MEMORY ITEMS

• 1. PARKING BRAKE - SET
• 2. HEADSET & SAFETY BELTS - REMOVE
• 3. CANOPY - UNLOCK, OPEN
• 4. EVACUATE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY

• 1. THROTTLE - IDLE
• 2. MIXTURE - IDLE CUTOFF
• 3. IGNITION SWITH - OFF
• 4. GEN/BAT MASTER SWITCH - OFF

• 1. CONTROL STICK - FULL AFT
• 2. MIXTURE - IDLE CUTOFF
• 3. IGNITION SWITCH - OFF
• 4. GEN/BAT MASTER SWITCH - OFF
• 5. EMERGENCY GROUND EGRESS

• 1. THROTTLE - IDLE
• 2. RUDDER 0 FULL OPPOSITE SPIN DIRECTION
• 3. CONTROL STICK - EASE FORWARD
• 4. RUDDER - NEUTRAL WHEN ROTATION STOPS
• 5. FLAPS - CRUISE
• 6. CONTROL STICK - PULL CAUTIOUSLY

• 1. EMERGENCY LANDING PATTERN - INTERCEPT
• 2. SAFETY BELTS - FASTENED

AFTER LANDING IS ASSURED

• 3. FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE - OFF
• 4. MIXTURE - IDLE CUTOFF
• 5. IGNITION SWITCH - OFF
• 6. FLAPS - AS REQUIRED
• 7. AIRSPEED & FLAP SETTINGS - CONFIRM
• 8. GEN/BAT MASTER SWITCH - OFF

AFTER TOUCHDOWN

• 9. BRAKES - AS REQUIRED
• 10. EMERGENCY GROUND EGRESS

• 1. AIRSPEED - 60 KIAS
• 2. THROTTLE - FULL
• 3. MIXTURE - FULL RICH
• 4. FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE - ON
• 5. IGNITION SWITCH - BOTH
• 6. FUEL PUMP - ON
• 7. ALTERNATE AIR -ON
• 8. FORCED LANDING IF SUFFICIENT PWR IS NOT RESTORED
• 9. PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY LDG IF POWER RESTORED

• -AIRCRAFT IS GOING TO DEPART RUNWAY, TAXIWAY OR RAMP DUE TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL (BLOWN TIRE, BRAKE FAILURE)
• -INABILITY TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON PAVED SURFACE (ABORT OR FORCED LANDING)

• -ATTEMPT TO STEER USING BRAKES AND RUDDERS TO AVOID OBSTACLES
• -IF FULL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED TO AVOID OBSTACLES, ITEMS 1&2 ARE MOST IMPORTANT.
• -ITEMS 3&4 CAN BE DELAYED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT HAS STOPPED

*** ALL INDICATIONS END WITH "WITH SUFFICIENT RUWAY REMAINING TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD" ***

• -EMERGENCY LANDING IN POSITION TO LAND ON RUNWAY STRAIGHT AHEAD
• -ABNORMAL ENGINE PERFORMANCE OR ROUGHNESS AFTER LIFTOFF
• -PARTIAL OR TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER LIFTOFF
• -RAPID REDUCTION IN AIRSPEED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB
• -ANY ENGINE RELATED EMERGENCY WHERE IT IS MORE DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE CLIMB THEN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY.

• 1. AIRSPEED - 60 KIAS
• 2. FLAPS - LDG
• 3. LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY

• 4. MIXTURE - IDLE CUTOFF
• 5. IGNITION SWITCH - OFF
• 6. GEN/BAT MASTER SWITCH - OFF
• 7. EMERGENCY GROUND EGRESS

• -LOWER THE NOSE IMMEDIATELY TO MAINTAIN 60 KIAS UNTIL ROUNDOUT
• -A MORE SIGNIFICANT PITCH WILL BE REQUIRED WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER
• -IF YOU CANT LAND ON RUNWAY REMAINING USE A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY LANDING OR FORCED LANDING
• -RUNWAY REMAINING IS NOT THE ONLY CONSIDERATION
• -CONSIDER ALTITUDE, AIRSPEED AND WIND
• -EXCESSIVE BRAKING CAN LEAD TO LOCKED WHEELS OR BLOWN TIRE
• -APPLY SMOOTH EVEN BRAKE PRESSURE
• -IF AIRCRAFT WILL DEPART PREPARED SURFACE, ACCOMPLISH DEPARTING A PREPARED SURFACE

• -INABILITY TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO PARTIAL OR TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER
• -UNCOMMANDED REDUCTION IN RPM DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB
• -AUDIBLE REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB
• -DECREASING AIRSPEED AND STALL WARNING DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB WITH THROTTLE FULL AND NORMAL CLIMB ATTITUDE
• -VSI INDICATES ZERO OR NEGATIVE 
• -FULL THROTTLE FLIGHT RPM IS LESS THAN FULL THROTTLE STATIC RPM DURING RUNUP
• -ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE

• -DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TURN BACK TO DEPARTURE RUNWAY WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE
• -SAFEST OPTION IS NORMALLY TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD OR SHALLOW TURNS TO AVOID OBSTACLES
• -CAREFULLY CONSIDER ENERGY STATE TO DECIDE HOW TO LAND(POWER, ALTITUDE, RATE OF CLIMB, AIRSPEED, LOCATION)
• -IF POWER IS RESTORED FLY CLOSED PATTERN FOR A PEL FROM LOW KEY TO DEPARTURE RUNWAY
• -POOR CLIMB PERFORMANCE DOES NOT ALWAYS INDICATE ENGINE ISSUE

• -ENGINE POWER IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, FORCING A DESCENT TO THE GROUND
• -LANDING WITH AN INOPERATIVE ENGINE

• -IF POWER IS AVAILABLE USE A PEL
• -IF LANDING LIGHT IS REQUIRED, TURN OFF FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PRIME BEFORE LANDING
• -MINIMIZE LANDING SPEED BY LOWERING FLAPS TO LDG PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN
• -SOME SITUATIONS REQUIRE TO FORCE AIRCRAFT ON TO THE GROUND BEFORE FLARING (TO AVOID OBSTACLES)
• -USE MINIMUM TOUCHDOWN SPEED (55KIAS) ON UNPREPARED SURFACES
• -POSITIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL ON FINAL HAS PRIORITY OVER ALL CONSIDERATIONS
• -BELOW 800'AGL PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON LANDING SAFELY

-ANY SITUATION THAT REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE GROUND

• -SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE
• -BRING AIRCRAFT TO COMPLETE STOP
• -EITHER CREW MEMBER CAN INITIATE BY SAYING "EGRESS, EGRESS, EGRESS"
• -SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE MIGHT NOT BE NECESSARY OR PRACTICAL IN SOME SITUATIONS
• -WHAT FOR RESPONDING EMERGENCY VEHICLES
• -IF SAFETY BELT IS STUCK CUT WITH RAZOR KNIFE LOCATED IN THE HANDLE OF THE CRASH AXE
• -IF CANOPY CANT BE OPEN USE THE RESCUE HAMMER TO CRACK THE CANOPY AND THEN KICK TO CREATE HOLE BIG ENOUGH TO CRAWL OUT
• -LOOK FOR HAZARDS BEFORE EXITING

• -SMOKE OR FLAMES FROM ENGINE
• -DISCOLORATION, BUBBLING OR MELTING OF COWLING
• -ABNORMALLY HIGH CHT, EGT OR OIL TEMP
• -FLUCTUATING FUEL PRESSURE, OIL PRESSURE OR RPM
• -ERRACTIC ENGINE OPERATION
• -SCENT OF GAS, OIL FROM ENGINE
• -THIRD PARTY NOTIFICATION
• -SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE (GROUND COLLISION OR BIRD STRIKE)

• -WHEN ABORTING TAKEOFF FOR INDICATIONS OF ENGINE FIRE, FIRST COMPLETE THE ABORT BOLDFACE ITEMS TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP
• -THEN PERFORM THE ENGINE FIRE BOLDFACE
• -OTHER THAN TAKEOFF SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AND MAINTAIN CONTROL PRIOR TO ACCOMPLISHING THE ENGINE FIRE BOLDFACE

FOLLOWING A STALL, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERS A SELF-SUSTAINING ROLLING/YAWING MOTION WITH LOW INDICATED AIRSPEED

• -RECOVER TO LEVEL FLIGHT CAUTIOUSLY TO AVOID INDUCING SECONDARY STALL
• -DO NOT EXCEED 164 KIAS
• -STALL PATTERN OF THE DA-20 PROGRESSES FROM THE WING ROOT TOWARD THE WINGTIP
• -STALL AND YAW ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER A SPIN
• -COORDINATED FLIGHT THROUGHOUT MANEUVERS HELPS PREVENT A SPIN
• -USE THE TURN COORDINATOR TO VERIFY SPIN DIRECTION
• -PERFORM A CONTROLLABILITY CHECK IF YOU SUSPECT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE