Originally Posted by
Duchess_Driver
Phone F.I.S and ask (or Bose-X might post) what versions of the 172 they operate (M,N,P,R etc...) then download the appropriate POH and LEARN IT from front to back. Speeds, systems, Emergency checklists etc
... but bearing in mind that schools sometimes provide students with school check lists, and instructors will expect students to follow the school version. (It'll cover the same ground, but may have different emphasis, and extra items, and do things in a different order. Simple example: POH check list might say to switch all lights off when leaving the aircraft, but school check list might say to leave the beacon on, that way they can see from the club house when you've forgotten to turn the master switch off
before the battery has gone flat.)