ACRONYSM PPL

AV1ATE (Inspection)

A - Annual Check (12 Calender Months)
V - VORs (30 Calender Days)
1 - 100 Hour Check (100 Hours)
A - Altimeter / Pitot Static (24 Calender Months)
T - Transponder (24 Calender Months)
E - Emergency Location Transmitter (12 Calender Months or 1/2 Battery or 1 Hour of Cumulative Use)

Inspection limitations required by FAA

ARROW (Documents)

A - Airworthiness Certificate
R - Radio Station License
R - Registration Certificate
O - Operation Limitations
W - Weight and Balance

Documents required to be in aircraft by FAA

SAFTEY (PAX Briefing)

S - Seat Belts
A - Air Ventilation
F - Fire Extinguisher
T - Traffic
E - Emergency Procedure
Y - "Your Questions"

NW KRAFT (Required Pre-Flight Action)

N - NOTAMSs
W - Weather

K - Known ATC Delays
R - Runway Lengths
A - Alternate
F - Fuel
T - Takeoff and Landing Distances

A TOMATO FLAMES (Required equipment for VFR day)

A - Altimeter

T - Tachometer
O - Oil Pressure Gauge
M - Magnetic Compass
A - Airspeed Indicator
T - Temperature Gauge
O - Oil Temperature Gauge
E - Emergency Location Transmitter

F - Fuel Gage
L - Landing Gear Indicator
A - Anti Collision Lights
M - Manifold Pressure Gauge
E - Emergency Equipment
S - Seat Belts

FLAPS (Required equipment for VFR night)

F - Fuses / Circuit Breakers
L - Landing Light
A - Anti Collision Lights
P - Position Lights
S - Source of Electrical Power

ICETG (Types of Airspeeds)

I - Indicated Airspeed / Speed read from instrument panel.
C - Calibrated Airspeed / Indicated corrected for position and installation error of pilot.
E - Equivalent Airspeed / Calibrated corrected air flow error at greater than 180 KTS.
T - True Airspeed / Equivalent corrected for pressure and temperature.
G - Ground / True corrected for winds.

IPDAT (Types of Altitude)

I - Indicated Altitude / The altitude read from the instrument panel.
P - Pressure Altitude / Indicated altitude corrected for non standard pressure.
D - Density Altitude / Pressure altitude corrected for non standard temperature.
A - Absolute / Altitude above ground level.
T - Altitude above sea level.

PAVE (Risk Management)

P - Pilot
A - Aircraft
V - Environment
E - External Pressures

IM SAFE (Risk Management)

I - Illness
M - Medication

S - Stress
A - Alcohol
F - Fatigue
E - Emotions/Eating