Oh, good grief! *It's a simple glider, not an airliner.

If you can't tell that you have a load of water on board, maybe you
shouldn't be flying with water (or at all!). *The control feel is
entirely different.

Same for flaps.

Test the spoilers? *Why? *You'll know as soon as you try to open them
and can alter your pattern then. *If that's too complex, maybe you
shouldn't be flying.

Check the wind? *You mean that you aren't constantly aware of the wind
direction and speed? *Drift, crab? *Should you really be up there
alone?

Check trim? *Have you been holding constant pressure on the stick?
Can't you land with trim locked at either extreme? *Should you be
flying?

I could go on and on, but to what end?

When I flew at Bond Springs, NT, Australia, their before takeoff
checklist mnemonic was: *CHAOTIC. *What the heck did that mean? *I
couldn't remember during the time I was flying there, much less now!

In my AF days before takeoff we said: *"All shiny switches - Outboard"
and before landing it was: *"Muff 91, gear check, full stop."

I haven't damaged an aircraft in 38 years of flying. *I know, some
day...

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Kick the tires, light the fires, brief on Guard, first one airborne is
lead....

We agree.

Kirk
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