Look under the wing of the aircraft to find the pitot tube sleeve ribbon. The sleeve ribbon is typically red and may or may not include a "Remove Before Flight" tag.
Undo the hook-and-loop closure on the back side of the ribbon.
Slide the pitot tube ribbon-cover from the tube like you remove a sock. Look into the pitot tube to ensure no detritus is clogging the tube.
Grip the flight yoke and pull out gently to align the yoke lock pin with the steering column hole. Pull the yoke pin-flag -- eferred to as the flight control lock -- up and out from the control to free the yoke for flight.
Walk to the empennage -- the tail assembly -- and check there are no tail rudder locks. If present, turn the lock wing-nut screws and gently pull the lock pin out of the empennage assembly.
Walk to the front of the aircraft and check the prop. Locate any foam prop protectors and pull out from the manifold exhaust to free the prop.
Remove any tie-down chains that may have a "remove before flight" indicator from the wings.
