CBO Safety Guidelines - Preflight Safety

In plain language

Pilots should perform preflight assessments and inspections, potentially using checklists adapted from AC 107-2, to ensure the aircraft is safe for flight.

Requirement as structured

The FAA encourages CBOs to include preflight assessments, flight planning, hazard identification, and scanning techniques in their safety guidelines, and suggests adapting checklists such as the one in AC 107-2.

Original regulatory text

Preflight safety. To mitigate hazards, the FAA encourages CBOs to include in their guidelines, as appropriate, information concerning preflight assessments, flight planning, hazard identification techniques, and scanning techniques for aircraft and other people entering an area of operation. AC 107-2, Appendix E, Sample Preflight Assessment and Inspection Checklist, provides a detailed example...

Applies when

country

United States

operation

recreational

operator type

Community-Based Organization

regulatory category

General