What are the pre-flight check procedures?

Inspect the leading edge of the left wing. Check stall-warning device and fuel vent. Remove wing tie-down. Inspect the left aileron by checking the hinges and ensuring that there is freedom of movement and that the control wheel moves in the correct direction when the aileron is moved.

How many items are on a pilot checklist?

Most of these are only five or ten items long and take only a few seconds to perform. The PREFLIGHT checklist is normally the longest, and can have thirty or more steps, depending on the airline and aircraft type.

Do pilots memorize preflight check list?

You do not have to memorize a check list. Experienced pilot probably knows exactly what is on the check list without having to look at it, but standard procedure is that non flying pilot has it in his or her hand, they look at it, read it, call out the items. The checklist is used in conjunction with flows.

What is an aviation checklist?

In aviation, a preflight checklist is a list of tasks that should be performed by pilots and aircrew prior to takeoff. Its purpose is to improve flight safety by ensuring that no important tasks are forgotten.

What color fuel is a pilot looking for in a Cessna 172?

Approved Fuel Grades (and Colors): 100LL Grade Aviation Fuel (Blue). 100 (Formerly 100/130) Grade Aviation Fuel (Green). Fuel Capacity: Standard Tanks: Total Capacity: 43 gallons.

Are you permitted to drop objects from your aircraft in flight?

No pilot in command of a civil aircraft may allow any object to be dropped from that aircraft in flight that creates a hazard to persons or property. However, this section does not prohibit the dropping of any object if reasonable precautions are taken to avoid injury or damage to persons or property.

What does Cigar mean in aviation?

controls check
CIGAR stands for controls check, instruments set, gas (fuel on proper tank, pump on), attitude (flaps and trim set) and runup (magnetos check). Most runup checklists are more extensive, but the CIGAR check accomplishes the common items that are critical in most small aircraft.

What are pre-flight galley checks?

Do pilots use checklists?

Pilots use aircraft checklists to prevent complacency by following every step to ensure aircraft are correctly configured for every phase of flight. Missed steps & incorrectly remembered steps have contributed to many aircraft accidents. Checklist use is mandatory by most large aircraft companies.

Can Cessna use jet fuel?

Owners and operators of Cessna 172 Skyhawk, 182 Skylane can utilize 91-octane unleaded (91UL), 94UL or 100VLL (very low lead) fuel in their aircraft wherever it is available. All three Cessna models utilize engines manufactured by Lycoming Engines, a Textron Inc. business.

Do all good pilots use pre-flight checklists before every flight?

All good pilots use pre-flight checklists before every flight. A pre-flight checklist is a comprehensive list of actions that should be completed by the pilot on every flight, prior to takeoff. All pilots use them, from private pilots flying small single-engined aircraft, to military pilots, right up to airline pilots flying commercially.

Who invented the pre-flight checklist?

According to one researcher and writer, the idea of a pre-flight checklist was first introduced by management and engineers at Boeing Corporation in 1935. It followed a fatal crash of the prototype Boeing B-17 Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio.

What happens on an aircraft checklist?

This is when the pilot walks carefully round the outside of the aircraft, checking everything from moving surfaces such as flaps and ailerons, to tyres to fuel. This is just summarised below as ‘Complete External Checks’, but on an actual checklist each item will be described separately and should be checked carefully.

What is the first step in preflight preparation?

The first step in virtually every preflight, at least for people who rent rather than own the airplane they about to fly, is to check out something called the Hobbs meter. This has nothing directly to do with the safety of flight.