Mnemonics A mnemonic ( ) device, or memory device, is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval (remembering) in the human memory for better understanding. Mnemonics make use of elaborative encoding, retrieval cues, and imagery ...

are used by

aircraft pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...

s for the safe management of a flight.

List of mnemonics

* ANDS (in the Northern hemisphere) - Accelerate North Decelerate South. SAND in the Southern hemisphere. *

BLITTS BLITTS is a mnemonic used by some aircraft pilots to run an aircraft checklist during line-up or before lining up to takeoff. Definition The mnemonic is interpreted as: * Boost Pump - If the aircraft requires the fuel boost pump to be on for tak ...

- pre-takeoff checks *

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 ...

- pre-landing checks * CBSIFTBEC - Canadian

glider Glider may refer to: Aircraft and transport Aircraft * Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight ** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...

pre-takeoff checks *

CIGAR A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco leaves made to be smoked. Cigars are produced in a variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made of three distinct components: the filler, the binder l ...

- pre-takeoff checks *

CISTRSC CISTRSC (pronounced ''Sister-Sea'') is a mnemonic used by some Canadian glider pilots to remember the sequence of actions required before take-off.Royal Canadian Air Cadets: ''Gliding Volume 1 General Information of Air Cadet Glider Pilots'', page 3 ...

- UK

pre-takeoff checks *

CRAFT A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale prod ...

instrument flight rules In aviation, instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) ''Instrument Fly ...

clearance checks *FATPL - pre-takeoff checks. Fuel, Altimeters, Transponder, Pitot Heat, Landing Light. *

FREDA Freda may refer to: * Frida (given name), also spelled ''Freda'' * Freda (surname) * Freda (character) from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy * Ford Freda, a motor vehicle introduced in the Japanese market in 1995 * Freda Sandstone, a member of t ...

- en-route checks *

GUMPS 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, FAA publications and avi ...

- pre-landing checks *

HASELL In aviation, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and elsewhere, HASELL or alternatively HASEL, is a standard mnemonic to prompt a series of checks prior to carrying out many types of manoeuvres, such as stalls, spin ...

- checks before aerial manoeuvres *

IMSAFE IMSAFE is the Aeronautical Information Manual's recommended mnemonic for aircraft pilots to use to assess their fitness to fly. Definition The mnemonic is: * Illness - Is the pilot suffering from any illness or symptom of an illness which might af ...

- personal wellness checks *

OWLS Owls are birds from the Order (biology), order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly Solitary animal, solitary and Nocturnal animal, nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vi ...

- checks to assess an unprepared surface for a precautionary landing *

PARE Pare may refer to: People with the name * Emmett Paré (1907-1973), tennis player * Pare, former member of Kotak, an Indonesian band * Pare Lorentz (1905-1992), American film director * Richard Pare (born 1948), English photographer * Paré, a ...

- spin recovery technique * TMPFFGH - Trim, Mixture, Pitch, Fuel, Flaps, Engine Air Ventilation, Hydraulic Pressure.

Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirlin ...

pre-takeoff checks. * UNOS (in the Northern hemisphere) - Undershoot North, Overshoot South. To compensate for

magnetic dip Magnetic dip, dip angle, or magnetic inclination is the angle made with the horizontal by the Earth's magnetic field lines. This angle varies at different points on the Earth's surface. Positive values of inclination indicate that the magnetic fi ...

when

turning Turning is a machining process in which a cutting tool, typically a non-rotary tool bit, describes a helix toolpath by moving more or less linearly while the workpiece rotates. Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation of ...

. ONUS in the Southern hemisphere. *

UPRT Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) is a combination of theoretical and practical training given to aircraft pilots to enable the pilot to prevent, recognise and recover from unusual attitudes and unexpected situations. In EASA states, ...

- upset recovery technique

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List of mnemonics

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