Voyageur Airways King Air tow bar left attached

[pdw]

Once in a while, for whatever reason, I may not have been 100% on the walkaround. I really, really, really try, but I'm still not perfect. Are you?

Towbars used to be bright orange, maybe so they were easier to see in a walkaround after dark ?

[KAG]

I made it a point to do one last check before every flight. I started this after when I was an FO we had a wing locker blow open on take off.
I've known crews to leave engine plugs in, prop ties on, rudder locks in place, oil/fuel caps lose. All good pilots who got distracted and rushed.

[co-joe]

So they actually retracted the gear with that thing on? Seriously lucky it came back down.