Memory aids are a huge asset to pilots. It's hard enough to come up with lists or do public math when you're sitting in a briefing room. It's much harder in flight. But if you have a word or phrase to recite, the execution can become much easier. I hope these help...
- Aircraft categories: TURN PALE
- Airports/Airfields
- Preflight info for off station airfields
- Sign types: MIDDLR
- Airspace
- FEET SO 14-50 (Class E airspace types)
- McPRAWN (special use airspace)
- ATC
- IPAD (initial call to ATC, page 3)
- Before landing
- CGUMPS
- GPS: Gear, Prop (forward), Speed brakes (closed)
- Before takeoff
- Cloud clearances (see Airspace)
- Compass, see Magnetic Compass
- Decision Making: DECIDE
- Documents, required
- ARROW (required documents) or AROW (if the radio license is not required)
- I use SPARROW (adds supplements, placards) or SPARROWED (adds supplements, placards, external data plate and deviation card).
- Engine Failure (ASEL, several versions)
- ABCDE
- ALARMS
- PL(ease) START
- Speed, Field, Faults, Flaps, Final (IN THAT ORDER!)
- Equipment +
- A FAST MOOSE (day VFR)
- APES (night VFR)
- ATOMS x 2 (day VFR required equipment)
- DECARAT (IFR required equipment + day or night VFR equipment)
- FLAPS (night VFR)
- GOOSE A CAT (day VFR required equipment)
- GRAB CARD (IFR required equipment + day or night VFR equipment)
- TOMATO FLAMES (day VFR)
- See also: A FAST MOOSE, ATOMS x 2, GOOSE A CAT
- TOMATO FLAMES + FLAPS (VFR day/night)
- Go around
- Hazardous attitudes (I'M AIR)
- Impulsiveness / Macho / Anti-authority / Invulnerability / Resignation
- IFR / Approaches
- 5Ts (approaches) or 6Ts (page 4)
- 6As (approaches, page 4)
- AVE F (lost comm routing, IFR,in order)
- CIA (fundamentals of instrument flight)
- Clearance: CRAFTS or In Clear Deep Rivers And Hot Springs, Fish Swim
- Mandatory reports:
- MEA (lost comm altitudes, IFR, highest)
- PAINMOM (approach brief)
- Procedure/Plate (ensure briefing the same version)
- Altimeter (get the latest)
- Initial rate of decent (gameplan for precision vs non-precision)
- NAVAIDs (set navigation aids and inbound course)
- Missed approach (brief it)
- Ops Check (check your aircraft instruments/fuel)
- Minimums (briefed and set if you have bugs)
- Position report: I Play The Accordion For Nothing, No Reason
- APTATEN - Aircraft ID, position, time (crossing fix), altitude, type of flight plan, ETA (to next reporting point), name (of next reporting point).
- Procedure turns (when not to): SHARPTT
- WIRETAP (IFR and nearing destination)
- Illusions
- GAARF (landing)
- ICE FLAGGS (in flight)
- Inspections
- Lost / Lost Comm
- Magnetic Compass
- ANDS (dip errors)
- UNOS (turns)
- Two Virginians Make Delightful Company (true heading to compass)
- PAST (determining critical engine AMEL)
- Personal Minimums
- IM SAFE
- PAvE (Pilot, aircraft, environment, external pressure)
- External pressure can be PAWT (passengers, airspace, wx and time)
- PDF from FAA
- PAWT (external pressure): passengers, airspace, wx and time
- Position Reports: see IFR above
- Reports, required/mandatory
- IFR (see above)
- NTSB: P-FACTION
- SMACFUM (determining Vmc for AMEL)
- Transponder Codes (my version)
- 7500 - "high five" or hijack
- 7600 - in the military J6 is communications
- 7700 - highest number = highest concern, i.e., emergency
- Weather
- Briefing: SACrED WiNd (or the Standard Brief from AWC)
- Charts: CoPS WARS
- Written Truth / Magnetic Speaker (winds)
- FIG -
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