Lucky Drone Services

Weather Preflight Record V1

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Tap once to create a draft weather record using device GPS, timestamp, manual weather fields, RPIC confirmations, photo evidence, and optional handheld readings.

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1. Mission Info

Job Name

Client

RPIC

Aircraft

Planned Max Altitude AGL, ft

Planned Flight Time

2. Location

GPS not captured yet

Latitude

Longitude

GPS Accuracy, meters

Location Label / Notes

I confirm this location represents the planned control station or operating area.

3. Manual Weather Report

V1 uses manual weather fields first. Later we can auto-pull METAR, NWS, and Mesonet. Sensible, tragically.

Raw METAR / Weather Report

METAR not pulled yet.

No METAR selected yet.

Reported Sustained Wind

Reported Gust

Reported Visibility, SM

Reported Ceiling, ft AGL

Temperature, °F

Dew Point, °F

4. Ceiling / Cloud Base Cross-Check

Estimated cloud base uses temp/dew point spread. This is advisory only and does not replace reported ceiling or RPIC cloud-clearance observation. The sky refuses to obey our spreadsheets.

Reported Ceiling

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Estimated Cloud Base

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Required Min Cloud Base

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5. RPIC Local Weather Confirmation

Visibility is at least 3 statute miles from the control station.

Cloud clearance can be maintained.

Surface wind and gusts are acceptable for the aircraft and mission.

No fog, precipitation, smoke, dust, or haze prevents VLOS.

No lightning or thunderstorm hazard observed.

Weather conditions are acceptable for this operation.

RPIC Weather Notes

6. Weather Conditions Photo

Take a photo from the control station showing weather, visibility, clouds, or launch area conditions.

Take / Upload Weather Photo Weather photo preview

Photo Notes

7. Manual On-Site Weather Measurement

Optional supplemental reading from a handheld device such as a Kestrel or anemometer.

Device Used

Measurement Location

Manual Sustained Wind, mph

Manual Peak Gust, mph

Wind Direction

Manual Temperature, °F

Manual Reading Notes

8. System Weather Status

Not evaluated yet

Flags

Enter weather information and RPIC confirmations to evaluate.

9. Final Weather Decision

Selected Decision: None

Final Notes

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