Checklist

[erikx]

Made up an AAF style checklist for the Cub:



After downloading the historic original black look pdf: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r16uw21apdjo5 ... 0black.pdf you can print it and make your plaque carded version out of it.
If you don't mind the original look, I did an ink saving white version as well: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2a9xyo36hohv3 ... 0white.pdf

For my other A2A aircraft checklists:
For B-17 checklist see topic: http://a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtop ... 29&t=33575
For P-40 Checklist see topic: http://a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtop ... 82&t=33607
For P-47 checklist see topic: http://a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtop ... 55&t=33700
For P-51 Checklist see topic: http://a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtop ... 93&t=33568
For Spitfire MkI checklist see topic: http://a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtop ... 77&t=33584
For Spitfire MkII checklist see topic: http://a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtop ... 77&t=33643

Regards,
erikx

[AlexF389]

Wow thanks, just seen all your others too, will be super useful for my J3 & Spit

[Flyboy_Pete]

Thanks Erik, very nice.

[n421nj]

Just noticed that in the a2a manual it says to do the run up at 2100rpm not 1800.

[BPL]

Just noticed that in the a2a manual it says to do the run up at 2100rpm not 1800.

From the manual: "R - Runup – check magnetos at 1,800 rpm. No more than 75-100 rpm drop on any one mag. Turn on the carburetor heat, it should show a drop of approximately 100 RPM, if no drop, or much more of a drop than that, stop the engine and have a mechanic investigate. Turn off the carburetor heat."

[n421nj]

as per page 48 of the a2a manual

Pre-Takeoff
• As mentioned before, there is no parking brake in a Cub, so run-ups require constant pressure on the heel brakes while the throttle is
advanced. This can be a problem for particularly short pilots flying solo, as you have to reach up to the wing root where the magneto
switch is, to check the magnetos. This may require a stretch up, and while doing this, inadvertently releasing some pressure from the
heel brakes. Obviously, with the throttle open for the runup, this is not a good idea, as you will careen across the field in a big hurry.
In the simulator, we are saved from this indignity by the mouse and keyboard.
The pre-takeoff checklist is simple: “CIGAR”
C - Controls free and correct
I - Instruments correct - Altimeter set, compass moving free, oil temperature and pressure in the green
G - Gas- check that the fuel rod is floating and is appropriately high
A - Attitude correct (trim set for takeoff-neutral or slightly nose up with a passenger)
R - Runup – check magnetos at 2,100 rpm. No more than 75-100 rpm drop on any one mag., carburetor heat on should show a drop of
approximately 100 RPM, if no drop, or much more of a drop than that, stop the engine and have a mechanic investigate.

[BPL]

as per page 48 of the a2a manual

Pre-Takeoff
• As mentioned before, there is no parking brake in a Cub, so run-ups require constant pressure on the heel brakes while the throttle is
advanced. This can be a problem for particularly short pilots flying solo, as you have to reach up to the wing root where the magneto
switch is, to check the magnetos. This may require a stretch up, and while doing this, inadvertently releasing some pressure from the
heel brakes. Obviously, with the throttle open for the runup, this is not a good idea, as you will careen across the field in a big hurry.
In the simulator, we are saved from this indignity by the mouse and keyboard.
The pre-takeoff checklist is simple: “CIGAR”
C - Controls free and correct
I - Instruments correct - Altimeter set, compass moving free, oil temperature and pressure in the green
G - Gas- check that the fuel rod is floating and is appropriately high
A - Attitude correct (trim set for takeoff-neutral or slightly nose up with a passenger)
R - Runup – check magnetos at 2,100 rpm. No more than 75-100 rpm drop on any one mag., carburetor heat on should show a drop of
approximately 100 RPM, if no drop, or much more of a drop than that, stop the engine and have a mechanic investigate.

That's bizarre. I have that same section on page 49, and it says 1800 RPM. I wonder if they changed the manual.

[erikx]

For people that are interested in the real world usage of the checklist in WWII airforces, at UC San Diego there is some interesting research going on of Roger Bohn.
http://art2science.org/daredevils/

Most recently he published a paper: NOT FLYING BY THE BOOK: SLOW ADOPTION OF CHECKLISTS AND PROCEDURES IN WW2 AVIATION.
http://art2science.org/2013/07/16/not-f ... -aviation/

Direct link to the full paper:
http://art2science.files.wordpress.com/ ... n-2013.pdf
Direct link to a presentation:
http://art2science.files.wordpress.com/ ... -2013e.pdf

Enjoy erikx