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When should the after-landing checklist be performed?
Choices
✓ Only after the airplane has slowed and turned clear of the runway onto a taxiwaycorrect
Attention stays on controlling the airplane during rollout; the checklist waits until clear of the runway.
Immediately upon touchdown while still rolling out
Doing checklist items during the rollout diverts attention from controlling the airplane.
Before landing, on short final
Short final is for the landing, not the after-landing checklist.
After the engine is shut down at parking
The after-landing checklist is done while taxiing clear, before shutdown.
Why
To give full attention to controlling the airplane during the landing roll, the after-landing checklist is performed only after the airplane has slowed and turned off onto the taxiway and stopped.
FAA source: Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3 Ch. 2 (After Landing)browse the reference library →
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