Despite some of my instructors doing their best to drill into me how important a thorough post-flight walkaround was to end a flight properly, it wasn’t until some self-inflicted embarrassing experiences that I learned my lesson.
If you are familiar with this type of pilot error, you’ll also know that it’s likely you won’t notice the issue until the next flight, which could prove to be costly if you realize only then that you need maintenance—not the quick kind—or suddenly your startup checklists aren’t making much sense, even though you’re doing all the “right things.”
