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Ticking the boxes<br />
SAS CAPTAIN MICHAEL ROSENKVIST and First Offi cer Joakim Sivander perform<br />
safety checks onboard an MD-80 at Copenhagen Airport before<br />
taking off for Stockholm-Arlanda. All 67 boxes on the checklist, which<br />
covers everything from warning systems to fuel, have to be ticked before<br />
they can start the engines. More checks are carried out as the plane<br />
taxis to the runway, including reviews of the departure route and takeoff<br />
speed. Once airborne, there are separate checklists for climb and<br />
descent, approach and parking. “All systems, functions, lights and indicators<br />
are listed, eliminating the risk of forgetting anything,” Sivander says.<br />
OSKAR HAMMARKRANTZ<br />
PYSSE HOLMBERG
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