I follow Fred's note to leave the hand on gear selector until three green. It
comes from my experience in a twin, I raised the gear and did not check the
lights--the pump kept running and melted the safety tube thereby draining the
entire hydraulic pack and requiring a return to base with emergency extension.
Had I kept my hand on the selector (both raising and lowering) until confirming
correct signals, I could have pulled the breaker and saved the system.
The tow bar never stays on the plane--ever. Twice burned with that one.
The canopy gets tested with a hard push up before entering the runway--lesson
learned from LML. It is now habit.
I check the gear selector is position down before climbing into the cockpit.
From experience.
I use red ribbons on anything left unfinished so I don't forget before the next
flight. from experience.
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