Daily Inspection: Remove engine cowling and thoroughly
inspect engine installation.
Cockpit
• Panel secure, all switches OFF, master key out,
instruments normal, glass intact.
• Cockpit area inside and out, check controls full
movement, free and correct sense.
• Check aileron quick release connections, cable and
pulley runs.
• Lift central flap between seats and check no
interference of control lines.
• Check rudder cable attachments and nose wheel
control rod attachment.
• Check throttle operation normal.
• Check flap operation normal.
• Check security and operation of seat belts.
• Check under seats and stow loose items.
Outside
• Engine and cowling secure and undamaged.
• Check oil level within limits.*
• Check coolant level correct.
• Propeller clean and undamaged.
• Check spinner secure and undamaged.
• Check cowling air intakes unobstructed.
• Front gear assembly, tyre pressure, condition and
creep.
• Starboard door hinges, gas strut attachments and door
lock operation normal
• Starboard main gear assembly, tyre pressure, condition
and creep.
• Starboard wing assembly, structure and covering.
• Starboard aileron, control linkage and hinges secure.
• Starboard flap, control linkage and hinges secure.
• Fuel filler cap secure.
• Check fuel quantity.
• Starboard fuselage clean and undamaged.
• Tail group assembly secure and surfaces undamaged.
• Elevator hinges and control linkage secure.
• Trim tab and linkage secure.
• Rudder hinges and control cables secure.
• Check same on port side.
• Remove baggage panel, check no loose items and
re-secure.
• ASI pitot unobstructed and fully extended.
• Windscreen clear and undamaged.
• Instruments serviceable.
• Open fuel tank sump drain and check for
contamination.
• Check tank drain for leaks.
*When checking the oil level it may be necessary to pump
the oil back into the reservoir to obtain a correct reading and
to avoid overfilling. This can be done by removing the oil filler
cap and ensuring the master switch and magnetos are off
and rotating the propeller ONLY in the operating direction
until a gurgling sound is heard from the reservoir tank.
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