Subject: Harvard/ SNJ/Texan checklists
This is the memory Vital Action checklist required of every cadet prior to
presence at "flights" (hangar line training), in the Empire and Commonwealth
Air Training Plans
which produced 1/4 million flyers in WW II and 45,000 post war. There were
of course variations according to aircraft type and theatre, but I used it
for most a/c until jets arrived - Lanc, C45, Dak, etc., even the T33. It is
generally possible to accomplish these while in formation without looking
into the cockpit too often. When that's needed the leader usually calls for
a loosening out.
B4 T/O - HTMPFFGGS
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HARNESS tight, locked
HOOD open/closed
HYDRAULICS pressure
TRIM t/o
TENSION tight
TEMPS,PRESS in green
MIXTURE rich
CARBHEAT cold
PITCH fine
FUEL fullest tank
FLAPS takeoff
GILLS set
GYROS unlocked (not gunsight*)
SWITCHES as req'd
AFTER T/O - BUMPH
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BRAKES on
UNDERCART - up
MIXTURE climb set
CARBHEAT set
PIITCH climb rpm
HOOD closed
INITIAL - UGBUM
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UNDERCART down
GAS fullest tank
BRAKES test
UNDERCART 3 green
MIXTURE rich
CARBHEAT hot check
FINAL - UPFH
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UNDERCART horn check
PITCH fine
FLAPS as req'd
HARNESS tight,locked
* applicable only to armament aircraft, ignored elsewhere.
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