(For HP-18, seven. One 1" slug, four 3/8" pips, and two 5/16" rods)
Flap Connections - Checked
Aileron Control Linkages – Wired
Covers Installed – Turtle deck
Ruddervator drive angles - Seated
Ruddervator pins – Seated
Tape Wings, Ruddervators, Turtle deck
Positive Control Check
TE Probe – Checked
Pitot Tube – Test (plug cannula into it and gently inflating it while watching the ASI.)
Battery Installed – Secured & Connection taped
Pre-Assembly or Transport Checklist
Aircraft Battery – Fully Charged
Radio Battery – Fully Charged
Battery Chargers – Available
Batteries – Spares for Handheld/GPS/Flashlight
Oxygen Bottle – Fully Charged
O2 Mask or Cannula – Checked
Spar Pin – Checked
Wing Attachment Pins – 4 Checked
Thru-Spar lift pins – 2 Checked
Aileron Bolts – 2 Checked
Tire Pressure – Checked
Landing Gear Struts – Checked
Hydraulic Fluids – Flaps or Brakes
Safety Wire – adequate available
Wing Tape – adequate available
Weak Link – present & adequate
Registration documents – Checked
Pilot’s License - Present
Weight & Balance – documents checked
Canopy Cleaner & Clean rags
Parachute – Repacked within 120 days
Cockpit cushions – if needed
Drinking Water, Food
Radio
, Cell Phone, GPS,Maps, Sectional (Current)
Medical kit
Tiedown kit
Hat, Sunglasses, Cold weather clothing
Cross Country
Recovery Vehicle Checklist
Tires – Pressure Checked (Tow vehicle and trailer)
Wiring adapter – Present and checked
Lights – Checked (tow vehicle and trailer)
Maps – Including Current Sectional and local area road maps
GPS – if available, with fresh batteries
Radio – Handheld (with fresh batteries)
Flashlight – with fresh batteries
Batteries – extra for GPS, Radio, & Flashlight
Keys, Fuel, Money, Phone Card and Vehicle Documents (registration, insurance, and permission to drive tow vehicle with trailer) available to ground crew
Medical Kit
Pre-Takeoff Checklist
Dollies – removed & visually verified
Water ballast – quantity checked
Rudder pedals – adjusted
Parachute belts – adjusted
Altimeter – checked, adjusted to Field elevation
Trim - set
Radio and Vario – On and set to proper frequencies
Controls – Positive check, free and normal (no Gust Locks)
Weak link – Correct & checked
Tow release – Checked
Tow hookup - Checked
Canopy – Closed, locked, & checked
Wind & Traffic – checked
Flaps – 5-10
° Negative
GO
Flaps – 5-10
° Positive when adequate aileron authority has been established (prior to lift off.)