Cessna 150 - EXTERIOR INSPECTION

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EXTERIOR
INSPECTION
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Turn on master switch and check fuel qu<I.Jltity
indicah}rs, then htrn master switch orr.
~l) Check ignition switch "OF'F."
(c) Check fuel valve handle "ON."
(d) Renwve control wheel lock.
{;;\ (a) Rem o..,e rudder gust lock, iJ installed.
\..!:,..' (b) Disconnect tail tie-down.
CD (a) R emovo gust lock, !!installed.
{;\(a) Check muln wheel tire for proper Inflation.
~(b) Jru;_p ec t airspeed static source hole on side of
fu se lage for stoppage (left side only).
(c) Disconnect wing Uc-dawn.
(D(a)
Check oil level. Do not operate with le ss U.an
4 quaris. Fill for extended llights.
(b) Check propeller and spinner for nicks :utd
security,
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Visually check fu~l filler caps,
inspection plates, and (;t'l!neral
aJrcr:tft condition durinU" walk-
around inspection. TC night
flight is planned, check operation
C>f all llghls, and make sure a
!lashltg:ht Is availnble.
(c) Check carburetor air fiJtcr for rcstrJctlon s bY"
dust or other /orcib'll matter.
(d) On first flight of day and aft er eac h refucUng,
pull strainer drain knob and drain a two-
ounce quantity of fuel from the fuel strainer
to check for presen,:c of wat er tUld sediment.
(e) Check noscwheel strut and tire for proper
inllatlon.
(r) Disconnect nose tic-down.
0(a)
Sameas<3)
Remove pitot tube cover, if installed, and
check pitot tube operdng for st.opiXtge,
(b) Check fuel tank vent opening for s toppage.
(c) Check stall warning vent opening for stoppage.
Same asQ)
Figure 1-1.