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Pilot’s Operating Handbook DFE Ultralights Ascender III-C
14. Winglet lateral brace right top clevis pin
15. Winglet lateral brace right bottom clevis pin
16. Winglet longitudinal brace right top clevis pin
17. Winglet longitudinal brace right bottom clevis pin
18. Control cable to winglet left clevis pin
19. Control cable to winglet right clevis pin
20. Upper pullstart keel clevis pin
21. Lower pullstart clevis block pin
22. Copilot’s throttle quadrant clevis pin
23. Pilot’s throttle quadrant clevis pin
24. Spar outboard attachment right front clevis pin
25. Spar outboard attachment right rear clevis pin
26. Spar outboard attachment left front clevis pin
27. Spar outboard attachment left rear clevis pin
28. Keel front section clevis pin
29. Inboard sweep wires to nose plate left clevis pin
30. Inboard sweep wires to nose plate right clevis pin
PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
1) Documents
a) Journey Logbook
-CHECK for outstanding snags
b) Maintenance Schedule
-CHECK for time until maintenance required
2) Cockpit
area
a) Ignition Switches
- OFF (Guards up)
b)
Seats
-
CHECK
condition,
security
c) Seat pockets
- SECURITY and contents
d) Rear carry through left wingnut
- CHECK condition, security
e) Rear carry through right wingnut
- CHECK condition, security
f) Side car – top of front strut wingnut
- CHECK condition, security
g) Side car - top of diagonal brace wingnut - CHECK condition, security
h) Side car – bottom of diagonal brace wingnut - CHECK condition, security
i) Side car – joiner plug front wingnut
- CHECK condition, security
j) Side car – joiner plug rear wingnut
- CHECK condition, security
k) Side car - copilot backrest inboard wingnut - CHECK condition, security
l) Side car –bottom of rear brace wingnut - CHECK condition, security
m) Pilot seat backrest inboard wingnut
- CHECK condition, security
n) Pilot seat backrest outboard wingnut
- CHECK condition, security
o) Trim system
- CHECK condition, trim disengaged
p) Flight Controls
- CHECK freedom of movement
q) Control stick cross tube left clevis pin
- CHECK condition, security
r) Control stick cross tube right clevis pin - CHECK condition, security
s) Canard pushrod/control stick wingnut
- CHECK condition, security