N941WR
Legacy Member
There were four of us pilot types planning on the famous $50 burger run. The Cardinal was tied down outside and all four of us proceed to preflight the plane.
Preflight complete we climbed in, started up, and taxied over in front of the little FBO building/picnic area to do our run up in the ?defined? run up area. As we were doing the mag check some gentleman walked up to the plane and knocked on the door. He pointed to the gust lock still strapped over the VS & rudder.
We shut down right there, three of us walked away and the owner/PIC performed a through and complete preflight before we climbed back in.
Whoever that gentleman was I would like to thank him. How four of us could have missed that gust lock, I will never know, but it can happen to you.
Lesson learned, only one person should perform the preflight. Everyone else should step back and not interrupt.
Preflight complete we climbed in, started up, and taxied over in front of the little FBO building/picnic area to do our run up in the ?defined? run up area. As we were doing the mag check some gentleman walked up to the plane and knocked on the door. He pointed to the gust lock still strapped over the VS & rudder.
We shut down right there, three of us walked away and the owner/PIC performed a through and complete preflight before we climbed back in.
Whoever that gentleman was I would like to thank him. How four of us could have missed that gust lock, I will never know, but it can happen to you.
Lesson learned, only one person should perform the preflight. Everyone else should step back and not interrupt.