Equipment & Fleet Management

Add Your Drones to the Fleet

1. Go to Equipment → Drones → "+ Add Drone"
2. Fill in:
   • Model: DJI M300 RTK, Mini 3 Pro, Phantom 4 Pro, etc.
   • Serial Number: Found on drone body
   • Purchase Date: When you bought it
   • Initial Flight Hours: If transferring from manual tracking
   • Insurance Info: Policy number and expiration
   • Maintenance Schedule: Service interval (e.g., every 50 hours)
3. Save. Drone is now in your fleet.

Monitor Battery Health & Lifespan

Colony Core helps you keep battery history and service context organized:

• Cycle count: Track usage over time
• Health notes: Record degradation or observed issues
• Alert thresholds: Set service intervals that fit your fleet policy
• Replacement planning: Use the history to decide when a battery should be retired

Set Up Maintenance Schedules

1. Click on a drone → "Maintenance"
2. Create maintenance tasks:
   • Every 50 flight hours: Check propellers, gimbal, motors
   • Every 100 flight hours: Firmware update, sensor calibration
   • Every 200 flight hours: Full overhaul, bearing replacement
3. Colony Core shows maintenance due status and related equipment context
4. Log completion date and notes (technician, cost, issues found)

Track Equipment Utilization

Dashboard shows current status and utilization context:

• Today's Usage: Which drones are flying today, which are available
• Monthly Hours: Total flight hours per drone
• Cost Per Flight Hour: Calculate true equipment cost (depreciation + maintenance)
• Availability: Predict when equipment will be ready (charging, maintenance)

Bulk Import Status

Bulk equipment import is not generally available in the current beta. Add equipment manually for now, or contact support if your team needs migration help during rollout.

Calculate Equipment Depreciation

Know the true cost of your equipment:

• Asset Value: Depreciate over lifespan (5 years typical)
• Monthly Cost: Monthly depreciation + maintenance costs
• Per-Flight Cost: Equipment cost divided by expected flights
• Use in pricing: $1,000 drone / 500 flights = $2/flight equipment cost