Aeropro CZ - A240 - Pilot Operating Handbook and Flight Training Supplement
September 1, 2014
5-27
1.
Cockpit:
POH and other documentation review and available to pilot inside the cockpit
master switch
OFF and key removed from switch
ignition (mag switches)
OFF
fuel valves
OPEN, fuel quantity check
instruments
INSPECT
safety belts
INSPECT
check of flaperon tie rods
INSPECT
control stick
INSPECT, freedom of movement
rudder pedals
INSPECT, freedom of movement
brakes
INSPECT
trim
freedom of movement, proper function
engine controls
INSPECT, freedom of movement
loose objects in cockpit
remove or secure
cockpit windows
INSPECT
doors
INSPECT, shut and latched
2.
Main landing gear:
gear legs and attachment
INSPECT
main wheels and nosewheel INSPECT -- tire pressures 29 psi (standard tires)
brakes
INSPECT
3. Wings
INSPECT
– wing, struts, hinges, surface
4. Pitot tube
INSPECT
5. Flaperons
INSPECT
– hinges, surface, proper connection to aircraft controls,
freedom of movement, counterweights attachment
6. Rear cockpit cover
INSPECT, secured
7. Fuselage
INSPECT
8. Stabilizer, elevator, hinges
INSPECT
– surface, hinges, attachment of stabilizer struts,
freedom of movement of elevator and trim tab.
9. Fin, rudder, hinges
INSPECT surface, attachment, freedom of movement, condition
and attachment of balance tab.
10. Propeller
INSPECT / blades, propeller hub, check propeller locking
nuts (when visible)
11. Engine
Remove the upper engine cowling and...
INSPECT - engine mount
INSPECT - air intake, carburetors and controls
INSPECT - exhaust system
INSPECT - coolant, quantity (0.4 inch above bottom) - (between
MIN and MAX marks), leakages
– (see picture 1 below)