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A buddy of mine with more than 15,000 hours repeatedly drummed into my head: "Even on the most simple of aircraft, there is a reason for checklists. USE THEM." I only have half the hours he does, but my insisting on using the checklist saved us from a gear up landing in a DC-3 last year. Checklists - even on simple aircraft - keep one from forgetting things like pitot covers......and landing gear, as a rather caviler pilot at our airport recently found out. (No, he didn't use the checklist - he figured he was beyond that. OOPS!) They don't have to be in-depth or complex, but each aircraft really should have one.....and pilots should use it. Don't understand why so many think they aren't really necessary. Tom > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > After you've walked around and made sure all the parts are there and > connected, and checked the oil, then I just use Cigar Tip for a > predeparture > checklist. On the walk around, always follow the same routine. I start > in > cockpit and check master and mags off. Then left rear wing, working out > and > around plane until I'm back again. For cigartip, if you're not familar, > it's: C- controls check for freedom and correct direction of movement. I- > instruments and panel, scanning and looking at each from left to right. G- > gas, verify you know in your mind it's on, quanity insured , and insured > caps are on. A-altimeter and attitude, altimeter set and aircraft attitude > pointed in a direction good for runup. R- runup, do it. T- trim set for > takeoff. I- check interior ready to go (belts fastened). P- prop and > pitot > tube, on constant speed prop set for takeoff pitch. On Ercoupe, have you > removed the pitot cover (I didn't twice). All that will usually get you > where you're going. roger > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Coupers-Tech" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:05 AM > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Pre-flight checklist > > >> ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following >> any >> advice in this forum.]---- >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Randy Hougham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Does anyone have a good pre-flight/ walk around check list? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Randy Hougham >>> Grandpa's Ercoupe >>> NC87384 >> >> I have found that checklists are a personal thing. >> Some people I've seen use this: >> 0 Is it an airplane? (Ercoupe?) >> 0 Does it have any fuel? (this one shouldn't be skipped.) >> 0 Get in and fly! >> >> Others do almost an annual inspection each time they get near the >> aircraft. Personally, I am between the two. I don't use a written >> checklist each time for pre-flight. I check over the plane to see if >> there >> is any reason it wouldn't fly. I check the fuel for quantity and >> quality, >> check the oil and visually check the rest of the plane for anything that >> doesn't look right. >> >> -Greg B. >> N93332 >> ============================================================================== >> To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >> >> >> >> > > > ============================================================================== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
