IFT Memory Checklists

Question 1

BEFORE TAKEOFF (Lights, Camber, Action)

Answer 1

(Lights, Camber, Action)
1. STROBE & LANDING LIGHT - ON
2. FLAPS - T/O
3. TAKEOFF TIME - NOTE
Callout: “44 KNOTS”

Question 2

CLIMB (400’ Below TPA)

Answer 2

1. THROTTLE - FULL
2. FLAPS - CRUISE
3. AIRSPEED - 70 KIAS
4. ENGINE GAUGES - CHECK
   Callout: “CLEAR LEFT” or “CLEAR RIGHT”

NOTE: After go around or touch and go, lean mixture for climb after safely airborne in a positive climb (safely airborne, mixture to the X)
After tower hands you off on the climb, contact departure:

Pilot-Dep: “Denver Departure, Tiger XX, (state current altitude) CLIMBING (desired altitude), (N/S/E/W) Departure, Area OR Airfield.”

Question 3

CRUISE/LEVEL-OFF

Answer 3

1. THROTTLE - AS REQ(2500 RPM, 100KTS)
2. FLAPS - CRUISE
3. FUEL PUMP - OFF
4. LANDING LIGHTS - OFF
5. ENGINE GAUGES - CHECK
6. FUEL (GUAGE QUANTITY) - CONFIRM
   Challenge: “Fuel #/# (quantity) CONFIRM?”
   Response: “CONFIRM”
7. MIXTURE - LEAN AS REQUIRED
   Look/listen for RPM drop, then forward 1 inch

One minute before entering your area, contact Tiger Traffic

Pilot-Tgr Trfc: “Tiger XX, entering Area #.”

Question 4

BEFORE MANEUVERING

Answer 4

1. AREA BOUNDARIES & OBSTACLES - IDENTIFY
2. FL TOUCHDOWN POINT & LDG DIRECTION - IDENTIFY
3. CLEARING TURNS -
   PERFORM
   Callout: “CLEAR LEFT” or “CLEAR RIGHT”
4. FUEL PUMP - ON
5. MIXTURE - FULL RICH
   *When about to leave an area use or modify SA 2+2
   Squawk ATIS/WX
   2 Checklists + 2 Radio calls
   (Cruise & Descent App + Tiger Traffic & Denver/CTAF)

Question 5

BEFORE LANDING

Answer 5

1. FUEL PUMP - ON
2. MIXTURE - FULL RICH
   Callout: “Fuel Pump On, Mixture Full Rich”
3. AIRSPEED & FLAP SETTING - CONFIRM
   Callout: “BELOW 100 Knots (move flaps to T/O)”
   Callout: “BELOW 78 Knots” (move flaps to LDG)”
   Challenge: “Airspeed 60 Knots, flaps LDG, confirm.”
   Response: “Confirmed.”
   Callout: “CLEAR LEFT” or “CLEAR RIGHT”

Pitch Power Roll

Pilot-Twr: “Tiger XX, base, Runway #.”
Twr-Pilot: “Tiger XX, cleared option (or cleared to land), Runway #.” REPEAT

If departing towered pattern, before last touch-go, squawk 45XX, then say:
Pilot-Twr: “Tiger__, request ___ Departure after this option.”

If departing uncontrolled pattern, in final base turn say:
Pilot: “Tiger XX base runway #, Last pattern”

On upwind at 500’AGL say
Pilot: “Tiger XX Departing”

Question 6

GO-AROUND

Answer 6

GO-AROUND
1. THROTTLE - FULL
2. FLAPS - T/O
3. AIRSPEED - 66 KIAS

At towered airport only
Pilot-Twr: “Tiger XX, on the go.”
NOTE: After go around or touch and go, lean mixture for climb after safely airborne in a positive climb (safely airborne, mixture to the X)

Question 7

AFTER LANDING

Answer 7

1. LANDING LIGHT - OFF
2. FLAPS - CRUISE
3. TRIM - NEUTRAL
4. LANDING TIME - NOTE

To obtain taxi clearance to Doss Ramp after landing and clearing the runway:
Twr-Pilot: “Tiger XX, contact ground.” REPEAT
Pilot-Gnd: “Pueblo Ground, Tiger XX, (taxiway location), request taxi, Doss.”

Question 8

DESCENT/APPROACH

Answer 8

DESCENT/APPROACH
1. ATIS - OBTAIN
2. AVIONICS & NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT - SET
TECHNIQUE: COMPLETE THIS 1st WHEN SA 2+2
3. HEADING & ATTITUDE INDICATORS - SET
4. ALTIMETER - SET
6. APPROACH BRIEFING - PERFORM
App Brief: “RUNWAY __ VIA ___(Initial), [LEFT/RIGHT] PATTERN, (TPA)__ FEET.”
7. SAFETY BELTS - FASTENED
8. LANDING LIGHT - ON
10. FUEL PUMP - ON
11. MIXTURE - FULL RICH

When departing your area, say on Tiger Traffic: Pilot-Tgr Trfc: “Tiger__, Area__, inbound, (Intercept Location, if departing 2/3 tier area).”
Contact Denver Approach when leaving area:
Pilot-Apr: “Denver Approach, Tiger__, Area __, 6500, Information (ATIS code)”
Apr-Pilot: “Tiger__, contact tower.” REPEAT
Pilot-Twr: “Pueblo Tower, Tiger__, (report point), Runway __, option (or full stop).”
Pilot-Twr: “Tiger__, initial, Runway__ .”