What does GUMPS mean?

1	I overheard a pilot talking about GUMPS the other day, what does it mean? student asked Jan 25 '10 at 16:39 karen0 116●2●4●10

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GUMPS is an acronym to help you remember the important pre-landing checklist items. It stands for:

G - gas, is the throttle set appropriately

U - undercarriage, are the wheels down

M - mixture, is the mixture set correctly

P - propeller, is the pitch of the propeller set for landing

S - seat belts, are all seat belts fastened and secure

Until you start flying complex planes, you won't have much need for U or P but if you plan to fly all kinds of planes then it's useful to say them now so they are memorized when you need them.

I have trouble with G, as I tend to think "Gear" so when I get to U I wonder why I am checking the undercarriage twice so, being British, I do PUMPS check, where the P is for Petrol :)

Good luck.

answered Jan 25 '10 at 23:05

ukpylot
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This is a great answer!

(Feb 03 '10 at 16:56) Patrick Pohler ♦♦

Good classic answer. I prefix "BC" with "boost" meaning fuel boost on, and "C", carb. heat on.

I like to postfix with "switches" meaning misc. electric scan - for instance, check landing light on.

So I have "BCGUMPSS" even though U & P don't mean much in my current airplane.

(Feb 09 '10 at 20:55) Sarah

I use CGUMPS (which admittedly doesn't exactly roll off the tongue), and the C is for carb heat. I also use the P for Power instead of Prop on a fixed-pitch prop.

It's all about whatever works for you...

answered Feb 04 '10 at 17:41

Ted Glick
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Adding "C" for Carb heat is a great idea. Its all too easy to forget about when you're on the downwind.

(Feb 04 '10 at 19:54) Patrick Pohler ♦♦

0	When I fly fixed gear I usually say, "Under carriage - down and welded" and "Prop - still there and turnin'". answered Aug 03 '10 at 19:38 mcpoo726 121●4