Mnemonic Phrases
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Mnemonic Phrases
We all know that aviation has it's fair share of mnemonica phrases, just wondered whats your favourite, mine is one I learned on my first lesson and still use today:
The final checks at the hold:
(Tommy Tickled Mary's Pussy For Fun, Golly Gosh He Had Fun)
TOMMY = TRIMMER
TICKLED = TROTTLE (Friction)
MARY'S = MIXTURE
PUSSY = PROP
FOR FUN = FULL AND FREE
GOLLY = GAUGES
GOSH = GYRO'S
HE = HATCHES
HAD = HARNESSES
FUN = FUEL (pump on, correct tank etc)
Never forgotton this one and I feel it's pretty good for those last checks, now lets hear some of the others
The final checks at the hold:
(Tommy Tickled Mary's Pussy For Fun, Golly Gosh He Had Fun)
TOMMY = TRIMMER
TICKLED = TROTTLE (Friction)
MARY'S = MIXTURE
PUSSY = PROP
FOR FUN = FULL AND FREE
GOLLY = GAUGES
GOSH = GYRO'S
HE = HATCHES
HAD = HARNESSES
FUN = FUEL (pump on, correct tank etc)
Never forgotton this one and I feel it's pretty good for those last checks, now lets hear some of the others
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I like it! Never heard that one before!
Actually, most, if not all, of the mnemonics that I've learnt have been a series of letters which can be strung together to make an almost-pronouncable word - things like BUMFICHH, HASELL, FREDA, CoPiLoT.... very boring, compared to your Tommy checks!
Personally, I like to use mnemonics for when I have to do checks while I'm busy doing something else. BUMFICHH, HASELL and FREDA are all used when flying the aircraft, CoPiLoT just as you line up on the runway. If I'm not busy doing something else, for example for pre-takeoff checks, I prefer to use a check-list. So I, personally, wouldn't use your Tommy checks. But they obviously work for you!
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Actually, most, if not all, of the mnemonics that I've learnt have been a series of letters which can be strung together to make an almost-pronouncable word - things like BUMFICHH, HASELL, FREDA, CoPiLoT.... very boring, compared to your Tommy checks!
Personally, I like to use mnemonics for when I have to do checks while I'm busy doing something else. BUMFICHH, HASELL and FREDA are all used when flying the aircraft, CoPiLoT just as you line up on the runway. If I'm not busy doing something else, for example for pre-takeoff checks, I prefer to use a check-list. So I, personally, wouldn't use your Tommy checks. But they obviously work for you!
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'Cos I'm ignorant, what is the CoPiLoT check?
While the Tommy checks are entertaining for cat lovers, they leave out a few points which could catch you out on an aircraft with dual magnetos, a primer and flaps. If you use TTMMPPFFGGHH, you should cover everything. I then add PLC, for Pitot heat as needed, Lights (strobes, nav lights...), Controls - full and free.
Never found a mnemonic for it all, though......
'Cos I'm ignorant, what is the CoPiLoT check?
While the Tommy checks are entertaining for cat lovers, they leave out a few points which could catch you out on an aircraft with dual magnetos, a primer and flaps. If you use TTMMPPFFGGHH, you should cover everything. I then add PLC, for Pitot heat as needed, Lights (strobes, nav lights...), Controls - full and free.
Never found a mnemonic for it all, though......
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When I did my old "B" rating (now known as MEP), the instructor was so polite, he never used 4 letter words in front of a lady!
It was only later that someone else told me the absolutely essential, & easy to remember mnemonic, for engine failure (especially after take-off) in a twin:-
F Firewall all levers (throttles, props, mixtures)
U Undercarriage - check retracted
C Clean - check flaps up
K Kill (closedown) dead engine
Simple to remember,
'cos when one donkey quits .....
.... just fit the actions to the pilot's instinctive comment
It was only later that someone else told me the absolutely essential, & easy to remember mnemonic, for engine failure (especially after take-off) in a twin:-
F Firewall all levers (throttles, props, mixtures)
U Undercarriage - check retracted
C Clean - check flaps up
K Kill (closedown) dead engine
Simple to remember,
'cos when one donkey quits .....
.... just fit the actions to the pilot's instinctive comment
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AF, Copilot is:
Compass: check it matches the runway designator (i.e. you're on the right runway, and the compass is correct), and the DI matches it
Pitot heat: turn on if expecting IMC
Lights: turn strobes on
Transponder: switch from standby to altitude reporting
Used as you line up on the runway. I used to do all of these (except check I'm on the correct runway) as part of the pre-takeoff checks, but my instructor taught me the Copilot list once when there was a very long queue to take off.
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Here's one for the correct order that airspeed corrections are made:
"ICE T is a Pretty Cool Drink"
I---C---E---T
--P---C---D
IAS, Pressure, CAS, Compressibility, EAS, Density, TAS.
Hope this makes sense!
(I put '-' s in there to get the correct pitch between the letters, just ignore them)
"ICE T is a Pretty Cool Drink"
I---C---E---T
--P---C---D
IAS, Pressure, CAS, Compressibility, EAS, Density, TAS.
Hope this makes sense!
(I put '-' s in there to get the correct pitch between the letters, just ignore them)
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When I did my first circuits session, I had to learn the pre landing checks for the C152 I'm learning on. This was the on the checklist, so I just tried to think up a silly mnemonic. I think it's so random I should remember it:
Bloody - brakes
Mary - mixture
Can't - carb heat
Often - oil Ts+Ps etc
Feed - fuel
Horses - hatches / harnesses
tKF
Bloody - brakes
Mary - mixture
Can't - carb heat
Often - oil Ts+Ps etc
Feed - fuel
Horses - hatches / harnesses
tKF
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About a million pilots must remember the Chippie DW VAs - My Friend Fred Has Hairy Balls?
Mixture, Fuel, Flaps, Harness, Hood and Brakes.
Personally I preferred 'My Friend Fiona Has Huge Boobs'!!
Then there were STUPRECCC and CUBSTUNT in the wonderful Folland Pocket Rocket....
Mixture, Fuel, Flaps, Harness, Hood and Brakes.
Personally I preferred 'My Friend Fiona Has Huge Boobs'!!
Then there were STUPRECCC and CUBSTUNT in the wonderful Folland Pocket Rocket....
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And I'll never forget to FART as I re-join an airfield -
F Fuel on and sufficient, correct tank, fuel pump on
A Altimeter set to QFE - check circuit height
R Radio tuned to approach with tower behind and ground ready
T Transponder to standby if under controlled airspace
F Fuel on and sufficient, correct tank, fuel pump on
A Altimeter set to QFE - check circuit height
R Radio tuned to approach with tower behind and ground ready
T Transponder to standby if under controlled airspace
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What about 'Fck Me I'm In Trouble' for engine failures
Fck = Fuel (pumps & selector)
Me = Mixture
I'm = Ignition
In = Instruments
Trouble = Throttle (friction nut/partial power)
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Fck = Fuel (pumps & selector)
Me = Mixture
I'm = Ignition
In = Instruments
Trouble = Throttle (friction nut/partial power)
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The crap checks at 300 feet. Since joining the UAS, we just use HASELL, FIRAA, MANTA, etc.... They make it quite easy.
C - Carb heat
R - Runway
A - Approach
P - Permission
C - Carb heat
R - Runway
A - Approach
P - Permission
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What about at your turning points : CHATS
C - compas (aligned with DI)
H - heading (plying planned course)
A - altitude (obvious)
T - time (don't forget to reset your clock)
S - speed (does it match what you expected)
Very good for DR VFR.
C - compas (aligned with DI)
H - heading (plying planned course)
A - altitude (obvious)
T - time (don't forget to reset your clock)
S - speed (does it match what you expected)
Very good for DR VFR.
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or, for pre-take-off essentials in most basic types: Tiger Moths Fly Good and High, best pronounced with a stutter, as in:-
T-Tiger: Trim, Throttle friction
M-Moths: Mixture, Mags
F-Fly: Fuel, Flaps (OK, slots if you are actually in a Tiger Moth)
G-Good: gauges, gyros
and
H- High: hatches, harnesses
T-Tiger: Trim, Throttle friction
M-Moths: Mixture, Mags
F-Fly: Fuel, Flaps (OK, slots if you are actually in a Tiger Moth)
G-Good: gauges, gyros
and
H- High: hatches, harnesses
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and how about Too Many Pilots Forget How It Comes
T - Trim, Throttle Friction Nut
M - Master On, Mags Both, Mixture Rich
P - Pitot Cover Off, Pressures OK
F - Flaps Set, Fuel on Fullest, Fuses In
H - Hatches Closed, Harnesses Tight
I - Instruments Set, D.I., QNH
C - Controls Full and Free Movement
It works for me
T - Trim, Throttle Friction Nut
M - Master On, Mags Both, Mixture Rich
P - Pitot Cover Off, Pressures OK
F - Flaps Set, Fuel on Fullest, Fuses In
H - Hatches Closed, Harnesses Tight
I - Instruments Set, D.I., QNH
C - Controls Full and Free Movement
It works for me
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