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Old December 26th 05, 10:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Landing Check Lists

For all landings, my pre-landing check is:

W- Water jettisoned.
U - Undercarriage down and locked.
L - Loose objects stowed away and, considering myself
as a potential loose object, straps tight.
F - Flaps set as appropriate.

For field landings I also do:

W - Wind speed and direction (estimate as best as possible)
W - Wires - power, telephone and electric fences
S - Size
S - Slope
S - Surface
S - Stock
T - Tramlines

Derek Copeland
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On 26 December 2005, Bb wrote:
This is a good question, since many standard checklists
leave out
important things and add silly ones ('Land?' What,
I'm going to forget
to land?!!).

Mine:

Wind (direction, strength, how strong will gradient/wind
shadow be)
Ground (pick place to land, look for obstructions,
wires, fences, pick
approach path to landing spot)
Gear (down and locked, and check)
Trim (pick speed appropriate to conditions, trim to
it, configure
glider for landing including flaps and spoiler check)
Traffic (announce, look!)