Instructional Aids

T-39 FLIGHT PREPARATION

STUDENT GUIDE

Perform after takeoff checklist

Perform climb checklist

10 Perform descent checklist

11 Perform approach checklist

12 Perform landing checklist

13 Perform clearing runway checklist

14 Perform engine shutdown checklist

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS

T-39 Pilot's Pocket Checklist

T-39 NATOPS, Shore Based Procedures (Expanded Checklist)

REFERENCES

T-39 Pilot's Pocket Checklist

T-39 NATOPS

Airmen's Information Manual

FAR Part 91

GENERAL

Complex aircraft require attention to detail to be flown safely and effectively. Checklists

allow for the safe and orderly operation of the aircraft and ensure everything is prepared for the

next evolution of the flight.

Most multi-place aircraft checklists are "challenge and response" (C&R), which, when

properly coordinated, provide for a high degree of safety. Using this method, one person calls an

item, while the other performs the action and gives the proper response, i.e., CHALLENGE,

RESPONSE, VERIFY.

The challenger verifies the completion of an item by visually noting the action has been

performed properly (not by responding verbally to the pilot's response). Once the pilot

completes and responds to the item, the copilot moves to the next item. However, configuration

changes (gear, flaps, and trim) require visual and verbal backup by the student, i.e., "Gear, Gear

Down; I show Gear Down". In this case, the sequence becomes "Challenge, Response, Verify

(visually and verbally)".

If at any time you do not get a response corresponding with what the pocket checklist (PCL)

says and you do not know why, ask! Better to be sure and safe, than unsure and sorry. Other

checklists, which are not challenge and response, are to be completed at the appropriate time and

then verbally acknowledged as having been completed.

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