Full before landing checklist in the pattern?

For many years I've observed many (most?) who are accustomed to flying
without checklists ...

3/4 don't check the brakes when they first start to taxi - another 3/4 don't
verify they can draw fuel from BOTH tanks prior to runups - 1/2 don't switch
on the beacon - 1/2 don't check the vacuum - the list goes on an on. The
problem is the pilots fly the plane the way they were taught by a person who
flys it the way they were taught and so on - in many cases these instructors
have developed lazy / undiciplined habits over the years - which get passed
on to the next person.

By using checklists (and getting used to using checklists) nothing EVER gets
forgotten - and habits are well formed when pilots transition to higher
performance aircraft (where transitioning pilots may initially be 2 miles
behind the aircraft - and checklists become more important than ever).






"Judah" wrote in message
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These guys are probably the same ones that tell you that since it's a
school plane, you can use the "abbreviated preflight checklist" and just
check for fuel and oil before going up.

If your students never plan to fly any plane besides the one that they
were
trained it, it MIGHT be OK to abbreviate the checklist to cover only those
items that are "applicable" to their plane.

But if you want to train someone to be a good pilot, you build good
habits,
which may include checking things that are easy to "assume".

JMHO..

BoDEAN wrote in
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How many people do / teach doing a full before landing checklist when
doing pattern work? I do with my students, but other cfi's I work with
use a quick / abbreviated one for our Cessna 172/152