Your "Pre-Flight" checks.

[Nemesis]

So everytime you get in the car, what do you usually do by habit before rolling out?



For me its:

1. Shut off Traction Control
2. Check Mirrors.
3. Check Fuel.
4. Check Vacuum and volts lol
5. Waggle the shift stick and place her in gear.

[Elbow]

-Turn kill switch on.
-Fuel pump on.
-Oil on.
-Check gauges.
-Ignition
-Start

[mocha latte cupcake]

1) key in ignition
2) engine start
3) check gauges
4) remember if i had proper oil levels
5) wait for 2 bars and hit mad vtax

[Elbow]

1) key in ignition
2) engine start
3) check gauges
4) remember if i had proper oil levels
5) wait for 2 bars and hit mad vtax

DAMN I want VTAX.

[browningboy7]

1: Move the seat back because apparently leprechauns steal my car and drive it at night.
2.Key in ignition and turn it forward to let my fuel pump come on because if I don't the car wont crank because it's a pos.
3. Check Fuel.
4.Crank and burn lots of gas.

[mocha latte cupcake]

BUY THE S2K THEN FOOL! ENJOY MAD VTAX....so much vtax womens panties fall @ the mear sound of it.

[Elbow]

1: Move the seat back because apparently leprechauns steal my car and drive it at night.
2.Key in ignition and turn it forward to let my fuel pump come on because if I don't the car wont crank because it's a pos.
3. Check Fuel.
4.Crank and burn lots of gas.

What do you drive?

[browningboy7]

What do you drive?

DD is a 03 Tahoe.

[primespark22]

1.search party to find my keys
2.turn on my kill switches
3.let cd load
4.safely drive out of drive way






5.then hit vtec

[40th GT]

Not to be the mom but no seat belts?

1) seat belt
2) ignition
3) adjust radio
4) adjust climate control if necessary.
5) turn on lights/wipers if necessary.
6) grab 1st (reverse if backing out) and go.

[ls-r teg]

1.e-brake down
2.put it in gear
3.turn the key in the on position
4. pop the clutch cuz my battery is to weak to start it normally:(




5. then hit lots of vtec

[JITB]

Vent roof
seat belt
Crank
Listen for new nosies (the joy of owning a 17yr old car)
Engage Cruise Mode!

[87 Turbo II]

enter car
-wiggle stick into neutral
-start engine
-set radio
-check mirrors
-turn on driving lights (one click below headlights being on)
-wait until the temp gauge has moved at least the width of one needle off of the lower peg, so I know I'm not driving on a dead cold engine (usually takes 2 or 3 mins)
-if daytime, drive off, if night, fully turn on the headlights and drive off

[Echonova]

Get in car
wiggle shifter to make sure it's in neutral
insert key
turn key to the start postion
realize I drive a 240 and it won't start
remove key, exit vehicle
curse @ vehicle
get in Dodge Ram and drive away

[SeePlusPlus]

1. Clutch in, start car
2. E brake down
3. Plug ipod in, pick song
4. Check the mirrors
5. Peel out of garage
6. Open garage door :D

[m3dic8d]

1. Clutch in, start car
2. E brake down
3. Plug ipod in, pick song
4. Check the mirrors
5. Peel out of garage
6. Open garage door :D
You open the garage door after you peel out of the garage? :thinking:

[tmoney11286]

get in
key in ignition
put clutch in
turn on
rev the shit out of the engine
look to see who though it was cool as hell
drive away

[Arm&hammer]

Step on brake and clutch. (idk why i step on brake)
put car in neutral.
turn key.
Let the car warm up.
Seat belt!
check mirrors, pull down brake put in gear and ride out.

[On_Her_Face]

Acura:
Clutch in
Turn key
Set radio
Get to 8k RPMS as fast as possible to heat up the oil

Corvette:
Clutch in
Press start button
Let it idle go from rough to smooth
Check all gauges gauges (ignore low tire pressure)
Roll down windows
Put on 60s on 6 or 80s on 8
Pull out
Burn tires if need be

[NevrNufTorq]

look at my tires, start, watch oil press gauge, get a lil heat in her, then watch the road with one eye and the air/fuel gauge with the other:cheers:

[slostang]

1. unlock door
2. get in car
3. wiggle the shifter into neutral
4. start the car
5. adjust radio
6. fart
7. roll window down because my farts are awesome
8. RTFO

[oldcorolla]

79 Corolla

1.Seat belt thingy (sometimes)
2.key in
3.turn key to "run"
4. reach left hand over top of the steering wheel to turn key
5.right hand to pull and hold choke (doesnt stay out after its been pulled)
6.push in clutch
7.turn key to "start" with left hand
8.modulate throttle with right foot wait for car to fire up
9. wait for car to idle right without throttle input
10. adjust radio
11. lower e-brake
12 RTFO.

[TSiFTW]

Open door
Insert right foot
Sit down
Pull left foot in
put hand on shifter
put in neutral
insert key in ignition
turn ignition
crank car
listen to car
get out of car
pop hood
see what the new noise is
get back in car
let it get warm
roll windows down
back out of driveway

[japan4racing]

i leave my car running all the time and in gear doing a massive burnout so all i have to do is slide across the hood and jump in the window dukes of hazzard style and im out s0n!

[bdydrpdmazda]

turn the car on
pick something good on the ipod
roll all the windows down, unless its raining
roll the fuck out

[On_Her_Face]

i leave my car running all the time and in gear doing a massive burnout so all i have to do is slide across the hood and jump in the window dukes of hazzard style and im out s0n!

Just like Bo Duke?

[dorin48]

Press button for flip-out key (VW)
Press unlock button (primes the fuel pump)(correction, its when I open the door)
Get in
Neutral
clutch and start
seat belt
radio
wait for high idle to finish.

[40th GT]

Press unlock button (primes the fuel pump)

Very cool. :goodjob:

[EJ25RUN]

Gust lock - Remove
Flashing Beacon - ON
Magneto Switch - ON
Avionics Switch - OFF
Master Switch - ON
Flaps - Extend 30 degrees
Primary Flight Display - Check/ON
Exterior Lights - ON/CHECK/OFF
Fuel Quantity - Left/Right - Check
Low Fuel Left/Right Annunciators - Check
Oil Pressure Annunciator - Check
Low Volts Annunciator - Check
Low Vacuum Annunciator - Check
Avionics Switch (Bus 1) - ON/Check/Off
Avionics Switch (Bus 2) - ON/Check/Off
Pitot Heat - Check
Master Switch (Alt and Bat) - Off
Right Fuel tank quantity - Check
Engine oil quantity - Check
Left Fuel Tank quantity - Check
Documents - Check
POH - Available
Garmin 1000 CRG - Available
Parking Brake - Set
Control Wheel Lock - Remove
Flight Controls - Free/Correct
Fire Extinguisher - Check/Secured
Fuel Selector Valve - Check/Both
Fuel Shutoff Valve - ON
Elevator Trim - Check/TAKEOFF
Alternate Static Source - Check/Off (In Fully)
Mixture Control - Idle CUT-OFF
Throttle - Closed
Avionics Switch (Bus 1 and 2) OFF
Electrical Switches - OFF
Ignition Switch - OFF
ELT Switch - Armed
Windows - Clean All
PFD/MFD - Clean
Cabin Checklist - COMPLETE

+ 2 more pages on wings and empennage followed by all the other checklists.....

Ramp out checklist
Before Start checklist
Engine Start Checklist
Before Taxi Checklist
Before Take off "Run Up" Checklist
Before Take off Checklist
Before Take Off "final items" Checklist
Climb Checklist
Cruise Checklist
Descent Checklist
Decent Final items Checklist
After Landing Checklist
Shutdown Checklist
Ramp In Checklist
Secure Checklist

[redrumracer]

Gust lock - Remove
Flashing Beacon - ON
Magneto Switch - ON
Avionics Switch - OFF
Master Switch - ON
Flaps - Extend 30 degrees
Primary Flight Display - Check/ON
Exterior Lights - ON/CHECK/OFF
Fuel Quantity - Left/Right - Check
Low Fuel Left/Right Annunciators - Check
Oil Pressure Annunciator - Check
Low Volts Annunciator - Check
Low Vacuum Annunciator - Check
Avionics Switch (Bus 1) - ON/Check/Off
Avionics Switch (Bus 2) - ON/Check/Off
Pitot Heat - Check
Master Switch (Alt and Bat) - Off
Right Fuel tank quantity - Check
Engine oil quantity - Check
Left Fuel Tank quantity - Check
Documents - Check
POH - Available
Garmin 1000 CRG - Available
Parking Brake - Set
Control Wheel Lock - Remove
Flight Controls - Free/Correct
Fire Extinguisher - Check/Secured
Fuel Selector Valve - Check/Both
Fuel Shutoff Valve - ON
Elevator Trim - Check/TAKEOFF
Alternate Static Source - Check/Off (In Fully)
Mixture Control - Idle CUT-OFF
Throttle - Closed
Avionics Switch (Bus 1 and 2) OFF
Electrical Switches - OFF
Ignition Switch - OFF
ELT Switch - Armed
Windows - Clean All
PFD/MFD - Clean
Cabin Checklist - COMPLETE

+ 2 more pages on wings and empennage followed by all the other checklists.....

Ramp out checklist
Before Start checklist
Engine Start Checklist
Before Taxi Checklist
Before Take off "Run Up" Checklist
Before Take off Checklist
Before Take Off "final items" Checklist
Climb Checklist
Cruise Checklist
Descent Checklist
Decent Final items Checklist
After Landing Checklist
Shutdown Checklist
Ramp In Checklist
Secure Checklist


DAMNNNNNN YYYYOOOOUUUUUUUU




i was going to use an actual preflight checklist that i do.

[EJ25RUN]

DAMNNNNNN YYYYOOOOUUUUUUUU




i was going to use an actual preflight checklist that i do.

Well what do you expect me to do? This is one of those times the question really does apply to me. :D

Are you using a 172?

[lanning]

1. unlock the doors
2. start up
3. oakleys on
4. windows down so the haters can see me
5. go slow cause speed bumps suck

[Big Baller]

Street car....

Turn Key
GO

Race car
Week before
Get car aligned (yes every fucking time)

Day before Event
Check Tires
Check Pressure
Fill Tank
Adjust Harnesses (for fatness)
Crank car and bring to temp
Check all vitals
Put car on Jack Stands
Bolt check entire car
Review Track Map
Go over previous data acquisition files
Go over video from previous sessions

Day of
Check tires and lugnuts again
Warm up car

4 hours before
Prep myself mentally
Mindset preparation (somewhere between angry and crazy will do)

3 hours before
watch track video or go over track map again

2 hours before
enter state of zen

1 hour before
...music time

30 minutes before
start car

10 minutes before
Get in and resume the zen state

GO time bitches
1st lap, atleast one big cold tire slide to remind myself what the fuck I'm here for

2nd lap DIE MOTHER FUCKER DIE MOTHER FUCKER DIE

KILL MODE

[40th GT]

Got pics of the race car? :bump:

[uproot]

Get In
Ignition
Buckle Up
Adjust Rearview
Adjust Climate
Put in Europe - "The Final Countdown" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt_ro2aerQg) CD
Pop my collar
Roll out.

[Big Baller]

Got pics of the race car? :bump:

Old pics,....looks like a white STI. Ill shoot some pics of it later this week when we drop the new motor and tranny in.

[redrumracer]

Well what do you expect me to do? This is one of those times the question really does apply to me. :D

Are you using a 172?

naaaa, we fly pipers, a warrior.

[EJ25RUN]

naaaa, we fly pipers, a warrior.

I'm still in the 172 Nav3. We also use Piper Aeros and Piper Seminoles for the multi engine ratings.

The best plane is the Super Decathlon for upset training. I wont be in that till i take the commercial course. :(

Here is live vid of our flight line.

http://southramp.db.erau.edu/view/index.shtml

[btstone]

hit the auto start button
wait 10 mintutes or so before going to car
turn off alarm
get in and find a good playlist on the ipod
get back out to make sure the 26s are clean and sexy
get back in to throw it in drive and go.

no seat belt for me

[VooDooXII]

I was going to post the startup sequence for the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost which included something about flooding the carburetor, something about a trembler coil and magnetos...I don't know.

-Unlock button
-Unlock button again because it doesn't like to work all the time
-Remove conventional key from the fob to unlock manually
-Get in quickly and stick the key in ignition to kill the alarm
-Apologize to everyone and bore them to death about why my car did what it did and then show them my cool key fob
-Fasten seatbelt
-Have a five second day-dream about actually flying a real jet
-Shift to neutral and do a wiggle-check
-Depress clutch
-Turn the car on
-Clear out false-alarm error messages
-Cleared for take-off

[David88vert]

Crank car, hold on, press pedal to floor, dump clutch. Did I mention hold on?

[redrumracer]

I'm still in the 172 Nav3. We also use Piper Aeros and Piper Seminoles for the multi engine ratings.

The best plane is the Super Decathlon for upset training. I wont be in that till i take the commercial course. :(

Here is live vid of our flight line.

http://southramp.db.erau.edu/view/index.shtml

we use the Seminoles for multi also and i cant remember what we use for spin training but its not that plane.

[thegovanator]

1: Push clutch and brake in
2: Put e-brake down
3: Start car
4: Wait for rpm's to go down and let engine heat up (damn rotary)
5: Put on seatbelt
6: Check oil pressure gauge
7: Drive off

[D3UC3S]

open garage door
open car door
sit down
turn key to on
shake gear shifter
wait for fuel pump to prime
start car
seat belt
wait for it to warm up some
listen for noises
adjust radio volume
ride out with my hide out!!!

[redrumracer]

but as far as my car goes,
get in
start up
put in gear before fully started
press gas nd go

[Alan®]

open the garage
search for keys
find keys in the cupholder
crank
roll down windows
pop the sunroof
find "The meaning of life"-Jay Z on my ipod
see if my dads rental for the weekend is blocking me
back out
RTFO

[DeeAOne]

1. key in.
2. start her up.
3. pat the gas a few times because it idles like its got a 3 inch lift cam.
4. pick a song from the ipod.
5. hit foglight switch.
6. drive.

[Black Mamba]

1) Turn the car on
2) Turn the radio volume to 0
3) Pray for a good/safe day amongst others.
4) Radio back on
5) Check gauges (esp gas)
6) Roll out

[DeutscheBAG!]

So everytime you get in the car, what do you usually do by habit before rolling out?



For me its:

1. Shut off Traction Control
2. Check Mirrors.
3. Check Fuel.
4. Check Vacuum and volts lol
5. Adjust Mullet
6. Turn on track 8 for Lynard Skynard
7. Screw Skynard..Pop in 80's power ballads
8. Button up top button on denim jacket
9. Waggle the shift stick and place her in gear.




FIXED

[Nemesis]

FIXED

lmao yes!!!!!!!!! But I dont drive a Camaro...










replace Skynard for Guns and Roses

[ATL_EG]

1. find keys
2. convince myself the puddle of fluids on the driveway came from somewhere else
3. start car
4. remember how much i hate 12 mpg

[Sunkenkarma]

-Put key in ignition
-Start car
-Wait 2-3 mins for Dumbass rotary to warm up
-put in reverse
-Pop clutch
-Do 180 out of my driveway

[Glides]

Usually I fart, or try to before getting into the car so I don't cropdust myself.
Turn the key.
Make sure the Traction Control is on cause I likes the mileage.
Put in gear and aim for the neighbors paper that lands in my driveway all the time.

[WhiteAccord]

Before leaving house...

Look for keys.

Look for keys on the counter somewhere....

Look for them in my bedroom...

Look for them in my jacket...

Found Keys.

Go into garage...

Find the right key to open car...

Get in car...

Drop keys on floor...

Pick up Keys...

Look for the right key again...

Stick key in ignition...

Start Car.

[SPOOLIN]

get in, crank car, drop brake, drive off.

no need to let it warm up, honda already thought about that when they designed the car.


Race car:

get in, prime fuel, check gauges, warm up, stage, race

[Meatball546]

1. Make sure tires aren't flat
2. Unlock doors
3. Get in
4. Start car
5. Drive off...

[VooDooXII]

New Car, New Procedure

-Unlock with key
-Get in
-Shift to neutral
-Start car
-Close my "flip-up" screen that doesn't actually flip up.
-Ready to go

[Outphase]

- you pop the trunk
- i pop the hood, ferrari

sorry

[thepolecat]

make sure its dark,
put on sunglasses,
check for my half pack of smokes,
burn the cops as I drive into chicago.

[K20Z1]

1. check wallet
2. check vtak fluid
3. turn on the car
4. go back inside and grab a drink while waiting for car to warm up
5. vtakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[Outphase]

DUDEBRO. girl in your sig. wow. hot lol

[K20Z1]

haha thanks

[bluuuurr]

1. Turn key
2. Make sure there is gas in the fucker
3. Light Cigarette
4. Ride into the sunset

[Z0_o6]

i remote start that bitch 10 minutes early and if it is still running when i get there, i know it's gonna be ok.
check guages
ipod
leave.

[speedminded]

1) Locate pesky alarm fuse.
2) Locate kill switch in the most obvious place.
3) Start car with the 1 of 7 keys made for it.
4) Go to the V acting all hard.
5) Piss out ass after eating at the V...3 times.
6) Car gets booted.
7) Ditch car for a non-booted one.

[D3UC3S]

^^lol

[[Reckless]]

1.Start Car
2.Seatbelt
3.Check Fuel Pressure Gauge and Dash
4.Let Idle for a minute and change out cds
5.E-Brake down and head out making sure not to run over a little kid in my neighborhood

[Kevykev]

^ those are good practices.


So everytime you get in the car, what do you usually do by habit before rolling out?



For me its:

1. Shut off Traction Control
2. Check Mirrors.
3. Check Fuel.
4. Check Vacuum and volts lol
5. Waggle the shift stick and place her in gear.

All Except 1 and 4




Wonder how many people Snort a Line of Cocaine before hitting the road???