# Operating Checklist

Use this as a quick reference.

It does not replace a full vehicle flight-readiness procedure.

## Before configuration

- [ ] Hazardous outputs disconnected
- [ ] Correct AstroNav Nano board identified
- [ ] Correct firmware identified
- [ ] USB power connected
- [ ] `Howto.txt` reviewed
- [ ] `Settings.ini` reviewed

## Before flight

### Configuration

- [ ] Settings reviewed
- [ ] Settings tested
- [ ] `FIRE_PYRO_APOGEE` confirmed

### Hardware

- [ ] Battery inspected
- [ ] Battery voltage checked
- [ ] Polarity checked
- [ ] Wiring inspected
- [ ] Connectors inspected
- [ ] Board securely mounted

### Startup

- [ ] Board kept stationary during calibration
- [ ] Calibration completed
- [ ] Board reached `Idle`
- [ ] No critical fault present

### Vehicle

- [ ] Recovery system inspected
- [ ] Deployment hardware inspected
- [ ] Launch hardware inspected
- [ ] Independent flight-readiness review completed

## After flight

- [ ] Landing confirmed
- [ ] Mission log saved
- [ ] Power removed safely
- [ ] Hazardous hardware disconnected
- [ ] CSV log copied
- [ ] Original CSV preserved
- [ ] Warnings reviewed
- [ ] Faults reviewed
- [ ] Pyro status reviewed