OK, prepare to shout at me again!
I was shown a list of checklists with sequences that made no sense to me, and which my instructors did not follow in order anyway. So I made and memorised my own. It includes everything in the 'official' school checklist, plus a few extra things that make sense and particularly where it reinforces a link in other checklists (eg whenever I check compass/DI, I always also check QNH is set). It aligns with the POH although the grouping of items into the various checklists seems to vary depending where I look. eg, the POH mixes what I know as separate power checks and pre-take off checks.
eg. My C172 pre takeoff sequence is:
Pre Take-Off- Fuel Both
- Trim Neutral
- Mixture Set
- Flaps Set
- Transponder Alt
- Radios Set up
- DI/compass Set
- QNH Set
- Suction Green
- T’s & P’s Green
- Amps Charging
- Primer in and locked
- Mags Both
- Lights Bcn, Nav, Taxi
- Hatches & Harness Tight
- Controls Full, free, sense
I do this after power checks and before calling for the frequency change.
That sequence means that I can sweep my hand around the cockpit touching everything in turn and the next thing falls into place naturally.
I suspect you chaps will have a fit at me making-up my own sequence. My instructors have watched me do it without comment - except when I miss something.