I've still got 12 to 17 minutes left. What're you doing that I'm not?

Sampling/draining all five fuel sumps?

Yep.

Testing the stall warning
switch

Yep.

& ELT operation

Nope. But mine is brand, spanking new.

inspecting the brake linings, looking for
hydraulic leaks, tire treads

No-can-do with Fancy Pants. Everything is inside. But I inspect for
puddles.

pitot/static ports

Yep.

prop condition,
spinner attachment

Yep.

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Your list counts a lot of stuff that I prefer to do more as "daily
maintenance" than "pre-flight". For example, cleaning the windshield is a
whole different thing when it's your plane, in your hangar. As a renter,
cleaning the windshield was a "pre-flight" item. As an owner, it's a
"post-flight" item, so that the plane is ready to go for the next flight.
Same with fueling.

My pre-flight checks have evolved over the years. As previously stated, I
don't check my nav lights anymore unless I'm anticipating a night flight.
(Do you fly with them on in the daytime?) Strobes are checked as a roll
past my hangar rows, and I view their reflection. Checking my landing light
before engine start used to be a critical item; now, with three of them,
it's a non-event. (I can see them from the cockpit now...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"