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I think this is what got me started thinking about how long preflight takes. There is a guy on the field with an experimental (RV) that he hangars and pulled it out of the hangar and started it up in like, 10 minutes!

Yeah, that's a good idea. If the actual tach is wrong, I will have to spend time "undispatching", but the times when the actual tach is correct, it would speed things up, that's for sure.

Have you done anything to "streamline" the process? Also, it's funny how you mentioned a leaking brake line... I once visually checked the brake caliper area and tire, but because the plane was parked in the grass, there was not a "puddle", so the only way to tell would have been to get my head...

I understand where you are coming from and don't want to compromise safety, but at the same time, I feel like any time someone goes flying with me and they ride out to the airport with me, they are in for a bit of a wait while I run around and do stuff. I mean, sure, they could just drive out...

Well, cross country usually involves more "toys" being set up - ADS-B thingy, portable GPS, etc. Cross country flights typically have PAX, vs. local flights may not. Also, I typically like to have my "ducks in a row" in terms of destination airport info and route (sectional) handy on my...

Hello, I fly a C172N that is part of a flying club and kept tied-down outside. I find the time it takes to do all preflight activities is about a half hour, especially for cross-country flights. Is this normal for someone in my situation? If not, any tips to decrease the time it takes? Please...

Me too! And here I thought I was the only one...

Well, that is a good idea, but I don't have a dome light either! :rolleyes2:

I do have an ashtray, but no cigar lighter that I can see...

What's a "shunt load"? I read in the POH about how under full load it should read "30", but it never got that high. The VOR is INOP, so if that's not pulling any power, maybe that's enough to not reach 30 Amps with everything else turned on? I own a multi-meter, but I don't think the PA38...

Interesting... The ammeter reading (see attached image) during cruise was at the blue line and the red line was during decent/landing. During cruise the only power draw would have been from the radio and the beacon (strobe) lights. During decent/landing, I had the landing light, position...

Thank you for the insights. I will take a look more closely at what you talked about. I have always been proud of my preflight thoroughness, so I really hope that I didn't miss any sort of nest, etc! Yes, I continued the flight since the needles were in the green still, but it was very odd to...

The voltage? :confused:

Would LOVE some PA38 owners to chime in on this! I was flying on a cross-country (1 hour 20 minute flight) recently and noticed the following indications on my engine-related gauges. The light blue lines in the attached photos indicate the position that the needle was in during cruise. I...

QUICK UPDATE: I did get checked out in the Tomahawk and I really enjoyed the handling. It was like a C152 with a T-tail, but better visibility!

Hey, at least it keeps the PAX briefing simple - "If you're not quite with me yet, in an emergency ... GET OUT AND USE THAT DOOR!" :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB95XaxTWU4

Certainly sounds familiar... Come to think of it, the Tomahawk in the club I'm in is for sale... Hmmmmm...

Good to know. It will be interesting (from a muscle memory standpoint) to go back to using a Johnson Bar for flap actuation again instead of electric. I actually took one flight in one Cessna 150 once that did have a Johnson Bar, but I never liked it compared to the bar in the Warrior...

What about having to switch tanks? :dunno:

I looked into that and the one I will be flying has only about 5.5K hours TT.