4.1.Pre-Flight Inspection
It is important to carry out a proper
4.1.1. Procedures Before Entering the Cockpit
1.Check ignition - turned off.
2.Check main switch – turned off
3.Check the wings, wing surfaces ailerons and flaps, clearances, hinges and connections of the controls, security of the wing pins, Pitot tube.
4.Check the tail surfaces, elevator and rudder for secure connections, clearances and free movement.
5.Check the fuselage, the surface and state.
6.Check the landing gear, laminate springs, security of main and front wheels, their covers, screws and nuts, proper tire pressure, break function.
7.Engine – the state of fastening of the engine covers, the state of the engine bed, intact fuel, oil and cooling system hoses, the fuel system drain.
8.Propeller – the surface state, if it is intact, the state and fastening of the propeller cone.
9.Canopy – control of fastening and proper locking of the canopy, correct functioning and condition of the electrical installation of instruments, the state of the flight instruments, control of the fuel level, proper functioning of controls.
Before entering the cockpit step on the marked
4.1.2Procedures After Entering the Cockpit
1.Check
2.Check brakes – brakes on
3.Check hand - operated controls
4.Check flaps
5.Check engine controls
6.Check fuel valve
7.Check fuel level indicator
8.Check main switch – turned off
9.Check ignition – turned off
10.Check instruments – state, zero positions, adjust altimeter
4.2.Procedures Before Starting the Engine and Starting the Engine
1.Rescue system - unlock
2.Safety belts - fasten
3.Close the canopy and secure
4.Turn on the fuel valve
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