Elements and Performance Criteria
- Monitor operations
- Obtain and use current operational meteorological documents
- Applicable information contained in documents for flight planning and management is interpreted and applied
- Determine aircraft meets requirements for BVLOS operations
- Flight and navigation instruments, minimum electrical lighting, navigation equipment and any other requirements fitted to aircraft are checked to ensure they are suitable and acceptable for BVLOS operations
- Duration of flight is determined
- Total fuel/power requirements are calculated to ensure sufficient flight duration for the task
- Issues with weather observations are identified and reported accurately to relevant personnel
- Meteorological environment is monitored during operations