AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2021 - 85

VARIATIONS ON THE OPEN TEST LANE were set up by NIST staff at a March 2020 conference of public safety professionals in
Virginia. A DJI Inspire 2 is pictured here flying an obstructed test lane that incorporates taller stands and obstacles; another view of
the obstructed lane is shown on the facing page. The apparatus is built with common lumber and buckets of various sizes that can
also contain images of objects of interest, such as weapons, hazardous materials placards, or anything the user might want to practice
finding. Buckets can be placed in vehicles, open fields, or buildings to create more elaborate and mission-specific training scenarios.
PRO TIPS
$248.61 and a plan
To make my own test course, I purchased
20 buckets for $83, the most
expensive line item in my $248.61
materials budget. Any bucket will
work as an alignment indicator, as
long as there's a circle in the bottom
that touches the edges.
The bull's-eye labels can be
printed on a color printer, or, if you
have money to spend and a desire to
leave your " open test lane " out in the
weather, decals printed on vinyl will
probably cost around $500 from a
local sign maker.
I spent a bit more on fasteners
in the interest of portability:
About $35 for 20 magnets (1.26inch
neodymium discs) that
hold the buckets in place on the
stands, and that dramatically
reduce both the setup time and
the stowed size of the apparatus
when buckets are stacked.
The same could be accomplished
with regular screws and a cordless
screwdriver, but it would take
a bit more time to set up and
break down.
One of the least expensive
items was a 100-foot rope ($6.34
from the local hardware store).
This is useful not only for setting
up the course along a straight
line (the rope can be marked with
tape to speed placement and
alignment of the wooden stands
and landing pad); a brightly
colored rope is also a visual reference
for the pilot.
Detailed plans, instructions, forms,
and labels are available at NIST.gov
(search " open test lane " ). -JM
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