CHECKLIST! CHECKLIST! CHECKLIST!
Channel: Over 50 and Learning To Fly!
Date: 2020-08-10

Always do your checklist no matter what! Recently, my door came open in flight.  Why?  Because I did not do my checklist thoroughly!

All pilots have been taught the importance of using written checklists, but a few ignore this flight safety resource. The FAA's practical test standards clearly state that pilots must use appropriate written checklists, yet the accident record shows that some pilots don't. 

The FAA recommends that all pilots use a checklist in the airplane. Embry-Riddle has very specific checklist procedures and requirements for our pilots, and in this video, we introduce and explain these checklists.

To create your own checklist you MUST use the content from your POH.  I created my own checklist template, printed out in card stock and laminated.  Keeping a good laminated checklist helps, although it can be forgotten.
No matter what you are doing ALWAYS go through your checklist!  It will save you from trouble that can be avoided.

Have you always wanted to learn how to fly but now you are over 50?  Get out there and start and learn! There are so many people in there 50's and 60's who are just starting to fly so what are you waiting for?