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What does a proper post-flight inspection after engine shutdown include?
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✓ A walk-around checking for damage, brake fluid leaks, and cowling-inlet obstructions, then securing the airplanecorrect
The AFH describes a post-flight walk-around for damage, brake leaks, and obstructions, followed by securing the airplane.
Nothing — the flight ends when the engine stops
A flight is not complete until the airplane is inspected and secured after shutdown.
Refueling the airplane and filing a flight plan
Those are pre-departure tasks, not the post-flight inspection.
Only signing the aircraft logbook
The post-flight inspection is a physical walk-around, not merely a logbook entry.
Why
After shutdown and deplaning, the pilot walks around the airplane to check for damage, brakes for hydraulic leaks, and cowling inlets for obstructions, then hangars or ties down the airplane with flight controls and security locks secured.
FAA source: Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3 Ch. 2 (post-flight inspection and securing)browse the reference library →
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