A TOMATO FLAMES.

What do flaming tomatoes have to do with aviation? No idea, but picturing a tomato on
fire is something your brain is unlikely to forget, and I guess that’s the point, right?

 A- Airspeed indicator (you need to know how fast you are going)

 T- Temperature gauge (for every liquid cooled engine)

 O- Oil Temperature gauge (for every air-cooled engine)

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 M- Manifold Pressure (if applicable, usually for constant speed props or
certain engines)

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 A- Altimeter (you need to go how high you are flying)

 T- Tachometer (RPMs of the engine, you need one for every engine)

 O- Oil pressure gauge (low pressure can cause engine failure, crucial to
monitor)

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 F- Fuel gauge (fuel starvation is a leading cause of aviation
accidents)
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 L- Landing gear position indicator (landing without your gear down would
totally suck!)

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 A- Anti-collision lights (for aircraft certified after March 11, 1996)
 M- Magnetic compass (heading indicator is not on this list, so you need a
compass)

 E- ELT (so authorities can easily find you after an emergency landing)

 S- Seat belts (ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts!)

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Flying IFR? You will also need to GRAB a CARD:

 G- Generator or alternator
 R- Rate of turn indicator (turn & bank indicator or turn coordinator)

 A- Adjustable altimeter (with Kollsman window)

 B- Ball (inclinometer, measures yaw, part of turn & bank indicator or turn
coordinator)

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 C- Clock (for flight planning, fuel consumption calculations etc.)
 A- Attitude indicator (since you can’t refer to the actual horizon in IFR
conditions)

 R- Radios (for communications and navigation)

 D- Directional gyro or heading indicator (remember: set to magnetic compass
regularly)
If you are flying at nighttime, you need FLAPS as well:

 F- Fuses (you need a complete spare set, unless your plane has circuit
breakers)

 L- Landing light (only if you are flying for hire, but if you have it, just turn it on
anyways!)

 A-Anti-collision lights (for all aircraft registered after August 11, 1971)
 P- Position lights (green on R-wingtip, red on L-wingtip, and usually white on
tail)
 S- Source of electricity (this just means your generator or alternator)

For flights away from your airport of departure, you will also need RAW FAT. Wow,
sounds… ehm…delicious?!

 R- Runway lengths (long enough for safe landings for your airplane?)
 A- Alternate airports (where can you land if you have to divert?)
 W- Weather (are you flying within your, and your plane’s capabilities?)
 F- Fuel requirements (30 extra min. minimum for daytime, 45 for nighttime)
 A- ATC delays (due to congestion/bad weather etc.)
 T- Takeoff and landing distance (how much runway will you need?)