Originally Posted by
chornedsnorkack
Does the preflight walkaround happen when the plane is empty, after all passengers have sat down or while passengers embark?
doesn't really matter for the outside. usually the crew gets to the ship before boarding. cabin crew does the cabin prep (can't do that with pax already in there), one pilot stays in the cockpit, the other goes to count the tyres. when cabin is ready and fueling is finished we call for boarding.
if we order the techies to fill up some oil or put some more nitrogen into the struts we prefer to have that work done out of sight of the pax. even if it's absolutely non-critical, but pax don't know, sh*t their pants and then you have to explain/convice blababla