What is a preflight inspection?

A pre-flight inspection will entail a careful examination of the cabin, the aircraft's nose and propeller, the engine, the empennage (tail section), and the right a left wing leading edges and trailing edges.



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If the failed equipment is required, you're grounded until repairs can be made. It's that simple. On the other hand, if the equipment is optional, or not required for the anticipated flight conditions, box 2, you still may be good to go.

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Checking the Cabin External lights should be verified to be working properly. Outside of the cabin, the fuselage should be checked for issues like missing rivets, dents, missing antennas, and the like. The pre-flight inspection should take place before every single flight – no exceptions.

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Customized aircraft are used for flight inspection, with dedicated receivers and sensors to collect data from the navigational aids being inspected. Computers decode the data and compare to the real aircraft position, with results displayed to the inspector for verification while airborne.

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Ladies and gentlemen, good morning / afternoon / evening. Welcome on board (flight reference). This is Captain / Co-pilot (your name) speaking and I have some information about our flight. Our flight time today will be (flight duration) and our estimated time of arrival in (destination) is (ETA)local time.

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Initial Preflight Actions:
  • Determine if takeoff weather is adquate. ...
  • If operating under IFR, review possible departure procedures as applicable.
  • Determine if takeoff performance is adequate.
  • Pilots in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight.


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The very first thing cabin crew do when boarding the aircraft, is to walk through the cabin (or their designated area on larger aircraft types) and scan the area in a circular motion to check that all areas are safe and secure and nothing has been left in the cabin that should not be there - it could be lost property ...

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B check. The B check is performed approximately every 6-8 months. It takes about 160-180 man-hours, depending on the aircraft, and is usually completed within 1–3 days at an airport hangar. A similar occurrence schedule applies to the B check as to the A check.

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Whether flying at night or during the day, pilots need to see some kind of horizon. They use this to determine the airplane's attitude. At night pilots will turn their gaze from outside to inside and use the artificial horizon. The artificial horizon is normally a simply globe split into two hemispheres.

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Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons, an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.

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While no aircraft is completely invisible to radar, stealth aircraft make it more difficult for conventional radar to detect or track the aircraft effectively, increasing the odds of an aircraft avoiding detection by enemy radar and/or avoiding being successfully targeted by radar guided weapons.

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Annual Aircraft Inspection Checklist
  • Cleaning. A simple wash will not only make your aircraft look nice but will clear out any dirt or debris that could clog up the functionality of the wings and tail. ...
  • Aircraft Registration. ...
  • Aircraft Basics. ...
  • Safety. ...
  • Flight Controls and Electrical Functions. ...
  • Exterior. ...
  • Wings and Flaps. ...
  • Engine.


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