Appendix E. Mission Request Workflow

These tools are available for easy access at the Risk Management Portal. Any item in red bold will be accessible from that page.

All CDRP-affiliated personnel, including staff, students and professional clients, must have form access (via password). All affiliated personnel will utilize this Risk Management System. Further, all affiliated personnel must be entered in the Personnel System of Record (see Appendix C).

Start of Mission Request/Approval Process

  1. A Create Activation Form [CAF] is completed.
    1. Automated notification of action to Email/Slack/Teams
  2. A team is selected or created using the Team Form [TF].
    1. Automated notification of action to Email/Slack/Teams
  3. Operations/Admin Team reviews requests and approves/denies
    1. Review Mission Requests
    2. Automated notification of action to Email/Slack/Teams
  4. Maintenance check of requested/assigned aircraft and equipment via the Requested Gear links.

Start of Mission Execution

  1. Crew completes a risk assessment prior to flight operations.
  2. Crew completes a new CAF upon any significant operational change, including: new flight location, change of equipment, change of mission/tasking, change in weather/environment, etc.
  3. Crew utilizes appropriate digital/analog Aircraft Checklists
  4. Crew logs UAS flights via Flight Log Form [FLF]
    1. Automated notification of action to Email/Slack/Teams

End of Mission Execution

  1. Crew files any necessary Maintenance Report Forms.
    1. Automated notification of action to Email/Slack/Teams
  2. Crew files any necessary Incident Report Forms.
    1. Automated notification of action to Email/Slack/Teams

Start of Mission Wrap Up/Audit Process

  1. Operations/Admin Team verifies:
    1. Appropriate Risk Management Checklists
    2. Appropriate Maintenance Reports via Review Maintenance
    3. Appropriate Incident/Accident Reports
  2. Operations/Admin Team routes Maintenance Reports as necessary to ensure actions are completed.