Van's Aircraft RV-12 Pilot Operating Handbook page 37

Date:12/03/14
PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
Cabin
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Canopy – OPEN check condition, operation
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Flight Control Locks - REMOVE
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Fuel tank – CHECK FUEL LEVEL on Mechanical
Fuel Gauge (no take-off with less than 4 gallons
fuel)
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Master switch – ON
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Stall warning vane – ACTUATE
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Stall warning horn – ON when vane is actuated
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Gascolator – DRAIN fuel sample, CHECK for
leakage
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Fuel Sample – CHECK for water or sediment
contamination
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Master switch – OFF
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ELT – OFF
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Baggage – RESTRAINED
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Foreign or Misplaced Objects - CHECK
Left Main Landing Gear
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Tire – CONDITION, proper inflation 25psi
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Brake – CHECK condition, no leakage
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Axle Nut – CHECK cotter pin installation
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Wheel Bearings – SHAKE WHEEL - CHECK
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Wheel Chocks – REMOVE
Left Wing
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Wing – CONDITION
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Wing Hand Hold – CHECK no free movement
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Tie-Down – REMOVE eyelet
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Flaperon – CHECK condition, freedom of
movement
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Flaperon Hinge Brackets - BOLTS - CHECK
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RV-12 PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK
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