How Do You Preflight Check A Cessna 150?
During a preflight check, the pilot is making sure that every aspect of the airplane is ready for flight. With this much care and time spent before the plane leaves the ground, flights are, for the most part, safe and sure. Here’s how to preflight check a Cessna 150. Inspect the cockpit carefully. You need to have your airworthiness certificate, registration, operating handbook and weight-and-balance data. Remove the control wheel lock, check that ignition is off, master switch is on, fuel quantity indicators are functional, flaps are all the way down, master switch is off, and fuel shutoff valve is on. Check the rivets along the fuselage and the tail section (called the “empennage”). Take off the rudder wind lock. Remove the tie-down on the tail. Make sure all the control surfaces move freely. Look at the right wing. Make sure the aileron moves freely and is securely connected. Do the same with the flaps. Remove the tie-down to the wings. Check that the main wheel tire is properly inf
