title: CIGAR (aviation)
text: # CIGAR (aviation)
  
  CIGAR or CIGARS is a mnemonic that refers to a pre-takeoff checklist performed by general aviation pilots. The mnemonic stands for:
  
  * Controls
  * Instruments
  * Gas
  * Airplane secure
  * Run-up.
  
  Alternately:
  
  * Controls
  * Instruments
  * Gas
  * Attitude
  * Run-up
  
  Yet another version was used by the U.S. Air Force:
  
  CIGarettes For The Poor Russian Soldiers:
  
  * Controls
  * Instruments
  * Gas
  * Flaps
  * Trim
  * Prop
  * Radios
  * Straps.
  