RE: Pre Flight checklist
Wow, what a long and detailed check list!!!! Most of that should have been done before even putting the plane in your transport.
As far as a simple pre-flight, the acronym CAWTT has kept me out of trouble.
C for Controls, stand behind the airplane and make sure they are going the correct direction. Try to move them by hand and make sure they don't have any play.
A for antenna, is it screwed in snug and did you extend it all the way out. Has the plane been range checked?
W for wings and wind, are they properly fastened and which way is the wind blowing for take off?
Taxi, do not taxi in pits or start in pits, start at least twenty feet from pits and flight line, observe plane of rotation safety, no one in front of prop when accelerating engine or removing starter.
Take Off, if others are flying, request permission to taxi out for take off and insure all pilots acknowledge your intention. Also should ensure you announce low passes, touch and goes, and full stop or dead stick landings.
I have a 135 mm scar on my left leg from a lack of proper flight line safety, don't let it happen to you!!!
Happy and Safe Landings,
Mike Boyd
AMA 7197