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David Jacobowitz wrote:

On Sep 22, 8:26*pm, "Tim" wrote:


Use a check list?

An obvious enough answer, but a decent one. My objection is that it
feels like a slippery slope. Will it lead to a getting dressed
checklist, making dinner checklist, etc? :-)

I made a "before leaving the airport" checklist after a couple of stupid
episodes of forgetfulness, including one where I forgot to put my
batteries on charge (not good for a sailplane that can't charge them in
flight!). It's very short, just five items. 1: forget anything in
plane/trailer/on ramp? 2: batteries on charge? 3: big hangar door
properly closed? 4: little hangar door locked? 5: bags in car?

Works well, haven't had any major problems since.

So far it has not led to a "getting dressed" checklist, but I won't rule
out the possibility.

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