Originally Posted by
Fred.Kite
Considering that's a 30-year-old practice, it would be prudent to ask if it’s still relevant today—or if a better way exists. Aviation is constantly progressing, which can make decades-old practices potentially irrelevant.
The fundamental is making sure your immediate actions, both normal, and abnormal, went through your head just before the take-off. Whilst those actions may change with time, the basic principle seems pretty timeless to me.
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