For Paragliders:
Here’s a British take on preflight checks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3NgK9I1dZ0
Here’s a shorter video on the British take on preflight checks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtrcM2mQOc0
A simpler version of the preflight check (from the UK): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCSpnczv8vg
These guys were lucky that they only had to deal with their equipment flying away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfx_uOePpAI
R-Reserve- Is it attached securely and are the pins in? 1- Helmet buckle 2- Carabiners locked and loaded 3- Harness straps, one waist plus two legs 4- Corners of the glider oriented properly S-Stirrup and Speed System hooked up T- Turn direction A- Air traffic R- Radio V- Clean looking V's on the brake lines E- Everything Else (or even pressure on the risers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erihvXf2dNc
Here’s Chris Santacroce from SuperFly in Utah doing his version of the R1234STARVE preflight checklist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzbp41nmZvc&t=371s
Here’s the B.E.S.A.F.E. Preflight Checklist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB9jlPdMlwM
For Hang Gliders:
As you may know there was a recent (fall, 2025) HG accident involving two fatalities due to a structural failure of the glider. It appears that this structural failure was the result of a pre-flight error. In order to avoid this situation, please see this 5:48 video:
https://youtu.be/-lsINn5mNCY?si=4eo5swEv1QzGJVS3
In this video, he should have explicitly mentioned checking the crosstube junction at the keel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXPlROStjEw
From USHPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW8qZESnFvQ&t=10s