Have to agree with Centaurus'original posting - though I agree the POH is the legally binding doc.
I'm all for pruning the checklist to the essentials and keeping the students' head outside the cockpit.
This leads on to whether checklists should include items which are not present in the aircraft being flown, but which the student might 'one day' be using in a more advanced type. Big thumbs down to this!
The K.I.S.S. principle should apply.
happy days,