Airplane Visual Inspection

Objectives: To familiarize the student with the visual checks to be performed on an aircraft before flight and to teach him what items should be checked to ensure safety.
Content:
  • Required items on board airplane (ARROW)
    • Airworthiness Certificate
    • Registration Certificate
    • FCC radio station license, if required by the type of operation
    • Airplane operating limitations (AFM/POH, placards, instrument markings, or any combination thereof)
    • Weight and Balance
  • Inside the cockpit
  • Outer wing surfaces and tail section
  • Fuel and oil
  • Landing gear, tires, and brakes
  • Engine and propeller

See Airplane Flying Handbook, C. 2

See airplane checklist

Completion Standards: The lesson is complete when the instructor determines that the student has adequate knowledge of visual inspections of aircraft and can perform a visual inspection adequately by giving an oral or written exam and a practical application test.
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