"kirk.stant" wrote in message
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This is my equivalent of the classic GUMP check, beloved of all power
pilots.

Well, perhaps not "beloved" everywhere, or even universlly taught any more.
I converted to SEL about 5 years ago, and no mention was ever made of any
standard or pneumonic memorized checklist for anything except emergencies.
Never once did I check the wheels of my Cessna on downwind. Instead, we used
model-specific checklists. In my experience, these laminated checklists are
commonly found in most rental aircraft. Model-specific checklists are available
for common aircraft at most any pilot's store. www.checkmateaviation.com

This is what got me thinking about why that might be, and how it might apply
to glider training.

Vaughn