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'''FREDA''' is a [[mnemonic]] used in [[aviation]], particularly [[light aircraft]] listing critical items for a pilot to check periodically, e.g. at each waypoint.<ref>{{cite book |title=Aircraft & Aerospace |date=1989 |publisher=Peter Isaacson Publications Pty. Limited |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4VApAQAAIAAJ |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hardie |first1=James |title=The Naked Pilot: How a Scotsman Crashed a Messerschmitt on North Weald |date=19 March 2015 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=978-1-5049-3941-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SuicBwAAQBAJ |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
It stands for:<ref>{{cite book |title=LASORS 2010: the guide for pilots |date=9 December 2010 |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority: Personnel Licensing Department |isbn=978-0-11-792219-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exXDMwAJVHkC |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Masauli |first1=S. E. |title=My Life & My Aeroplanes |date=1993 |publisher=S.E. Masauli |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3kwwAQAAIAAJ |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* Fuel - is there sufficient fuel and is the correct tank selected? Does the tank need to be changed or the fuel balanced?
* Radios - is the correct frequency set? Transmit an update on location if appropriate.
* Engine - are the temperatures and pressures OK?
* [[Heading indicator|Direction Indicator]] - is it aligned with the compass?
* Altitude - is the altitude correct and is the correct pressure set on the altimeter?
==See also==
*[[List of aviation mnemonics]]
==References==
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{{Aviation mnemonics}}
[[Category:Aviation mnemonics]]