Students doing a before landing checklist

[BoDEAN]

Do you make your students do a before landing checklist if they are staying in the pattern? Say you do 10 touch and go's with them. Do you require a before landing checklist each time on downwind?

 

[minitour]

I will once I have students...no reason not to.

-mini

 

[PaulThomas]

I wish I had to do it while I trained. It would have been a good habit to pick up so I don't forget in when I come in to land.

 

[Goose Egg]

Yes. 10 touches, 10 pre-landing checklists.

-Goose

 

[Kream926]

yes.....

makes good habit when they get into retractable gear planes later on

dont forget, complaicency (sp?)

 

[minitour]

It's important, I think.

Laws of primacy and exercise fast at work there...get them to do it right the first time and they won't gear up it a week after you sign them off to solo the FBO's new retract...

-mini

 

[flyer172r]

Chances are if they don't do it during touch and goes, they won't think to do it when they're making one landing after a long flight. Most piston airplanes I've seen have a pretty short checklist, should be plenty of time on downwind to get it done.

 

[BoDEAN]

Thanks!

 

[Kream926]

there was an accident where a kid didnt do a pre lamding check and geared it in at RVS with CFI on board. dont let it happen to you bodean.

 

[BoDEAN]

If you have a URL of the report, I would appreciate it. I email my students stuff a lot. It will make the point "hit home!"

BTW - Kream926, I won't let it happen to me. Thanks for the heads up.