GUMPS

GUMPS is an acronym widely used by fixed-wing aircraft pilots as a mental checklist to ensure nothing critical has been forgotten before landing. Its popularity is widespread, appearing in flight student curricula, FAA publications and aviation magazines.[1][2][3]

This article is about an aviation mnemonic. For the San Francisco retailer, see Gump's.

Due to distraction and preoccupation during the landing sequence approximately 100 gear-up landing incidents occurred each year in the United States between 1998 and 2003.[4]

The checklist

GUMPS stands for:[5][6]

  • G – Gas (Fuel on the proper tank, fuel pump on as required, positive fuel pressure)
  • U – Undercarriage (landing gear down)
  • M – Mixture (fuel mixture set)
  • P – Propeller (prop set)
  • S – Seat belts and Switches (lights, pitot heat, etc.) [7]

References
  1. "Mnemonic Reminders". Feb 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. National Transportation Safety Board (February 2002). "NYC02LA061". Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. King Schools (2010). "KwikVote Results". Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  4. NASA (January 2004). "Checklist Checkup". Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  5. Stoller, Joel. "Preflight prep" (PDF). Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association.
  6. Love, Michael Charles (June 1995). Better takeoffs & landings. McGraw-Hill, Inc. p. 53. ISBN 0-07-038805-9. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  7. Thomas P. Turner. "Leading Edge #4: Checklists and Flows". Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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