Firebird Flight Manual
  • Firebird Flight Manual
  • Record of Manual Revisions
    • Revision A
  • Introduction
  • General Information and System Description
    • Aircraft
      • Airframe
      • Flight Control Surfaces
      • Propulsion, propellers, and rotors
      • Avionics
    • Control Station
      • Hardware, buttons and joysticks
      • User interface overview
      • Vehicle status indicator
      • Vehicle overview menu
      • Flight mode selector
      • Connection manager
      • Quick actions sidebar
      • Vehicle dashboard
      • Flight Map
      • Camera View
    • Command and Control
    • Launch and/or recovery equipment
      • Parachute
    • Ground operational area set up
  • Performance and Limitations
    • Battery Specifications
  • Normal Procedures
    • Pre-flight planning
      • Mission planning
        • Area Survey
        • Corridor Scan
        • Structure Scan
    • System Assembly
    • Pre-flight Inspection Check
    • System Starting and Takeoff
    • In-flight monitoring
    • Cruise / Maneuvering in flight
    • Payload Operation
    • Landing
    • System Shutdown
    • Post-flight inspection
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Weight and balance, and equipment list
  • Handling, servicing, preventative and field maintenance and instructions for continued airworthiness
    • Ground Handling
    • Disassembly, storage and reassembly
    • Battery Handling
    • Cleaning and care
    • Owner/Operator Responsibilities
    • Authorized field-level or preventative maintenance
    • Return to service procedures
  • Supplements
    • Payloads Operation
    • Continued Airworthiness
      • Notices of Corrective Action
    • External References
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  1. Handling, servicing, preventative and field maintenance and instructions for continued airworthiness

Authorized field-level or preventative maintenance

Authorized field-level or preventative maintenance in accordance with ASTM Practice F2909.

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Field-level or Preventative Maintenance (Accordance with – section 5)

- Make sure to make a schedule for maintenance. The maintenance must occur within no more than 12 months from the previous maintenance.

- Assign maximum number of hours to fly between maintenances.

- 7.2.3.3 Instructions pertaining to inspection items as needed.

Every flight

Pre-flight internal check of systems (automatic)

Pitot tube integrity

Range-finder sensor integrity

Batteries physical integrity

Every month

Every 3 months

Visual screws/bolts tightening inspection

Every 6 months

Every 12 months

Parachute re-folding and packing

All servos replacement

Wing connector interface inspection

Battery health test

Latch tension test

Battery reading integrity

Electrical wiring integrity

Aircraft and Control Station (CS) parameters and software version checks

System failure detection check

Ground telemetry range and latency check

Lost-link fly home simulated functionality test

Structural integrity inspection (Control Station)

Airframe inspection

Powerplant inspection

Every 24 months

Parachute propellant replacement

Parachute battery replacement

Battery replacement

F2909