Cessna 172 Preflight Pt-1 of 4 SimSamurai takes to the real sky!

[flyhigh482]

I hate to sound negative here, but there are a lot of mistakes that are made during this preflight. As a CFI, I would not reccommend this video... If you are going to put something like this on the internet please follow the checklist and use proper terminology. I hate to sound rude, but I actually show this video to my students and have them pick out and discuss the errors (there are a lot). Putting this information like this out on the internet can be dangerous.

[SimSamurai]

@flyhigh482 Ok, please point out to me every single mistake and I will re-shoot the video. I'm glad that I can help your students learn through all of my failures.

[thestig747]

on my first lesson the instructor jammed my finger in the aileron :(

[fijidude72]

Hey, i'm new to being a pilot i just started lessons what tips could u give me to help me out plz reply soon. :)

[SimSamurai]

@fijidude72 I would try and do as much of the groundwork first and take the written exam before you start logging alot of hours. Flying one or two days a week is fine until the ground stuff is out of the way.. alot of it obviously applies to flying the plane so work "from the ground up". Having a decent simulator set up at home can also greatly help you. If you have other questions just shoot me an email via my website.

[chrisklein21]

is there no 3rd fuel drain just underneath the engine?

[schuylerf1]

great vid thanks btw i love the way ppl critisize when they are to scared to put up their own video that would be "perfect for them"

[SimSamurai]

@schuylerf1Hahaaa, so true! Thanks and check out my website too!

[worldtravel101]

Skyhawk #FTW 

[skyking4987]

I cant believe you stated, you didnt check the sump because you are wacky and it had been flown recently, also you didnt check the brakes. Do it right if you are going to put a video out, even if takes 10 videos.

I wouldnt want to have been your CFI and seeing this as the correct way to preflight a plane

[SimSamurai]

@skyking4987 I will make sure to reshoot the video with me checking ALL THREE. I always look at the tires and brakes, but if you are a pilot you would also know that you test the brakes hydraulic pressure right when you begin to taxi as just because a brake has pads doesn't mean they work! Its also a little hard to check the brakes with an aircraft that has wheel pants on and again, if not, all you can see really is pad wear, P.S. you forgot to comment about using innaccurate fuel rods!

[skyking4987]

@SimSamurai

All you have to do is follow the check list, never assume that because a plane has been flown that it dont warrant a complete preflight, just asking not to put out incomplete info for beginers that may use your preflight system as standard and wind up in a field, if you remember when you started your pilot training, the CFI would stay inside and trust you to make the complete preflight by yourself or mine did.

[JasonSchwerin]

yea SNA is pretty sweet

[biggestMetallicAfan]

Dude you DON'T EVER want to put your fingers in between the cavity between the aileron and the wing.

Because if someones on the other side and moves that aileron, well there goes your fingers as there cut off.

[SimSamurai]

Afraid you are wrong cheif. As a pilot I should know. You have to check the tension on the aileron actuator rod linkage. There are a few per aileron. You don't want them overly tight (or loose). Also each pilot at a flight club pre-flights their own aircraft. You won't find other pilots coming up to your plane to yank on the aileron. It just doesn't happen. Take some lessons before you sound off young padawan.

[biggestMetallicAfan]

Im not wrong, it will cut your fingers off. But it requires someone else to move the other aileron, and something like this can always happen. I was taught to just always look at the bolts connecting the aileron to the wing. Not touch them. The flap linkage i do check with my hands.

And do some lessons? Dude i did my solo three years ago.

And does that plane only have one fuel sump?

Cause the planes i fly have five that you drain fuel into the cup with.

[SimSamurai]

No, not all have five fuel sumps..some only have 3. I was taught by several academy instructors and an F-18 pilot to check ALL the linkage. -- However, If some idiot decides to pull down on my opposite aileron and chop my fingers off I suppose I would beat him with my bloody stump. I don't think I have enough people around that don't like me so again...not ever likely to happen.

[biggestMetallicAfan]

Well i mean if you have a student or something that decides to mess around well your doing the pre-flight. That's just my opinion, i mean i do check what im talking about if it don't look right, but not all the time.

And how many fuel sumps this plane have? cause i noticed you only drained out of one on each wing?

[SimSamurai]

Mr Ulrich, A: -- The student does the pre-flight...the instructor watches(and teaches) B; - 3 sumps, I didn't check engine sump because I'm just whacky like that. (--The plane had just been out the hour before. :0 ) - Hope you like the videos ...more to come! Stall requests anyone?

[biggestMetallicAfan]

Yeah what if you have a student that goes for a discovery?

When i was 16 and went for my first, the instructor just did the pre-flight and i just kinda watched. He wasn't a very good instructor.