Drones For Dummies

Appendix A

Flight Log

The FAA regulations will continue to evolve as the world of drones continues to grow and mature. For that reason, it’s a good idea for you to keep records of your flights, regardless of whether the flight is for fun or work. It’s also nice to be able to have a written record of your flights for historical purposes. Keeping a flight log will also be helpful in the event you have flight control issues on a future flight or possibly even some damage that you need to diagnose. Your flight log will help you track the life of your battery and keeping meticulous records is also a good way to cover yourself in our increasingly more litigious culture. You may also find that as there more jobs become available for experienced drone pilots, your log will be your record to prove your history of flying.

The flight log contained in this appendix is a generic form with space to add additional information in a comment field. The log covers two pages of information which include:

• Date: This is the date of the flight. Include month, day and year.
• Flight number: If the current flight is your tenth time flying a drone, then place a 10 here.
• Drone type: Include the make and model of your drone. For instance, a DJI is the make, Phantom Vision+ 2 is the model.
• Drone ID: This is your drone’s unique ID.
• Take Off: Where did you take off from? This could be GPS coordinates or a quick description.
• Landing: Where did you land? This could also be GPS coordinates or a quick description ...