UNICOM—February 2025

Aviation Safety

Monday, February 03, 2025 at 05:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipovic

Key Takeaways:

Expanded post-flight inspections are crucial for safety, readiness, and combating pilot complacency, including checks for fluids, aircraft security, and cabin organization.
VFR flight following offers invaluable, free benefits for pilots, enhancing their experience with ATC, improving situational awareness, and encouraging learning through active listening.

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Expanded Preflights

Thanks for Ryan Motte’s January 2024 article on pre-flight inspections, “Expanding Your Preflights.” I especially appreciate the sidebar on post-flight inspections, which I think are under utilized.

I’d expand your list of items to check after a flight. Of course, the extent of a post-flight we perform has a lot to do with any problems or anomalies we experienced on the way in, but a little extra attention can make getting out again a lot simpler and quicker.