Right on Dudley!

I was taught that way and I did a "full" preflight every time unless the
airplane was not out of my sight from the time I parked it until the tile I
went back out to preflight.


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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The message I am aiming at in encouraging complete preflights is a simple
one. I want a new student to develop a habit pattern immediately that
REGARDLESS of the fact that an airplane might have just been flown and
returned and parked safely, that airplane is now transitioning from one
pilot to another pilot and the RESPONSIBILITY for the condition of that
airplane is now the responsibility of the next pilot to fly that airplane.
The point here is that I don't want the pilots I train to EVER....and I
repeat it again...EVER, accept the responsibility for the safety of the
aircraft they are about to fly based on the last pilot's preflight and the
fact that the airplane has returned safely and parked.

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