A start at a site visit task list (with what I remember from Kurt's lesson):
- lower the tower:
- grab charged drill battery
- set mast support
- attach winch (rotated at angle)
- attach pulley (just outside bolts)
- loosen winch, attach carabiner to mast cable, tighten winch
- release front guy
- remove plate
- lower with drill about 1/3 trigger on lowest power (1)
- watch front footpad while lowering
- ease onto mast support
- clean krypton
- inspect sonic/prop/etc.
- raise the tower:
- inspect welds at all tower junctions
- inspect integrity of bottom pivot block
- inspect battons for being perpendicular to mast
- inspect side guy turnbuckles
- ensure that front guy won't catch
- raise in one smooth motion, full trigger on power (1)
- slow trigger power near end
- second person pushes in
- secure plate
- secure front guy and cable tie
- loosen winch tension
- detach carabiner
- detach pulley
- remove winch
- listen for T/RH fan
- inspect pressure port
- take gravimetric soil sample using corer -- both 0-3 and 3-6cm layers. Process entire sample for bulk density.
- clean all radiometers with Kim-Wipes and distilled water (alcohol [or methanol?] if freezing??)
- adjust shadowband on radiometers (done by Utah?)
- connect to data system via wifi
- check sensors okay (run cockpit?)
- check USB disk status
- check 3G network connection
- check network time drift