{"id":58237,"date":"2025-03-03T18:50:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ab4206ad-8761-4c45-aa6f-d010a2445e2e"},"modified":"2025-03-03T18:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:50:50","slug":"want-to-avoid-a-drone-disaster-dont-skip-your-pre-flight-and-post-flight-checklists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/want-to-avoid-a-drone-disaster-dont-skip-your-pre-flight-and-post-flight-checklists\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to avoid a drone disaster? Don’t skip your pre-flight and post-flight checklists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve been flying drones<\/a>, both recreationally and commercially, for over a decade — and hold a handful of drone licenses and certifications. Over those hundreds of hours of flying, I’ve yet to lose a drone. Yet, almost daily, I come across stories on social media of people losing their drones. Some drones crash on their first flight, some after months or years of problem-free service. <\/p>\n

Also: <\/strong>I tested DJI’s new foldable drone, and would recommend it to both beginners and professionals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I attribute my success, luck, and good fortune in part to experience, but mostly to the fact that I carry out regular safety checks on my drone. A drone is an aircraft, and just as you wouldn’t put a plane in the sky that hadn’t had safety checks carried out on it, I wouldn’t put a drone in the sky without doing the same. <\/p>\n

So, what tests should you do, and when?<\/p>\n

I have three sets of checks that I do: pre-flight checks, post-flight checks, and checks carried out every two weeks to a month (depending on how often I’m flying\u2026 the more I fly, the more often I check). <\/p>\n

Why pre-flight and post-flight checks? One set is to catch damage that might have occurred while storing or transporting the drone (and anything I might have missed after the last post-flight check). The post-flight checks are there to catch anything that might have happened during the flight. <\/p>\n

Also: <\/strong>The DJI Mini 2 SE drone is a great starter drone<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The biweekly\/monthly checks are there to again take a fresh look at the drone, as well as a deeper look at things like the batteries. <\/p>\n

And it’s not just looking at the drone. Pre-flight checks take into consideration other things that can affect your drone. <\/p>\n

Pre-flight checks <\/h2>\n

Drone checks<\/strong><\/h3>\n