GUMPS
GUMPS is an acronym widely used by fixed-wing 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 aviation magazines.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
The checklist
- G - Gas (Fuel on the proper tank, fuel pump on as required, positive fuel pressure)
- U - Undercarriage (landing gear down)
- M - Mixture (fuel mixture set)
- P - Propeller (prop set)
- S - Seat belts and Switches (lights, pitot heat, etc) [7]
References
- ↑ "Mnemonic Reminders". Feb 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ National Transportation Safety Board (February 2002). "NYC02LA061". Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ↑ King Schools (2010). "KwikVote Results". Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ↑ NASA (January 2004). "Checklist Checkup". Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ↑ Stoller, Joel. "Preflight prep" (PDF). Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ Love, Michael Charles (June 1995). Better takeoffs & landings. McGraw-Hill, Inc. p. 53. ISBN 0-07-038805-9. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ Thomas P. Turner. "Leading Edge #4: Checklists and Flows". Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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