FIELD LESSON
Briefing
Fleet starts with one aircraft
Even one drone has maintenance, firmware, batteries, props, controller, payloads, logs, and repair history. Track it early so scaling is less chaotic.
Battery truth
Batteries are operational assets with age, cycle count, swelling, storage, temperature, and retirement decisions. Poor battery discipline creates mission risk.
Assign accountability
Know who owns pre-flight readiness, maintenance actions, log review, kit packing, and post-flight issue reporting.