Short YouTube safety tip by Kenny Keller advising helicopter pilots to always close and latch access panels during preflight checks — even if leaving briefly — to prevent mechanical failures and avoid potentially fatal accidents. The clip ends with a promotional mention of privatepilotblueprint.com and an Amazon #1 claim for a related book.
A really good practice to get into when you're pre flighting. Open up a panel, do what you need to do, Close the panel back up. Even if you have it open and you're like, oh, I gotta go get a flashlight or I gotta do whatever, close it back up and latch it. When you come back, reopen it. If you get into this habit early on and keep that habit, you have yourself set up to save yourself headache and heartache. Because one time, if we're getting a panel that doesn't get latched properly, all kinds of bad things can happen. People even been killed because something wasn't latched correctly. And people are lazy. We know this, right? Don't be lazy. Latch it back up. Go do what you got to do, come back and latch it back up, even if you're coming right back. Good. Little simple tip there and we've got a whole bunch more pretty. Privatepilotblueprint.com this is our Amazon number one best seller. All kinds of tips and tricks and things to help you along with your helicopter rating. Privateblueprint.com Peace out.
