FRED went SLOW with HASEL until his head TILTed - IT PAID off

Updated...with your suggestions

By the way, I have no idea what the above sentence means but that's the best I could come up with with the known mnemonic checks. So, please don't over analyze it:)

Here is a collection of some useful aviation mnemonics and checklists I think will help you in your flight training and more importantly your flight test...

On the ground

Documents:

Thanks for the new suggestion Hallaig!

Here's one to remember which documents to have on board - CP RAIL

Crew documents (pilot, radio + medical)
POH
Registration
Airworthiness certificate
Insurance
Logbook - aircraft journey log

That reminded me of a couple more:

Documents to have on board (another mnemonic) - AROWJIL

Airworthiness Certificate (C of A)
Registration (Certificate of Registration C of R)
O - POH (Aircraft Flight Manual, Aircraft Operating Manual)
Weight and Balance and Equipment
Journey log
Insurance Proof
Licenses of the Crew

Validity of the Certificate of Airworthiness - PARADE C

POH
Annual Maintenance (every 200 hrs)
Regular scheduled maintenance (every 50 hrs in 4 sections that add up to 200 hrs)
Ad's/SB's Airworthiness directives (major) and Service Bulletins (minor)
Defects/Snags
ELT (once every 12 months, test 5 minutes on the hr for no more than 5 secs)
Compass (must be swung once a year)

Passenger Briefing:

SAFETY check

Seat ( for seat belts, seat position)
Air vents (passenger discomfort)
Fire extinguisher (location and operation)
Exit doors, Emergency survival/first aid kit (location and contents); Equipment (location and operation)
Traffic (scan, spot, notify); Tabacco (no smoking)
You (Ask questions and feel comfortable to speak up)

Before takeoff:

TTILTS check:

At the hold short line just prior to departure be sure to take your

Tower (communicate)

Time (note your time)

Instruments (check instruments)

Lights (appropriate lights)

Transponder (change to alt)

Sock (check the wind)

In the air:

When en-route to a destination:

FRED

Fuel (check flue burn, levels)

Radio (check radio frequencies, communicate position etc)

Engine (check engine gauges, oil pressure tachometer etc)

DG (directional gyro aka heading indicator needs to be reset ever 15 minutes to match the compass)

Position Report while on route:

IT PAID

Identification (what is your call sign)
Type (aircraft type)
Position (what is your position)
Altitude (your altitude ASL)
Intention (What do you plan to do, if applicable)
Destination (Where are you headed?)

Prior to upper air work exercises (including Stalls, Slow flight, Steep turns etc):

HASEL

Height (good altitude at i.e. 2000 AGL)

Area is clear (look for traffic)

Safety/Security (seatbelts, loose objects are secured etc)

Engine (check oil pressure, tachometer, etc)

Lookout (do a 360 turn around to look for any traffic, obstacles, issues)

For more info on another version of the HASEL check go here

Before landing:

When doing your precautionary landing:

TC SLOW

Transportation (are there roads near by? Can I stop a car for help?)

Communication (Are there houses, where I can call for help?)

Surface (Is the surface good for landing? Soft, hard, etc?)

Length (Is the field long enough for landing? Tips to measure length here)

Obstacle

Wind

When your engine fails:

Cause check (no good mnemonic for this one...:) Sorry...

• Fuel (pick the tank with most amount of fuel)
• Ignition (on)
  
• Mixture (rich)
  
• Carburetor, Alt air. Throttle to full

Do you know any others that are useful? Post your comments and I will update this entry to include those that are most useful.

Also, check out other emergency checklists here.