RE: Get a second set of eyes on preflight.
yep check everything twice.. evan the small stuff first time i went to the club (total newbe 0 no sim stick time) i was admiring my instructors plane ( a huge cap 232) and noticed somthign- wait a minuts you only have one bolt holding the canopy on! (i think he has like 10 when there akll in place) ever since then he has oput lock tight on them long story short he thinks i saved his plane but im sure he could have brought it down without a conapy