preflighting
/priˈflaɪtɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of preflight: the act of performing a preflight check.
- Preflighting the plane takes about 30 minutes for a commercial jet.
- She spends most of her morning preflighting helicopters for the training school.
- The technician is preflighting the aircraft right now.
noun
- The process of performing a preflight check.
- The pilot's preflighting revealed a loose bolt on the landing gear.
- Proper preflighting can save lives by catching problems early.
- Preflighting is a critical safety step before every flight.
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