Drone Site Survey Checklist
Interactive drone site survey checklist with progress saved in your browser — built around the failures that actually happen.
The survey's product is the abort criteria — conditions defined in advance under no pressure, so the go/no-go on the day is a comparison, not a negotiation.
Airspace & legal
Physical site
Mission fit
⚠️ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only — not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.
Free interactive drone site survey checklist for pilots scouting new job sites: tick-off sections with progress saved locally — the survey's product is the abort criteria.
About Drone Site Survey Checklist
The difference between an operator and a flyer is a working checklist. This one is tuned for pilots scouting new job sites: the survey's product is the abort criteria — conditions defined in advance under no pressure, so the go/no-go on the day is a comparison, not a negotiation. Progress saves locally, the reset readies it for the next job, and each section's ordering reflects how the work actually flows.
How to use Drone Site Survey Checklist
- 1Open the checklist at the start of the task — site arrival, not airborne.
- 2Tick items as genuinely completed; the counter shows what remains.
- 3Reset for the next operation; adapt items to your platform and SOPs.
Why use Drone Site Survey Checklist?
- ✓Interactive ticking with progress saved in your browser
- ✓Content built from real failure modes for pilots scouting new job sites
- ✓Sections ordered the way the work actually flows
- ✓Reset once, reuse on every job
- ✓Free, private, no account
Frequently asked questions
What should a drone site survey produce?+
A one-page operational picture: airspace status with authorization needs, walked-and-photographed obstacles (wires above all), GPS/EMI risk zones, launch and recovery options with alternates, the people pattern, and — most valuably — written abort criteria: wind limits, intrusion triggers, link-quality floors. Surveys that end in documents change outcomes; surveys that end in impressions just move the improvisation on-site.
Should I customise this checklist for my operation?+
Yes — treat it as the safety baseline and extend it with your platform's quirks, your operations manual's requirements and the lessons your own incidents have taught. The method (sectioned, ordered, ticked live) matters more than any single line; a checklist that mirrors YOUR operation gets used on every job, and usage is the only metric that prevents anything.
What happens to my entries if I clear my browser?+
Clearing site data deletes locally stored entries — that's the price of a genuinely private, server-free design. Protect yourself with the one-click CSV download before any cleanup, OS reinstall or device change: re-importing history later beats reconstructing it from memory.
Can I export these records for an audit?+
Yes — one click exports your complete checklist record as a CSV file that opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers. The export preserves every column exactly as entered, so you can print it, attach it to paperwork, or hand it to an inspector, buyer or insurance underwriter as a supporting summary alongside your official records.
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