Judah wrote in
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Mxsmanic wrote in
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plane. One of the reasons I fly GA is specifically because I don't
have to get to the airport 60 minutes before flight time just to stand
in lines to get X- Ray'd and/or felt up. I get to the airport, do a
preflight, start the engines, and go. Typically 10-20 minutes of
preparation.

The above verifies based on my own experiences and looking back on one of
my own videos from KJAN to KMBO

Preflight 7 minutes
Startup procedures 1:05 minutes
Ground clearance 10 seconds.
Taxi 3:00 minutes
Runup 1:30 minutes
Clearance for take off 2 seconds (number one for takeoff)

So from opening the door of the plane to take off takes on average 12 1/2
minutes for me.

It's not all that different than checking for oil and filling up the
gas tank before taking a cross-country trip in your car.

Exactly right. Just a normal procedure and makes it even safer then most
cars on the road.....

At least all "major" systems and components are checked before a journey
in which most poeple can't say they do for their cars, such as check the
oil level, antifreeze level, battery condition and so on and so on.

I'd bet most people don't check the air pressure on their tires before a
long journey.

Allen