[bodywerks]

I have a count before I bolt my hatch down, and it's 9:
1. rx battery #1 plugged in
2. rx battery #2 plugged in
3. ignition battery plugged in
4. left aileron plugged into the left aileron lead and secured.
5. right aileron plugged into the right aileron lead and secured
6. left wing bolt #1 installed and secure
7. left wing bolt #2 installed and secure
8. right wing bolt #1 installed and secure
9. right wing bolt #2 installed and secure
It's called a preflight check, much like on full-scale aircraft, where the pilot checks for basic stuff, like pulling the gear pins and chalks and making sure tires aren't flat and the wings aren't falling off or something.I have done the rest of the install during the build with enough foresight that I know there shouldn't be a problem during preflight so I don't have to worry about it until I get the plane home and do my routine maintenance, like my receiver xtal is taped in and all the leads that go into the rx are secured with a bead of silicone on them, and have no logical reason to come loose during transport to and from the field, but are worth looking when I get it home. This is called routine maintenance, much like on the full-scale aircraft that I work on. They have a 5-7 day grace period between routine checks, where we go through the general condition and security of panels, hydraulic components, tires, etc., and do functional checks of the primary operating systems. Then they have a 40 or so day period between A-checks, where we actually pull panels and do visual inspections, check bonding straps, change filters, etc. A giant scale model airplane should be maintained in much the same manner.
As for servos that lock intermittently, that's is called a no-go situation. You should have never taken off until you got that problem fixed.