when to run up and check the prop

"Friendly Skies" wrote in message news:j5Oee.41392......

.....pilots who say that you should do a full run
up and prop check before every take off, because the checklist says to.
On
the other hand, I know pilots, mostly owners of similar aircraft, who only
do a full runup and prop check on the first flight of the day. .

Years ago I accumulated some 4000 hours in C402 aircraft in commuter
service. Mostly short legs, sometimes as many as 18-20 legs per day. I did
a prop cycle and mag check on every taxi-out. There is, in my view,
absolutely no reason or excuse not to. Takes about 5-6 seconds, tops. I
can understand why your friends think it is inconvenient, particularly if
they're taking 20-30 seconds to do it, but it only means they need to learn
their procedure.

JG