By Rich
from Philadelphia PA
on Monday, August 12, 2013
Pros: concise, at-a-glance presentation
Cons: Only a backup for somebody who understands the procedure
Review:
This is a great brief checklist. There are others that are much more thorough/procedural. This one covers all the essential items in a few words at most.
I'm still a student. I found the more verbose checklists more useful for the purpose of learning procedures, but they're a liability in flight and I'd end up relying on the instructor to either manage the checklists or the plane while I hunted through the list. This list is single-sided and all in-flight procedures are readily available.
Only potential concern is that emergency procedures require flipping the card. Those should generally be done from memory anyway and referenced after-the-fact.
The preflight/exterior section isn't really written from a flow perspective. All the key items are there, but I use a separate checklist for preflight written from a walkaround perspective.
Bottom line though is that I'd recommend this checklist to anybody.
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This Checklist is the balls!
By Tony
from Litchfield NH USA
on Tuesday, December 19, 2017
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Exactly like it said
By A Customer
from Enterprise OR USA
on Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Met my expectations. It was exactly what I purchased.
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I would buy it again!
By Steve
from Monticello KY USA
on Thursday, June 11, 2009
Review:
Its better then the owners manual check list.
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By Charles
from Lake Havasu City AZ USA
on Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Pros: simple and convenient....
Cons: perhaps the steps might be numbered..
Review:
Super convenience...Simple to use..easially stowed.. 90% of anything you might need in an emergency... It lacked nothing that I needed for checking out the aircraft. It was concise and to the point..You could not read it wrong...For what I used the "check mate" for I have not seen anything better...
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By Thomas
from Hoschton GA USA
on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Great one page checklist
By Tim
from PA
on Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Pros: Simple, easy to use, durable
Cons: None
Review:
I belong to a club and the checklists in the plane are old, tattered, and just don't cover all the smaller details. For just a few bucks I have my own list that I keep with the rest of my supplies and it covers everything I need...normal opps and emergency procedures and I always know where it will be.
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My Favorite Checklist
By Jeff
from Abbeville SC USA
on Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Review:
CheckMate check list are the only ones I use. I am a flight instructor and this is what is in my plane and what I encourage my students to have in their planes. These check list are large and easy to read and I like them much better that having to flip pages in the book-style check list.
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It is a real checkmate
By Javier
from Doral FL USA
on Friday, July 12, 2013
Pros: It is protected againts water or other liquid.
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Excellent item. Very practical. Fit perfect in my kneeboard.
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Pretty good checklist
By David
from Clay Center KS USA
on Sunday, May 04, 2014
Pros: Durable, easy to read, pleasant, quick emergency reference and V speeds
Cons: Outdated transponder use. Just slightly time consuming for beginner VFR students.
Review:
This is a very good checklist. It is very concise and easy to use. It has helpful reference speeds and emergency procedures included for quick reference. It is colorful, pleasant to look and at and very readable. It is durable and right sized.
As of 2014, most airports in the US have the policy to leave the transponder in the on position, however, the checklist still suggests squawking standby during taxi. It is very good for IFR operations, and just slightly time consuming for beginner pilots. However, my students have been able to readily adapt.
I highly recommend this checklist.
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Great!!!
By Oscar
from Miami FL USA
on Thursday, October 15, 2015
Pros: Great size quality and its tuff
Cons: Some checklist items out of order
Review:
Great size and quality. Nice and tuff only complain is the extirior checklist is out of order. Your constantly waking from one side to the other of the plane to follow the checklist.
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By John Thompson
from Illinois
on Thursday, July 25, 2019
Pros: Everything right out of the pilot operating handbook.
Cons: A lot of information on one page. I might prefer multiple pages...incorporating the emergency procedures on another easy to find page. But...that's just me.
Review:
Many of my students are members of a local flying club. The club members have developed their own checklists...but none incorporate an approved emergency procedures section. In preparation for their checkride, I have recommended they buy and use a CheckMate checklist. It has everything right out of the POH in a standardized easy to use format.
Well done, CheckMate!
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Cockpit Friendly & Versatile
By Robert
from Orange Park FL USA
on Monday, February 25, 2008
Review:
This is a checklist you can use and abuse. I like being able to stuff this between the side glass and instrument panel (readily at hand) without it coming apart. It also functions quite well as a flight bag divider between sorties.
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By Roger
from Spring City PA USA
on Monday, March 01, 2010
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Great Checklist
By Matthew
from Salem OR USA
on Sunday, July 10, 2011
Pros: Very Detailed
Cons: Wish it was available in the spiral bound option
Review:
Very good checklist
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Not Totally satisfied
By RICHARD
from Redondo Beach CA USA
on Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Pros: Convenient
Cons: Small print, lacking in the checklist procedures
Review:
First off, I would have preferred the flip page version of the Cessna 172M but I was told that it was no longer in production. With respect to the single card version, I was dissappointed in the the checklist procedures. Had the checklist been the same as that used in the flip page version, it would have been better.
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