Pilots longing to indulge their inner filmmaker must love the shorthand before-takeoff checklist “Lights – Camera – Action.” If you aren’t familiar with this handy mnemonic, it’s intended to be recited immediately after receiving takeoff clearance and rolling past the hold-short line onto the active runway (or making the call on the common traffic advisory frequency) and includes final to-do items you won’t have time to read from a written checklist. Here’s what it means:
Lights – turn on your required external lighting, i.e. landing light and strobe.
