I gotta get me one of them "anacronyms". :-)
Seriously, though, filing IFR whether needed or not is good training.
Pretty soon you'll find you no longer need mnemonics and acronyms.
Maybe you'll need only a place to record clearances and amendments.
---JRC---

"Doug" wrote in message =
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For approaches I use WestCoastRailRoad
Weather, Clearance, Radios, and Review. I'll admit its a bit short of
being exhaustive. I also have an IFR checklist in the plane for
takeoff, cruise, arrival and approach phases. It IS exhaustive. As for
my clearance, everything goes into a radio or instrument. Frequecies
go into the radios, altitudes go into the altitude bug and headings go
into the heading bug and waypoints go into the GPS. Not a bad idea to
write them down also, but so long as my radios work, I can always ask.
The reality is I just keep a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (half) pad of paper and a
few pens in the plane and write down what I need on that. One of the
things I do have is a business card sized flight plan form, I use it
all the time so I have all the info to give flight service. All I
really need to jot down is my takeoff time and enroute time that I
gave him when I filed (well, ok, my destination, but I usually do know
that). Works great and I dont have to bring any paperwork into the
FBO, just my wallet, which I always have.
=20
It all depends on how exhaustive and organized YOU want to be. Do you
want to emulate the airlines, or just fly around with minimum hassle?
Or somewhere in between? I only file IFR if I need to, to get where I
am going. Some file IFR all the time.
=20
So my suggestion, memorize an anacronym, get several 1/2 size
notepads, some pens or pencils, and business card flight plan form,
and you have the minimum necessary.