About the preflight check.

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I can't argue the point with you, as I don't know enough about later model equipment. And as steeped in tradition as I am... Yes, I get the point

Certain things have stood the test of time. Pre-flight being one of them...

Dual/duplicate inspection is and has been a standard engineering practice for a long time.For excellent reasons!

I can't say where we're going with new developments, inspection protocols etc..but for the relatively short amount of time it takes to go over the ship yourself. I think the benefit is real and substantial...

Last point is subjective depending on your maintenance setup, but for most operations a daily inspection is carried out by a single person. Not a crew of highly motivated people who's raison d’ętre is to find that one cotter key that's missing...That's your job as person carrying out the duplicate inspection....

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