Get Ready to Fly Trailering Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) and Terminal Flight  Restrictions ( TFRs), plan your flight (determine the  departure and destination airfield and route of flight),  file a flight plan (if planning to fly cross-country), and  head to your aircraft and point of departure. The pow- ered parachute (PPC) may be stored in a hangar, ga - rage, or covered trailer—any place out of the weather.  Begin with a visual inspection of the cart, then warm  up the engine. Push or taxi the PPC to the takeoff  point, shut down the engine, lay out and inspect the  wing. Finally, strap into the PPC, start the engine, kite  the wing, and then continue the takeoff roll to lift off.  [Figure 5-1] Your  preflight preparations should include evaluating  the airworthiness of the: Often remembered as PAVE, it is important for you to  consider each of these factors and establish your own  personal minimums for flying. Once you determine the PAVE factors are favorable  for flight, you should obtain a weather briefing, check  Trailers may be used to transport, store, and retrieve  powered parachutes. The PPC components should  fit snuggly without being forced, be guarded against  chafing, and be well secured within the trailer. Once  Figure 5-1. Typical sequence for a preflight inspection. Use the preflight checklist in your POH for every flight. 5-1 •  P ilot: experience, sleep, food and water, drugs/ medications, stress, illness •  A ircraft: fuel, weight (does not exceed  maximum), density altitude, takeoff and landing  requirements, equipment • En V ironment: weather conditions and forecast  for departure and destination airfields and route  of flight, runway lengths •  E xternal pressures: schedules, available  alternatives, purpose of flight