BEACONUAV OPERATIONS DOCS // V2.4
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Drones

Airframes with builds, part installs, crash counters and flight time.

Every quad you own lives in Hanger → Drones & Quads.

Adding a drone

Open the section, click Add gear, and give it a name. Useful extras:

  • Brand / model
  • Cell count (e.g. 6S) and connector (XT60, etc.)
  • Notes: dry weight, motor size, anything

The drone detail page

Click a drone to open its detail page. From here you can:

  • See total flight time: every session bound to this airframe, summed automatically.
  • Track the crash counter: increment after a crash; the number feeds failure analytics in squadrons.
  • Manage the build: the list of parts currently installed on the airframe.

Builds and part installs

A build is the set of parts installed on a drone. When a part breaks and you replace it, install the new part on the drone. The old one comes back to your spares automatically with its install history intact.

  1. Add the part to your parts inventory (or buy it straight into it).
  2. Open the drone's detail page and install the part.
  3. The install records the date, and the part's cost joins the drone's ledger math.
Tip:

Swapped a motor? Install the replacement instead of editing the old part. Your build history and cost ledger stay truthful.

What powers the ledger

Every part you install on a drone, and its purchase cost, flows into cost per flight hour for that airframe in the personal ledger. A hangar queen costs nothing per hour, while a quad you race weekly spreads its repair costs across real airtime.