On Mar 7, 10:40 pm, Jose wrote:
How then, does it 'save time' if the student does the pre-flight before the
instructor arrives, if the instructor is going to do it again anyway?

The student's preflight is probably much slower. The instructor's
preflight probably concentrates on a few critical issues. The
instructor probably just flew that airplane a few hours ago. Not so the
student.

Mayor Daley's repossession of Northerly Island looks smarter
everyday...JG