No new ways to get it wrong

[Kengineer-130]

very sad to see accidents like this still happen - I got taught that when you do pre-flight control checks, stick your thumb up on the yoke, and whichever way you move it, ie full right/roll right, your thumb will point at the up-going aileron - easy to remember for a quick check. Must be a nightmare when you can't see the controls you are operating though .

The title of this thread says it all though dosn't it? No new acidents, just new victims

check, check and check again stay safe people

[cwatters]

Originally Posted by Kengineer-130

very sad to see accidents like this still happen - I got taught that when you do pre-flight control checks, stick your thumb up on the yoke, and whichever way you move it, ie full right/roll right, your thumb will point at the up-going aileron - easy to remember for a quick check.

I prefer not to rely on a rule but to work from first princples... put the stick over, look at the aileron and work out if that's increasing or decreasing the lift on that wing.

[barit1]

Originally Posted by cwatters

I prefer not to rely on a rule but to work from first princples... put the stick over, look at the aileron and work out if that's increasing or decreasing the lift on that wing.

That was always my check, and I learned it from the old man.

Here is a related accident.

[slowrotor]

It is sad when a plane crashes after maintenance to comply with an airworthiness directive as in the example barit1 has posted above.
I recall that several DHC-2's crashed shortly after an A.D. was issued including the one I described in an earlier post on this topic.
I check every flight and triple check after any maintenance.
slowrotor