TKO MODE (PIC) CHECK
10. LEG ON PLATE PLACE (FE) PLACED
11. SAFETY PIN REMOVE (FE) REMOVED
12. SAFETY – SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (CREW) CHECK
13. CATAPULT RELEASE (FE)
