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CFI TIpS
HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN SOMEONE WHO IS SO
COMMITTED TO USING A TO-DO LIST THAT THEY
ACTUALLY ADD ITEMS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED JUST
SO THEY CAN CHECK THEM OFF THE LIST? (Guilty as
charged!) Checklists are useful in life; they are essential
in aviation.
I have, on rare occasions, flown with pilots who don't use a
checklist. They were aircraft owners and very proficient,
thus their comfort level was high. I, on the other hand, was
not comfortable with this approach. Even for pilots at that
level of proficiency, checklists still serve several important
purposes-to confirm that tasks have been accomplished,
reduce complacency errors, ensure tasks follow the correct
flow, and mitigate against distractions.
IF YOU FIND THAT THERE'S A FLOW OF CHECKLIST
ITEMS THAT WORKS BETTER FOR YOU OR YOUR
STUDENT, WHETHER HE RENTS OR OWNS THE
AIRCRAFT, THIS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT
TRAINING TOPIC.
When in a training environment, flight instructors teach
their students to use checklists. It's a requirement for their
checkrides and it's how we confirm students are doing each
item needed during each phase of flight. This is drilled
into primary students and is a consistent message as they
receive advanced training and transition to other aircraft.
But to make checklists the most useful tool possible, they
must flow in a way that makes sense and is natural.
For those of us flying under FAR Part 91, there is nothing
in the federal aviation regulations preventing us from
revising checklists to change the order of items, or to add
additional tasks. As a renter, I always relied on the checklist
in the aircraft and didn't even consider creating my own.
When I became an aircraft owner, I first used the multipage
checklist from the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) but
found ways to improve it and ended up creating my own
checklist. The new version is conveniently kneeboard sized
(double sided) for ease of use, and still includes the items
from the AFM. The tailored version is a result of trial and
error, and I still update it as needed. If you find that there's

CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2

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CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 13 Issue 2
CFI Notes
From the Editor: Discover the Backcountry
You Are Cleared For…:What It Means in the Training Environment
Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
NTSB Accident Investigation: Finding the Golden BB
ASI Message: Lessons Learned—It Works if We Change Our Behavior
CFI News
CFI Tips: Making a List—Checking It Twice
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
There I Was…: Trouble During a Training Flight
Chart Challenge: Sectional vs TAC
CFI's Point of View: Caught in a Crosswind
From the ASI Archives: Stall/Spin—Classic Facts and Myths
You Can Fly: 4 Things You Didn't Know About AOPA's Flight Training Advantage
Safety Quiz: Density Altitude
CFI Tools: VFR Into IMC—An Insidious Trap
Chief's Corner: Graduations
ASI Safety Tip: Marshalling Signals
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 13 Issue 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - From the Editor: Discover the Backcountry
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - You Are Cleared For…:What It Means in the Training Environment
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - NTSB Accident Investigation: Finding the Golden BB
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - ASI Message: Lessons Learned—It Works if We Change Our Behavior
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI Tips: Making a List—Checking It Twice
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - There I Was…: Trouble During a Training Flight
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Chart Challenge: Sectional vs TAC
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI's Point of View: Caught in a Crosswind
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - From the ASI Archives: Stall/Spin—Classic Facts and Myths
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - You Can Fly: 4 Things You Didn't Know About AOPA's Flight Training Advantage
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Safety Quiz: Density Altitude
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI Tools: VFR Into IMC—An Insidious Trap
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Chief's Corner: Graduations
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - ASI Safety Tip: Marshalling Signals
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