| name | checklist-update |
| description | Use when the user wants to add, remove, or modify aircraft checklist items, regenerate the Dynon or ForeFlight checklist exports, or asks about the EFIS editor / checklist pipeline. |
Checklist Update (local EFIS pipeline)
Canonical source: N720AK.json in this repo. The rdamazio EFIS-editor
website is no longer in the loop — all exports are generated locally by
scripts ported from its source (verified byte-identical against a real site
export, 2026-08-19).
Files
| File | Role |
|---|
N720AK.json | Source of truth — full checklist, EFIS-editor JSON schema |
N720AK-panel.json | GENERATED terse variant — never hand-edit |
sections/04*.md, 05-normal.md | GENERATED POH sections — never hand-edit |
scripts/make_panel_checklist.py | Strips ITEM_PLAINTEXT/ITEM_NOTE detail (keeps Memory Items intact) |
scripts/export_dynon_checklist.py | JSON → Dynon .txt (31-col default; --variant 40/none) |
scripts/export_foreflight_checklist.py | JSON → ForeFlight .fmd (AES; needs uv run --with cryptography); --decrypt reads an .fmd back |
scripts/json_to_markdown.py | JSON → POH markdown sections |
Workflow
- Edit
N720AK.json (item types: ITEM_CHALLENGE_RESPONSE with prompt/
expectation; ITEM_PLAINTEXT/ITEM_NOTE for detail that only ForeFlight
should show; ITEM_TITLE for ** headers **; ITEM_WARNING/CAUTION;
ITEM_SPACE. Optional per-item: indent, centered.)
python3 scripts/make_panel_checklist.pypython3 scripts/export_dynon_checklist.py N720AK-panel.json checklist.txt
— the terse in-panel version. Dynon loads only a file named
checklist.txt from USB root: SETUP MENU > SYSTEM SOFTWARE > LOAD FILES.uv run --with cryptography python3 scripts/export_foreflight_checklist.py N720AK.json N720AK.fmd
— the detailed version. Import into ForeFlight (open the .fmd on the iPad).python3 scripts/json_to_markdown.py N720AK.json then ./build.sh — POH.- Send the user the generated checklist.txt / N720AK.fmd; commit JSON +
regenerated markdown + panel JSON via branch + PR per repo git workflow.
Visual editing fallback
The web app still works for visual editing, run locally so there is no
dependency on the hosted site: git clone https://github.com/rdamazio/efis-editor && cd efis-editor && npm ci && npm start — then import/export N720AK.json.
If its export format ever changes, re-verify the Python exporters against a
fresh export (diff modulo the Last-updated date line).
Gotchas
- The Dynon display keeps whatever was last loaded — check the export footer
("LAST UPDATED ...") to see which version the panel is actually running.
- Detail rows belong in the JSON as ITEM_PLAINTEXT/ITEM_NOTE so the panel
filter can strip them; never encode detail inside an expectation string.
- Memory Items are prose by design — the panel filter preserves them fully.
