GUMPS is an acronym widely used by retractable gear aircraft pilots as a mental checklist to ensure nothing critical has been forgotten before landing. Its popularity is widespread, appearing in flight student curricula,
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Due to distraction and preoccupation during the landing sequence approximately 100 gear-up landing incidents occurred each year in the United States between 1998 and 2003.
The checklist
GUMPS stands for:
* G –
Gas
Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).
A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g. oxygen), or ...
(Fuel on the proper tank, fuel pump on as required, positive fuel pressure)
* U –
Undercarriage
Undercarriage is the part of a moving vehicle that is underneath the main body of the vehicle. The term originally applied to this part of a horse-drawn carriage, and usage has since broadened to include:
*The landing gear of an aircraft.
*The ch ...
(landing gear down)
* M –
Mixture
In chemistry, a mixture is a material made up of two or more different chemical substances which are not chemically bonded. A mixture is the physical combination of two or more substances in which the identities are retained and are mixed in the ...
(fuel mixture set)
* P –
Propeller
A propeller (colloquially often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon ...
(prop set)
* S –
Seat belts
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and Switches (lights, pitot heat, etc.)
See also
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BUMMMFITCHH
BUMMMFITCHH is one form of a mnemonic used by pilots to remember the sequence of actions required when an aeroplane is on approach to land. A shorter version for simple aircraft is BMFFH; many variations exist for different aircraft types.
The c ...
- alternative pre-landing checks
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List of mnemonics
* ANDS (in the Northern hemisphere) - Accelerate North Decelerate South. SAND in the Southern hemisphere.
* BLITTS - pre-takeoff checks
*BUMMMFITCHH - pre ...
References
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