MICRO CLASS INSPECTION CHECKLIST

General, Technical and Safety-2020

TEAM NUMBER: ____________________
TEAM NAME: __________________________________________________________

Team member signature certifying that the aircraft has been completely inspected by the team
as required in the Statement of Compliance: __________________________________________
Team, check off each item using the column marked "Team".

Caution: Aircraft is to be presented with prop, flight battery AND Red arming plug removed
Micro aircraft must be presented with the aircraft stowed in the aircraft container.

PASS FAIL Team Rule

Micro Aircraft System Container
Use supplied gauges to confirm that the aircraft system container is no more ____ ____ ____
than 12.125 inches X 3.625 inches X 13.875 inches. ____ ____ ____ 9.5.1.1
Complete school name, school address, team name and team number
on mailing label on aircraft container. ____ ____ ____ 9.5.1.3
Aircraft stored in container with prop, battery and Red arming plug uninstalled. ____ ____ ____ 9.5.2.3
All sections of payload pipe ever to be used by the team are in container. ____ ____ ____ 9.5.2.1
Record number of pipes and weight of all pipes. Number of pipes _______ weightt_________ 9.5.2.1
Inspector, initial all pipes using special supplied Sharpie marker 9.5.2.1
Propulsion system battery stored in its own designated location in container
(Not in aircraft) ____ ____ ____ 9.5.2.2
Payload pipes not installed on aircraft ____ ____ ____ 9.5.2.5
All required aircraft assembly tools in container, except for a knife to cut
packing tape on container. ____ ____ ____ 9.5.2.1
Container minimum wall thickness at least .125" ____ ____ ____ 9.5.1.1
All aircraft parts except for transmitter and spare parts fit in container ____ ____ ____ 9.5.2.4

Payload Pipe Requirements

Payload pipes meet all requirements for 2" Schedule 40 White PVC Pipe
Outer diameter: 2.375 inches; Nominal Inner diameter: 2.000 inches
Minimum Wall Thickness: .154 inches; Inner diameter (Ref): 2.067 inches MAX
Weight (Ref): .680 lbm. /ft.; Color: White _________ ____ 9.2.1
When free of aircraft, the inner diameter of the pipe is unobstructed. _________ ____ 9.2.2
Other than being cut to length and having holes or slots drilled in
the pipe, the pipes are unmodified. (No streamlining, no tape, no glue, no couplers) _________ ____ 9.2.3
No permanent payload support devices are attached to the pipes _________ ____ 9.2.4
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General Aircraft Requirements PASS FAIL Team Rule

Aircraft Identification 2.1

University Name and address on inside or outside of aircraft ____ ____ ____ 2.1.1
1" minimum size team number on top and bottom of the wing ____ ____ ____ 2.1.4
1" minimum size team number on sides of aircraft (tail or fuselage) ____ ____ ____ 2.1.4
University name or initials clearly displayed on the wings or fuselage ____ ____ ____ 2.1.5/6

Empty CG Design Requirement and Empty CG Markings ____ ____ ____ 2.3
Aircraft empty CG is located in a safe flyable position ____ ____ ____ 2.3.1
All aircraft have the fuselage clearly marked on both sides with a classic
CG symbol (at least .5" in dia.) centered on the Empty CG location ____ ____ ____ 2.3.2
Empty CG position on aircraft matches submitted drawing ____ ____ ____ 2.3.3/6.1.3

Aircraft Conformance to 2D Drawing 6.1

Aircraft length, wingspan and height measured and compared to 2D drawing.
Tolerance: total deviation no more than 1.5" for all three dims. Any other
measurement on the drawing may be inspected. ____ ____ ____ 6.1.1
Excess deviation from drawing requires Eng. Change Request (ECR)

Landing gear has positive mechanical ground steering

(if landing gear is used) ____ ____ ____ 2.5.2
Aircraft uses a 2.4 GHz radio control system ____ ____ ____ 2.6
Spinner or model aircraft type safety nut installed ____ ____ ____ 2.7
No lead used in any part of the aircraft or payload (verbal confirmation) ____ ____ ____ 2.9
Aircraft is flyable and structurally sound without payload installed ____ ____ ____ 2.10.

Aircraft Ballast 2.12

Ballast must be properly secured to avoid shifting or falling off the aircraft ____ ____ ____ 2.12

Aircraft is powered only by the engines/motors installed in aircraft

No other forms of stored potential or kinetic energy may power the aircraft in flight ____ ____ ____ 2.13

Control surfaces, hinges and control horns secure and free from slop ____ ____ ____ 2.14
All servos properly sized for aircraft ____ ____ ____ 2.15
All linkages secure. If a clevis is used, it must have a keeper ____ ____ ____ 2.16
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Red arming plugs for electric aircraft 2.17
Aircraft must have a discrete and removable red arming plug _________ ____ 2.17
Arming plug must be located externally on top surface of aircraft. _________ ____ 2.17.2
Arming plug must be clearly visible on top of aircraft. ____ ____ ____ 2.17.3
Arming plug is located between 40 and 60% of the aircraft length from prop. _________ ____ 2.17.1
(Teams may not disconnect wiring harness to arm and disarm their system) 2.17.5
Red arming plug receptacle on aircraft may not have
more than one exposed male plug ____ ____ ____ 2.17.4

Battery protection
All batteries in aircraft must be positively secured so they cannot move ____ ___ ____ 3.7.1
The battery bay or location must be free of any hardware or other
protrusions that could penetrate the battery in a crash (ex. Bolts) ____ ____ ____ 3.7.2

Safety equipment
Team must present at least two pairs of safety glasses for inspection ____ ____ ____ 1.17.5.3
Micro class teams must present at least one safety helmet for each 1.17.5.4
team member that will step into the launching area ____ ____ ____ and 9.4

Micro Class Requirements.

Model should be assembled without prop for rest of checklist

Do not install prop, motor battery or red arming plug until indicated ____ ____ ____ Safety

Battery or Batteries
If two batteries used, radio system battery must be of a suitable size ____ ____ ____ Safety
Maximum flight battery size is 3 cell 2200 mAh lithium polymer ____ ____ ____ 9.1.3
(Must use Lipo battery, smaller flight battery is allowed)

Motor(s) and Gearboxes (if applicable)

Properly mounted and secure ____ ____ ____ 6.4

Wings and tail assemblies free of warps and mounted securely ____ ____ ____ 6.4
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Radio Equipment
All servos installed properly and securely mounted _________ ____ 6.4
Radio power switch mounted properly, if applicable ____ ____ ____ 6.4
Receiver mounted securely ____ ____ ____ 6.4
Transmitter external antenna, if any, is undamaged. ____ ____ ____ Safety

Throttle and Radio Function

Confirm prop removed, then turn on TX ____ ____ ____ Safety
Install battery and Red arming plug and power up aircraft ____ ____ ____ Safety
All flight control (and ground steering servos if applicable)
operate in correct direction and with no clashing or overloading ____ ____ ____ 6.4
Check for correct throttle response and motor rotation direction ____ ____ ____ 6.4
Check that low throttle and/or low throttle trim completely stops motor ____ ____ ____ 6.4
Functional fail safe: Motor must go to zero RPM immediately if TX signal lost ____ ____ ____ 2.6
Remove arming plug, remove battery, power down aircraft and turn off TX ____ ____ ____ Safety

Inspection Sticker(s)
All airframe parts stickered after passing technical inspection ____
(wings, fuselage, tail if removable, spare airframe parts, if any)
For Micro class, apply sticker to aircraft storage container
First Inspector _____________________________________________________

Second Inspector _____________________________________________________

Instructions: First inspector notes pass or fail items. If anything does not pass, that
item must be corrected by the team and re-inspected by the second inspector.