Checklists

This site was last updated on February 15, 2008.

Successful combat has a large logistical component. Most people use checklists to help remember everything they need for a contest (or even for a fun day of sport flying). When preparing your own, it might make sense to have several lists, for different purposes. For example, here's a list for a pit box:

Spare engine, with prop already mounted
glow-plug wrench
glow plugs
finger shield, chicken stick
spare NVA
CyA (super glue or hotstuff)
hot stuff accelerator
microballoons
syringes
bladders
hemostat
X-Acto knife
spare prop nut and washer
wrench for prop nut
props (reamed to fit shaft, balanced)
3/32" Allen wrench (for 4-40 bolts)
spare shutoff, maybe
spare stab, maybe

And this list might be used for a larger box of support gear:

4-40 hardware, all sizes
line clips, lines, handles
fascal (sticky-backed covering material)
glow plugs
head shims
log book, pen
tail weight
tip weight
needle nose pliers
screwdrivers
nut drivers
bladder-making supplies
fuel line, fuel filters
epoxies
spare glow clip

And this list might include everything else you might want to bring along:

earplugs
sunblock
aspirin
sun glasses
first-aid kit
hat
after-run oil
tach
thermometer
paper towels, windex
trash bag
fuel
chair
tent
water
ground cloth
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