internal checks

Checks carried out inside the cockpit prior to start-up. Also called pre-flight checks and before-start checks.

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In both singles and twins, I've called off a flight when during the before-start checks I found the fuel selector could not be placed in the OFF position or that safety catches meant to prevent inadvertent movement of the control to OFF had corroded (from lack of exercise) to the point they would not permit selector movement.

Cockpit traps: knowing more about how some of the things in your cockpit work and to what they're connected can help diagnose and resolve in-flight problems

The rest of the aircrew completed their before-start checks while the pilots filed and got the weather brief.

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