Appendix C - Preflight Inspection
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Cockpit
AROW (airwor./regist./oper./weight)
Control Lock remove (seatbelts)
Fuel (quantity)
Sump Drain (open to drain water)
Flaps (extend)
Master Switch (cycle, check for power)
Ignition (both off)
ELT (latched, armed)
ELT lanyard & portable antenna (on-board)
Optional Ballast (installed, secured)
Cockpit Control Systems and Structure
Pedals (stops, bolts, rivets, cracks, stops)
Stick (binding, stops, push/pull tube bolt)
Cables (thimbles, tension, pulleys, fraying)
Brakes (air, fluid quantity, hoses, fittings)
Aileron T (condition, turnbuckles, safety)
Flaps (safety wire, bolts, binding)
Throttle (friction, pins, bolts, idle)
Choke (movement, friction)
Fuselage Cabanes (nicks, dings, scars)
Seats (tight, adjustment pins secure)
Fuel Lines (chaffing, clamps, leaks)
Electrical (chaffing, loose, cracks, burning)
Right Wing
Fuel (quantity, cap tight, vent forward)
Fabric (tears, UV damage, zippers closed)
Fairings (secure)
Attachment Bolts (tight, condition)
Flap (hinges, pins, pushrod, horn)
Aileron (hinges, pins, pushrod, horn)
Tip (buckling)
Struts (bolts, pins/wire, nicks, jury struts)
Center Cover (secure)
Right Main Gear
Leg (cracks, bends, brake line, hoses)
Brake (leaks, safetywire, bolts)
Tire (inflated)
Wheel (bolts, cotter pin)
Belly
Radiator (debris, leaks, damage)
ELT antenna (condition)
Right Fuselage
Lexan (scratches, cracks)
Structure (rivets)
Doors (hinges, handles)
Nose
Minipod (secure)
Tire (inflated)
Wheel (bolts, cotter pins)
Leg (cracks, bends, bolts, lubricated)
Battery (secure, pins, cracks, wiring)
Pitot/Static (clear, REMOVE COVER)
Left Fuselage
Lexan (scratches, cracks)
Structure (rivets)
Doors (hinges, handles)
Left Main Gear
Leg (cracks, bends, brake line, hoses)
Brake (leaks, safetywire, bolts)
Tire (inflated)
Wheel (bolts, cotter pin)
Left Wing
Fuel (quantity, cap tight, vent forward)
Struts (bolts, pins/wire, nicks, jury struts)
Tip (buckling)
Aileron (hinges, pins, pushrod, horn)
Flap (hinges, pins, pushrod, horn)
Attachment Bolts (secure)
Fairings (secure)
Fabric (tears, UV damage, zippers closed)
Engine and Propeller
Oil (quantity, cleanliness)
Coolant (quantity, cleanliness)
Air Cleaners (secure, cleanliness)
Muffler (cracks, wire, springs, condition)
All Hoses and Wires (condition)
Carb and Choke Cables (cable ends, wire)
Propeller Blades (cracks, nicks, dents)
Propeller Hub (bolts, cracks, condition)
Gearbox (backlash, axial movement)
Tail Boom
Inspection Plate (secure)
Collar (welds, tightness, deformity)
Boom (cracks, scratches, buckling)
V.Stab Mount (rivets, cracks, condition)
Left Tail
Stabilizer Hinges (wear, bolts, cotter pins)
Guy wires (thimbles, fraying, rings)
Fabric (tears, UV damage)
Tip (buckling)
Elevator(hinges, pins/rings, horn)
Rear Tail
Stabilizer Hinges (wear, bolts, cotter pins)
Guy wires (thimbles, fraying, rings)
Fabric (tears, UV damage)
Rudder Hinges (wear, bolts, cotter pins)
Rudder (cables, pins, lace cap, horn)
Rudder Trim (secure)
Tailwheel (freedom, wear)
Boom Extension (cracks, bends, bolts)
Right Tail
Guy wires (thimbles, fraying, rings)
Fabric (tears, UV damage)
Elevator (hinges, pins/rings, horn)
Elevator Trim Tab (hinges, horn)
Tip (buckling)
Stabilizer Hinges (wear, bolts, cotter pins)
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