Originally Posted by
Hughes500
Ascend, you are assuming everyone has common sense there ( if sense was common then everyone would have it ) I have seen quite recently a pilot get in a 206 on my home airfield and start his 206 up with the rear tie down still done up ! So I wouldn't put it past anyone to take off with hydraulics off
Seen it done numerous times. Seen one start up with the blade tied down and intake and engine blanks in until somebody ran up and told him to stop cranking.
I personally partially blame mobile phones for a lot of it, too distracting.