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• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 2-4
  Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Preflight Assessment of the Aircraft › Visual Preflight Assessment

  AFM/POH preflight inspection: ⦁ Landing gear control is DOWN, if applicable. ⦁ Master, alternator, and magneto switches are OFF. ⦁ Control column locks are REMOVED. ⦁ Fuel selectors should be checked for proper operation in all positions, including the OFF position. Stiff fuel selectors ... legible or lacking detents are unacceptable. ⦁ Trim wheels, which include elevator and may include rudder and aileron, are set for takeoff position. ⦁ Mechanical air-driven gyro instruments should be inspected for signs of hazing on the instrument face, which…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 1-16
  Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Introduction

  This chapter covers the essential elements for the regulatory basis of flight including: 1. An airplane’s airworthiness requirements, 2. Important inspection items when conducting a preflight visual inspection, 3. Managing risk and resources, and 4. Proper and effective airplane…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 2-6
  Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Preflight Assessment of the Aircraft › Outer Wing Surfaces and Tail Section

  entry access opening and then in a counterclockwise direction until the aircraft has been completely inspected. Besides the AFM/POH preflight assessment, the pilot should also develop awareness for potential areas of concern, such as signs of deterioration or distortion ... specified in the AFM/POH for inspection, the pilot should have an awareness for critical areas, such as spar lines, wing, horizontal, and vertical attach points including wing struts and landing gear attachment areas. The airplane skin should be inspected…

• Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbookp. 4-1
  PREFLIGHT INSPECTION

  weather evaluation should include the direction and speed of the wind to determine their effects on takeoffs, landings, and other water operations. The preflight inspection of a seaplane is somewhat different from that of a landplane. Inspecting a seaplane ... other hand, preflighting a seaplane on land may create certain challenges because the wings and tail surfaces may be out of reach and difficult to inspect when standing on the ground. The following preflight description omits many items that…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 11-5
  Chapter 11: Night Operations › Pilot Equipment

  preflight preparation, pilots should carefully consider the personal equipment that should be readily available during the flight to include a flashlight, aeronautical charts, pertinent data for the flight, and a flight deck checklist containing procedures for the following tasks ... spare set of batteries for the flashlight readily available. The white light is used while performing the preflight visual inspection of the airplane, the red light is used when performing flight deck operations, and the dim white light…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 2-2
  Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Preflight Assessment of the Aircraft

  Figure 2-3. Airplane Flight Manuals (AFM) and the Pilot Operating Handbook…