Pull yesterday's telemetry logs and flag anything that looks off.
Sync with software, mechanical, and test teams. Sort blockers from ready.
Tweak PID gains in the flight controller until hover stability tightens up.
Run autonomous waypoint mission in simulation — two edge cases still fail.
Drive to the test site, pre-flight the airframe, and run three data-collection passes.
Motor 3 spiked mid-flight — real fault or sensor noise? Dig into the data.
Walk the latest design changes against FAA Part 107 safety requirements.
Update requirements matrix and log today's test results before they go stale.
Decide whether to flag the payload weight issue now or solve it solo first.
- Design drone systems by connecting airframes, motors, sensors, and software together.
- Write and tune flight control algorithms so the drone flies stably on its own.
- Take drones to the field and run real test flights to catch problems.
- Dig through flight data logs to figure out why something went wrong mid-flight.
- Check that every design meets FAA safety rules before the drone ever leaves the ground.
- Is this anomaly a real system flaw, or just noisy test data?
- Should I push for more flight tests, or is the data good enough to ship?
- Can I meet this performance requirement without compromising safety margins?
- Should I flag this design tradeoff to the team now, or solve it myself first?
- Is this airspace situation safe enough to fly, or do we scrub the test?
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