Make your landings consistent

You do not want to be coming in too fast or too slow

You do not want to be too high or too low

Land the nose on the center line

Have the nose pointing straight when you land

⦁ Your priorities: Aviate Navigate Communicate

⦁ We can't eliminate all risks but we can mitigate risks

⦁ Have good cockpit management of tools including ForeFlight, checklists, and paperwork

⦁ Have good cockpit management of the crew and passengers

⦁ Visualize (plan) the flight before taking off

⦁ Sitting in the plane with the engine off going over the checklist does not cost anything

⦁ Consider your passengers/students tolerance

⦁ Stay within limits of you and the machine

⦁ Standard atmosphere is 15°C at sea level at 29.92

⦁ If you read it, it’s probably true, if you hear it, it’s magnetic.

⦁ When leaning max RPM is peak

§ 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.

§ 91.13 Careless or reckless operation.

§ 91.103 Preflight action.

⦁ Monitor Six Pack/PFD, Horizon, and Wind Direction then adjust with Pitch Power Trim Rudder Bank

⦁ The Horizon is our biggest tool and it's usually available

⦁ Use all tools but not to point of hindrance

⦁ Windsock points to start point

⦁ Use the 'Lindbergh reference'

⦁ Never full flaps when climbing

Cleared to land = full stop power off, go around if necessary

For the option = full stop, full stop taxi back, touch and go, stop and go

⦁ "Traffic in sight" or "Negative contact"
⦁ Do not say "I have them on the fish finder" or "I have them on ADS-B"

⦁ Get Flight Following when leaving a Class C or D airport...they will set you up

North Up = plane moves

Track Up = map moves

Wherever weather was 15 minutes ago on radar it could be in a different location now

Don't fly through yellow on the radar for any size plane

⦁ D = Current LAT LON

⦁ VOR/RADIAL/DME

Example: LGC/90/50

⦁ GPS Waypoint/RADIAL/Distance

Example: SMLTZ/45/10

⦁ Tap on VOR...Hold...Setup as published