preflight
Before leaving ground
Preflight refers to the checks, procedures, or preparations performed before a flight takes off, ensuring that an aircraft is safe and ready to fly.
Pilots conduct a preflight inspection by walking around the plane and checking instruments, fuel levels, and control surfaces.
The term has extended beyond aviation to describe any preparatory review or verification process: The team did a preflight check of the presentation before going live.
As a verb, to preflight something means to inspect or prepare it in advance.
On-foot equipment check
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- verificationProving something accurate
- cross-checkVerify by comparing sources
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
instruments · controls · tire-pressure · lights · flaps · avionics · hydraulics · battery
Entering a vehicle
- fuelingSupplying energy source
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
- gateHinged barrier in fence
jetway · cargo · deicing · APU · tug · marshalling · ramp · turnaround
Atmospheric state outdoors
- routePath from A to B
- alternateOccur in succession
- dispatchSend with speed
- performanceCarrying out a task
Registering one's presence
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- securityProtection from threat
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- loungeComfortable waiting room
carry-on · upgrade · standby · priority · identification · customs · immigration · duty-free
Vehicle occupant restraints
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- tray-tablesHinged airplane seat surfaces
walkaround
On-foot equipment check
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- verificationProving something accurate
- cross-checkVerify by comparing sources
diagnostics · instruments · controls · tire-pressure · lights · flaps · avionics · hydraulics · battery · circuit-breakers
boarding
Entering a vehicle
- fuelingSupplying energy source
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
gate · jetway · cargo · deicing · APU · tug · marshalling · ramp · turnaround · clearance
weather
Atmospheric state outdoors
check-in
Registering one's presence
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- securityProtection from threat
- gateHinged barrier in fence
lounge · carry-on · upgrade · standby · priority · identification · customs · immigration · duty-free · terminal
seat-belts
Vehicle occupant restraints
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- tray-tablesHinged airplane seat surfaces
- Air Travelboarding, airline, takeoff, landing, departure
- aviationaircraft, airports, airplane, airplanes, jets
- travel preppacking, checklist, packing list, itinerary, reservation
- beforehandbeforehand, before, ahead, early, in advance
- checkscheck, personal check, double check, bank check, double-check
- launcheslaunch, launched, rocket launch, blast off, satellite launch
preflightpostflight
After aircraft arrives
in-service · operational · underway · en route · aloft
- preflight checkSafety verification before takeoff
- preflight checklistSystematic review before departure