Today I had the aircraft reserved at my flight school for my first
solo where I could 'just go out and fly.' I was looking forward to
this. Unfortunately, things didn't go well when I got to the
airport. First, my plane wasn't in yet. (A frequent problem that
annoys me.) When the student got back in with the plane, he told me
the radios were intermittant, so I chose another plane that was
available on the schedule, and out to the ramp I went. During my
preflight, I found that the checklists were gone. Damn- off to the
pilot shop I went and I bought one of those plastic Checkmate
checklists. Anyway- back out to the ramp to restart my checklist.
Unchain the airplane, inspect everything, and discover that the tail
beacon was haning in the rudder hinges by it's wires! Damn I can't fly
this thing- and I blew $15 on this stupid checklist.
Back to the office where I found my favorate plane had become
available, and I ended up having a fantastic flight over the Queen
Mary, Long Beach, looking out toward Catalina Island, and the coast.
It was absolutely fantastic weather, not a cloud in the sky, 15 mile
visibility, and the dew point down in the negative numbers (never
heard that on the ATIS before today.)
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Anyway, now that I have shared the high points of my day, back to my
question. On this fancy-schmancy checklist, it has something under
Flaps - 30 deg or as req
Speed* 55(63)
GUMPFS
My question is this- What does GUMPFS mean. I can't remember ever
seeing that before.
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Dan Dillon KD6FPX
http://www.catalina-inter.net/dpdillon/
Seeking Electrical Engineering Position
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Its a quick landing checklist.
Gas
Undercarriage
Mixture
Flaps
Prop