TIMING of use of dent and buckle chart.
Something rather unexpected is going on.
I've always believed that the dent and buckle chart should be referred to only after sighting a problem during the exterior inspection. If you look at the chart before the walk around you risk focusing on the known damage and possibly missing something new, you also waste potentially quite a lot of time.
Now, in my present airline, it is being taught that we should always check it before the walk around and verify it during the walk around.
Where does this come from?
Could this be an engineers perspective?
Could this be some European approach?
Thanks.