PROPELLER
Nicks or cracks - Cracks or
Breaks
Tight Prop-nut or Hub - (Esp.
Center Section)
WING
Cracks or Breaks, especially the center
section.
Aileron & Servo hookup is secure
Aileron Servo plug is tight
WHEELS AND CONTROLS
Nose wheel, & Main gear Secure
Axles & Wheel collars Secure
Nose wheel Steering hookup Secure
GENERAL
No loose Servo or loose Battery wires
Fuel line not split, or holes - Plug's tight
Foam around the Tank Dry
Battery Pack Secure
Servos & Servo rail secure to fuselage
Clevises & Servo
ENGINE
Tight Engine Mount
Tight Muffler
FUEL
SYSTEM
Bubbles around Glow Plug
Cracks or Breaks in plug, Head bolts
loose, head gasket leaking
Tail section Secure to Fuselage
Bubbles around Muffler
Check Wing Dowels and/or Bolts
Secure Needle Valve
Firewall Integrity
Bubbles In Fuel line
CONTROL SURFACES
Control Surfaces able to move smoothly at
full throttle glitches.
Cracks or Breaks
Hinges
NOTE
FOR SAFETY:
Clevises U Horns
Aircraft should be rechecked for
pushrod
slop after every:
hard landing
cartwheel
off-runway landing
Cracks or Breaks for
any other Incident
Check Hinges on lading
Clevises & Horns on landing, that raises a pushrod Slop question!
preflight checklist
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