Pre-Flight Safety Checklist

This is part of the pre-flight safety section and represents the safety portion of the pre-flight safety checklist. This is mainly going to pertain to the prop in regards to the safety but will have a few other areas that are in this list.

Prior to/during the Pre-Flight Inspection.

• Always keep head/arms, feet, hands or anything away from the path of the propeller
• If/When moving prop, use full hands and not fingers
• Engine is off
• Key is not in ignition and is in plain sight
• Throttle is pulled all the way out  – in the closed position

Pre-Flight Inspection Occurs

After Pre-Flight Inspection & before starting the engine

• Ensure everything is clear from the prop
• Visually inspect the surrounding area for people, animals, equipment, etc
• Yell “Clear Prop” & wait enough time for a response
• Fasten seat belt and safety harness