During the week I fly a Piper Navajo for the department of environmental protection. It is standard procedure to conduct numerous checks prior to taking flights, and when taking longer flights or flights in inclement weather, there are additional checks that I perform.
Now that I've got a lot of my baseline items completed on my 80, I'm curious to know if there is any sort of checklist that should be done prior to trips. I know someone will flip me off on this, but there are always things to consider. I'm not talking about a trip to the store or to pick up the kids at soccer. Some trips that come to mind for me are:
There are things to bring along, belts, tools, etc. but what do you check before you go?
Suggestions are really appreciated.
Now that I've got a lot of my baseline items completed on my 80, I'm curious to know if there is any sort of checklist that should be done prior to trips. I know someone will flip me off on this, but there are always things to consider. I'm not talking about a trip to the store or to pick up the kids at soccer. Some trips that come to mind for me are:
- 300 miles round trip on back roads of Maine in November with rain and temperatures dropping to low teens, black ice roads, freezing rain, etc.
- Driving in frozen bogs of northern Maine, by myself, 30 miles from anything.
- Heading to Canada, 1800 miles round trip in January
There are things to bring along, belts, tools, etc. but what do you check before you go?
Suggestions are really appreciated.