[mick w]

My 'faff' saving device

[PeteSpencer]

A shepherd aircraft to get you down safely when a giant dragonfly cr aps on the pitot tube and blocks it?

That's neat.

[-DV8R-]

Final walk around before getting in : one of the most important checks of all: confirms:

Towbar stowed
Pitot cover stowed
Fuel drains not leaking -no big black drips on tyres
Shocks equal
Baggage door closed
Cowling Dzus fasteners horizontal
Fuel caps flat /secure / not rotated
No tie downs attached
No loose tie-downs with metal
fixings lying in the grass ready to fly up into the prop
(On hard parking) no FoD in front of prop

Never miss it.

what about the rudder gust lock (if present) ? ask me how i know...