Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:00 am
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I say “I flew it last and the landing wasn’t THAT bad” to excuse myself from checking the brakes are still attached and the spats aren’t broken.
I then say “let’s check no one has bumped into it” and walk around doing a visual check.
I then check the oil and have a general look at the engine, see if anything looks amiss, check the fuel situation is what I’m expecting and that’s it.
I too was taught that’s a “transit check”
Oddly, I was told “never get in an aircraft without checking the oil”,
My superstition is to always stand in front, and point at fuel caps and pitot and then double check the cowling clips.
Is it a superstition if it’s based on fact and makes a difference if you don’t do it?
Maybe I should say “my routine is …”
I then say “let’s check no one has bumped into it” and walk around doing a visual check.
I then check the oil and have a general look at the engine, see if anything looks amiss, check the fuel situation is what I’m expecting and that’s it.
I too was taught that’s a “transit check”
Oddly, I was told “never get in an aircraft without checking the oil”,
My superstition is to always stand in front, and point at fuel caps and pitot and then double check the cowling clips.
Is it a superstition if it’s based on fact and makes a difference if you don’t do it?
Maybe I should say “my routine is …”
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