In your January 2017 issue you have an interesting article about flows, checklists, do-lists and callouts. However, that sample checklist you provide misses one important aspect: numbering.Try saying (or verbalizing) 1 Switches Set, 2 Fuel Totalizer Set, 3 Altimeters Set, 5 Transpo.....You wont get through the Transponder item without realizing that there should have been a number 4.
The article discusses the practical application and design of pilot checklists, suggesting that their primary role is to verify actions performed via a "flow," making numbering optional based on pilot preference.
It highlights the critical importance of comprehensive situational awareness, from identifying the correct target runway environment during side-step approaches to considering the "bigger picture" of surrounding airports and weather in flight planning.
A personal account serves as a reminder of the significant dangers of wake turbulence from large aircraft, capable of causing severe loss of control.
The complexities of aviation procedures are explored, with an explanation of how subtle differences in obstacle clearance areas can lead to drastically different climb gradient requirements for seemingly similar departure routes.
In your January 2017 issue you have an interesting article about flows, checklists, do-lists and callouts. However, that sample checklist you provide misses one important aspect: numbering.
