Personal readiness check prior to flying:
I'M SAFE
Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
External factors or Emotions
Pre-Takeoff Checklist:
CIGARS
Controls (Full and free movement & correct sense)
Instruments (Altimeter, heading indicator, transponder set, radios tuned)
Gas (On and sufficient)
Attitude (Trim & flaps set for take-off)
Runup (Temperatures & pressures in the green, mag and carb heat check)
Safety (Doors latched, seatbelts secure)
Checks prior to entering runway:
Lights (Stobe lights on)
Camera (Transponder on)
Action (Mixture rich)
Required documents:
ARROW
Airworthiness certificate
Registration (State and Federal)
Radio station license (If flying internationally)
Operating limitations
Weight and balance
What to do if you are lost
5 Cs:
Climb
Communicate
Confess
Comply
Conserve
Required information prior to a flight:
AFATWRK (A fat work)
All information regarding the flight
Fuel requirements for the flight
Alternate airport (if required)
Takeoff and landing distances
Weather reports at destination
Runway lengths at airports of intended landing
Known ATC delays.
Required Inspections:
AV1ATE
Annual (12 MOS)
VOR Check (30 days, IFR only)
100 HR (100 hours.. Duh! Aircraft for hire only.)
Altimeter (24 MOS the pitot-static system.)
Transponder (24 MOS)
ELT (12 MOS)
Required Equipment:
A TOMATO FLAMES
Airspeed indicator
Tachometer
Oil Pressure Indicator
Magnetic Direction Indicator
Altimeter
Temperature gauge for each liquid cooled engine
Oil temperature gauge for each air cooled engine
Fuel gauge for each tank
Landing gear position indicator
Anti-collision lights
Manifold pressure gauge for each constant-speed engine
Emergency Locator Transmitter
Safety belts
Required equipment for night:
FLAPS
Fuses (spares)
Landing light
Anti-collision lights
Position lights
Source of electrical energy
Required instruments for IFR flight:
GRABCARD
Generator or Alternator
Rate of turn indicator
Adjustable altimeter
Ball for coordinating turns
Clock (panel mounted)
Attitude indicator
Radio
Directional Gyro
Transponder codes:
Hi, Jack, I can't hear you. Help!
7500: Hijacking
7600: Lost communications
7700: Any other emergency
NDB math:
Mary Had Roast Beef, Mary Barfed
Magnetic Heading
+
Relative Bearing
=
Magnetic Bearing
Compass acceleration errors:
ANDS
Accelerate
North
Decelerate
South
Compass turning errors:
UNOS
Undershoot
North
Overshoot
South
Lost comms routing in IFR:
AVEF (AVEnue F)
Assigned
Vectored
Expected
Filed
Clearance information to write down:
CRAFT
Clearance limit
Route
Altitude assigned
Frequency for next contact
Transponder code
Engine failure in a multi-engine airplane:
Firewall everything
Undercarriage up
Check which engine failed
Kill it
Mags check
Electrics check.