> Also Windows play a role in emergencies: "that sides on fire, let's open the other escape door"
That seems extremely hypothetical and optimistic. If your large passenger plane is on fire you're probably already dead.
That seems extremely hypothetical and optimistic. If your large passenger plane is on fire you're probably already dead.
I think the types of things they would be looking for are flap deployment, icing, damage to the wing, gear deployment (though there is usually a window in the floor for this), etc.
There's a great YouTube channel called Mentour Pilot that covers a lot of stuff like this, but I can't find his video that discusses visual inspections.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwpHKudUkP5tNgmMdexB3ow/fea...
It's also one of the requirements for starts and landings, along with "make sure your seat back and folding trays are in their full upright position".