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# CESSNA 172M ## COCKPIT PREP * Documents: ON BOARD * ELT: ARMED * Mixture: IDLE CUT OFF * Magnetos: OFF
CESSNA 172M
Markdown Engine
Type a checklist as fast as you can think it. Multi-column grids, sub-items, sections — no fighting with tables.
Kneeboard Ready
One click swaps between Letter (8.5×11) and compact 6×9 kneeboard. Same content, two perfect layouts.
Surgical Styling
Per-item font, weight, color and background. Make emergency items unmistakable at a glance.
Dotted Cut Lines
Vector PDF with crop marks built in. Print, trim, plastify — fits any kneeboard on the market.
The editor your panel deserves.
Markdown for raw speed. Click-to-edit controls for surgical precision — color, font, weight, alignment, per item. The result reads like an avionics manual, not a Word doc.
Standard 8.5×11 Letter size: write on the left in Markdown, see the printable page rendered on the right in real time. Perfect for binders, EFB tablets and home printing.
Switch to the compact 6×9 kneeboard layout and see exactly how every page will look strapped to your leg in the cockpit. Same content, pilot-ready size.
Click any line and change color, bold, alignment and text instantly. Emergencies in red, normals in black, without touching a single line of code.
Before Start, Takeoff, Cruise, Landing… Organize each block with its own title, color and order. Your checklist follows the real cockpit flow.
Pick fonts readable at 2,000 feet, adjust sizes, margins and columns. An avionics manual finish, not a Word doc.
Start from checklists already built by other pilots for your aircraft model. Fork them, modify them and make them yours in minutes.
From keystroke to kneeboard in four steps.
No design skills needed. No subscription to learn. Open the editor, type, click, print. Your next preflight already feels lighter.
Write in Markdown
Type a checklist the same way you'd scribble it on a napkin. Bullets, headings, sub-items — done in minutes.
Style item by item
Click any line to change color, weight, font or layout. Emergencies in red. Callouts in blue. Critical limits screaming at you.
Pick your size
Letter for the binder. Kneeboard 6×9 for the cockpit. Same source file, two pixel-perfect layouts.
Export, cut, fly
Vector PDF with dotted trim guides. Print, plastify, clip it to your kneeboard. Cleared for takeoff.
Mail us your paper checklist. We'll digitize it.
Drop in a photo, scan, or PDF of any aircraft's checklist. Our team rebuilds it in Checklist.aero format — fonts, columns, colors and all — within 48 hours.
Once it's digital, editing is so frictionless you'll never want to stop refining it — and every tweak is a tiny upgrade to your in-flight safety.
- ✓Delivered within 2 business days
- ✓Up to 5 pages per checklist
- ✓Includes one round of revisions
- ✓Available on every plan
Checklist Conversion Service
Send us a photo of your existing checklist and we'll convert it to Checklist.aero format — ready for you to customize colors, fonts and layout.
- ✓ Delivered within 2 business days
- ✓ Up to 5 pages per checklist
- ✓ Includes one round of revisions
How it works
- 1Upload your checklistPhoto, scan or PDF — any quality works.
- 2We convert itOur team rebuilds it in Checklist.aero format within 2 business days.
- 3You receive a shareable linkOpen it, adjust colors, fonts and layout — then print as letter or kneeboard PDF.
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For trying it out
- ✓Unlimited checklists
- ✓1 page per checklist
- ✓Basic fonts
- ✓Letter size PDF
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- ✓Up to 4 pages
- ✓All premium fonts
- ✓Kneeboard size (6×9)
- ✓Private checklist
- ✓No Checklist.aero branding
- ✓Version history
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For flight schools
- ✓5 aircraft included
- ✓+$4/mo per extra aircraft
- ✓Unlimited pages on all
- ✓Custom school logo
- ✓Private checklists
- ✓Version history
Checklist Conversion Service
Send us a photo or PDF of your existing checklist. We'll rebuild it in Checklist.aero format within 2 business days — ready for you to customize.
Pre-flight briefing.
What sizes can I print?
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Letter (8.5×11) on every plan, plus Kneeboard (6×9) on Premium and School. Both come with dotted cut lines so you can trim to the exact size that fits your kneeboard.
Do I need to know Markdown?
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No. We render a preview as you type, and most edits — colors, fonts, layout — happen through point-and-click editors. Markdown is just the storage format under the hood, and it's easy to pick up if you want to.
Can I keep my checklist private?
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Yes. Premium and School plans support private checklists. Free checklists are visible in the public community library.
What happens if I don't renew Premium?
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You keep view and print access forever. Editing requires an active Premium subscription on that checklist.
Does the school plan really cover a whole flight school?
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Yes — $12/mo covers 5 aircraft with every Premium feature. Add more aircraft for $4/mo each. Every checklist gets unlimited pages, premium fonts, and your school logo.
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