Anatomy of a mission
- Pick a launch. Choose by aspect, elevation, and access from the map or directly from the planner.
- Sketch the route. Define waypoints, intended bailouts, and your landing target. The planner pulls the airspace and obstacle context for the corridor automatically.
- Pin a launch window.The planner shows weather model agreement across the window. Diverging models are flagged so you don't over-anchor on a single forecast.
- Capture a risk snapshot. One signal that bundles weather agreement, airspace conflicts, freshness of spot intel, and crew readiness. The snapshot is timestamped and reviewable.
- Brief your crew. Invite pilots, assign roles (lead, retrieve, observer), confirm the launch window, and lock the briefing.
Risk snapshots
A snapshot is not a verdict. It surfaces what we know now, with sources, so the call is explicit. Re-snapshot any time the wind window or briefing changes — older snapshots stay as history so a debrief can compare expectation to reality.
Coordinating with crews
Crews are private. Briefings stay inside the crew until you publish a story or segment from the mission. See crews for how membership and roles work.
What the planner does not do
- It does not authorize the flight. Local rules, club access, and your own judgment do.
- It does not eliminate weather uncertainty — it makes the disagreement visible.
- It does not file flight plans with any authority. That responsibility stays with you.
Open the planner at /missions. Work in progress saves automatically; nothing publishes without an explicit action.