THE REST.
15/. Not a lot to do after landing…except don’t hit anything or pull the gear up instead of the flaps…not uncommon in Beechcrafts…I use only my index finger to select flaps in the Bonanza and when retracting after landing say to myself “Flaps identified and retracted” before doing it with one finger in a deliberate manner…little hard to select gear up with just one finger!
16/. Pre shut down: Park brake set, a general panel scan turning off anything which needs to be off, live mag check, mixture idle cutoff, ignition off, master off and key removed.
Do you need a written checklist to remember to chock and tie down the aircraft?
It’s all about discipline and engrained good habits…for instance when I bring an aircraft to a stop I set the park brake…always…it’s so ingrained as to be subconscious almost…in fact I’ve walked back to an aircraft more than once to check I hadn’t forgotten…because I couldn’t remember doing it… and in every case I found it set.
The above is a ‘Checklist System’ which draws on many different systems and uses each in an area where it is suited. Even in the Falcon after all the challenge and response double checking I still scan gear/flaps on 200’ finals and say to myself “Gears down and green, flaps set and cleared to land”.
Chuck.