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Clive J

Joined: 03 Nov 2007
Posts: 340
Location: UK

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:36 am Post subject: Cockpit checklist

A good list, I'm going to review mine (rather simpler) one with yours

Bear (and Buz's), thanks for the prompt.

After my recent experience (ouch)  and the criticality of the braking

for steering I'd add a brake check on the pre-approach checks. 



I landed with a friend in a Jabiru 430 and the brakes failed with a

cracked pipe that only gave us a small retardation before nothing on the

lever. 

I'm convinced we'd have found out there was a leak if we'd checked them

downwind. The leak was caused by an ill fitted mod to the brake system

when Jabiru added a second slave. 

The tee in the line was fitted at the wheel and the vibration of the tee

was too much for piping. I'm sure Jabiru America have figured that one

already and all Tees are now inboard of the U/C leg.

As for the landing I used the going sideways slows you down more

technique and we stopped before the end, with hindsight we could have

gone around and then dragged the plane in early and slow.



I digress, when I went off the runway last month there was nothing wrong

with my brakes, I had fixed a leak on the right before the flight and

then whilst struggling with the directional control assumed I had a

problem on the right, NOT having checked the pedal kickback on approach.

The other thing I'm not good at having done loads of landings in the

same plane over 8 years is using a checklist, usually just go 'round the

cockpit', something I'm trying to improve on as well! 

I'm in the bad habit experience level period I think.



Regards, Clive



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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:54 am Post subject: Cockpit checklist

Heh a new and applicable subject.



Pauls check list is a good one and fits nicely in the map pocket.



nick



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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:51 am Post subject: Cockpit checklist

I remember seeing Paul's cockpit checklist attached to a message on this

forum a while back, but I can't find it again.  Since it comes highly

recommended, can someone point me toward it or attach it to another

message?



Thank you,



Steve

Kit #48

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 Heh a new and applicable subject.



 Pauls check list is a good one and fits nicely in the map pocket.



 nick



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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject: Cockpit checklist

Steve, I sent another one directly to you.

 

 Paul "Bear" Bryant

 

 

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