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Pinch Hitter Checklist

During a good pinch hitter course, we recommend that the instructor and the student work together to develop an emergency checklist that is designed for the specific airplane the “suddenly a pilot” will be operating.

In our opinion the checklist should function as a memory aid for an intelligent person who has completed a pinch hitter course and demonstrated the ability to land the airplane.

Rick Durden

Senior Editor Rick Durden has written for Aviation Consumer since 1994 and specializes in aviation law. Rick is an active CFII and holds an ATP with type ratings in the Douglas DC-3 and Cessna Citation. He is the author of The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It, Vols. 1 & 2.