Not a BBQ recipe, but a way to remember what equipment is required for VFR flight.
TOMATO FLAMES plus FLAPS for night.
T achometer
O oil pressure gauge
M anifold pressure gauge for each atmosphere engine
A irspeed indicator
T emperature gauge for each liquid cooled engine
O il temperature gauge
F uel level gauge
L anding gear position indicator
A ltimeter
M agnetic heading indicator
E mergency locator transmitter (ELT)
S eat belts
And, of course, for night:
F uses
L anding lights
A nticollision lamps
P position indicator lamps
S ource of power
[...] The pre-flight was fast and we fired up the engine, but moments later the taxi/landing light blew. Getting a new bulb was out of the question, so we called up AOPA’s member services – closed for the night – and proceeded to whip out the laptop and look up FARs. A landing light was required for commercial flight, but not private VFR-night flight (pilots, remember your TOMATO FLAMES+FLAPS). [...]
Pingback by The Landing Light - 172 at Denver International — 22 November, 2008 @ 23:20
Thanks for having this in a single, clean, post. I linked to it here: http://solyoung.com/2008/11/22/the-landing-light-172-at-denver-international/
Cheers!
Comment by Sol Young — 22 November, 2008 @ 23:39