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checklists short and usable, covering the vital things- that-can-hurt-you steps.Sit in the airplane and run through each checklist, actually moving switches and controls if it’s safe to do so on the ground, until you know the checklist procedures well.Keep your checklists handy in flight and, after you complete each transition, confirm your actions by running through the list. Make checklists as much a part of your flying as trimming off control pressures.Use this newfound familiarity with the checklists not to convince yourself you know it all and don’t need a reminder, but instead as reinforcement to head off the effects•of complacency, distraction, fatigue, fixation and forgetfulness. Do, then check.If you’re an instructor, insist on this level of checklist use. Lead by example, using checklists every time you fly. T&TThomas P. Turner is an ATP CFII/MEI, holds a Masters Degree in Aviation Safety, and was the 2010 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year. Subscribe to Tom’s free FLYING LESSONS Weekly e-newsletter at www.mastery-flight-training.com.Wolcott & Associates Quarter Page4/C AdASE, Inc. Half Page 4/C Ad28 • TWIN & TURBINENOVEMBER 2015