What's in your Pilot bag?

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In other words; what aviation gear do you typically carry with you. I'm curious to know what everyone else carry with them on a normal flight. As a VFR pilot, what I generally have is my headset, logbook, charts/notepad/calculator and a pencil, may be some camera gear.

What's in your bag? VFR or IFR
 
Hmmmm, let me see....

  • Newly purchased Lightspeed Zulu 3 [still waiting to use]
  • ipad w/ Foreflight
  • ipad w/ MiraApp [checklist] @midlifeflyer sold me on it
  • backup IFR charts
  • back AF/D errr Chart Supplement
  • batteries
  • bottle water
  • Knock off GoPro's
  • Flashlight
  • gloves
  • headache medicine [FAA approved]
I think that about does it...
 
Never had a need for a flight bag. I do carry my helmet in and out of the plane but only in the Cub.
 
iPad and headset is all I carry.

Anymouse said:
Headset, company IFG, and a gun (required).
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Curious, do they specify the required gun or do you get to pick?
 
Ted DuPuis said:
Curious, do they specify the required gun or do you get to pick?
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Well, there's a rack full of guns and we check one out prior to the flight, then check it back in after the flight. But they're all the same make and model. We have long rifles as well but they stay on the plane.
 
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Do you really expect me to answer that on a public web forum accessible by the DEA, the IRS, the FAA, and my wife?
 
Half Fast said:
Do you really expect me to answer that on a public web forum accessible by the DEA, the IRS, the FAA, and my wife?
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Lmao... well let's keep it legal. You may proceed with caution Sir :D
 
Anymouse said:
Well, there's a rack full of guns and we check one out prior to the flight, then check it back in after the flight. But they're all the same make and model. We have long rifles as well but they stay on the plane.
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Interesting info, thanks.
 
Student pilot on left, instructor on right.....
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My flight bag....

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Logbook stays home after I got my license, unless I fly with a CFI.

Highlighter, chart and ruler for planning and backup.

iPad WiFi only for charts and info, flight dedicated non-service iPhone for GPS.

Knee/clip board, pens, and paper.

2 granola bars, water.

Some weather planning forms, and my spare checklist.

Spare key. Thumb drive with maintenance and parts manuals.

Ziplock with change and small bills for tips and snacks.
 
I thingies: Ipad, mini-ipad for backup, kneepad for mounting the ipad, USB cables for charging ipads.

USB drives: subscription data for avionics, airplane logbooks.

Flashlights.

Printouts of the approach plates for my destination.
 
RDUPilot said:
Hmmmm, let me see....

  • Newly purchased Lightspeed Zulu 3 [still waiting to use]
  • ipad w/ Foreflight
  • ipad w/ MiraApp [checklist] @midlifeflyer sold me on it
  • backup IFR charts
  • back AF/D errr Chart Supplement
  • batteries
  • bottle water
  • Knock off GoPro's
  • Flashlight
  • gloves
  • headache medicine [FAA approved]
I think that about does it...
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I guess backhanded compliments are still compliments, huh? :D Did you buy a subscription or are you using the freebie?

[For those who don't know, my comment about MiraCheck has consistently been on the order of, "I don't like electronic checklists, but MiraCheck is the best I've seen."]
 
I fly club planes and have been caught a couple of times without things I really needed, so my bag is more full than some of yours. I'm daydreaming of the day when I own my own plane and can just leave all my crap in it!

Headset
iPad, charging cable, RAM mount
Small clipboard
Checklists
Couple of different small flashlights
Spare batteries
Scout ADS-B
Pens & pencils
Foggles (just because the bag has plenty of room and I'll lose them in the house)
1 oz sunscreen
1 oz bug repellent

Until I got the RAM mount for the iPad I was happy with a little headset bag. Now I have a medium/big bag, which is roomy enough to fit headsets for my kid and fiancée when they're coming with me. I could probably a change of clothes and a toothbrush in there if I were going on an overnight trip by myself.



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Well, let's see

Headset
ipad
stratux, battery, cables
knee board, paper pad, pen.
The log sheet from my last CAP flight.
spare glasses
old paper chart from like 3 cycles ago that I keep telling myself to throw out. I'll do it before the next flight
3 crumbled up hangar steak wrappers
pack of 8 AA batteries...why do I have these, I don't even haven anything that runs on AA batteries anymore
3 more pens. I'm paranoid about losing them.
2 flashlights...oh, wait, these run on batteries. Nevermind.
My son's child sized Sigtronics headset. I think this can be expanded, need to look at that.
broken plastic plotter
E6B, but I don't know why

I sometimes also carry my day pack which contains generic first aid and survival gear.
 
iPad mini and an iPad for back up. Since I video I carry a small headset bag with cameras, charging cables, and spare batteries. Everything else stays in the plane.
 
Of course we can't forget the original contents of a flight bag.....courtesy of Major Kong....

- One forty-five caliber automatic
- Two boxes of ammunition
- Four days' concentrated emergency rations
- One drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine,
vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills
- One miniature combination Rooshian phrase book and Bible
- One hundred dollars in rubles
- One hundred dollars in gold
- Nine packs of chewing gum
- One issue of prophylactics
- Three lipsticks
- Three pair of nylon stockings.
 
Zeldman said:
Of course we can't forget the original contents of a flight bag.....courtesy of Major Kong....

- One forty-five caliber automatic
- Two boxes of ammunition
- Four days' concentrated emergency rations
- One drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine,
vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills
- One miniature combination Rooshian phrase book and Bible
- One hundred dollars in rubles
- One hundred dollars in gold
- Nine packs of chewing gum
- One issue of prophylactics
- Three lipsticks
- Three pair of nylon stockings.
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This needs audio/visual

 
easik said:
In other words; what aviation gear do you typically carry with you. I'm curious to know what everyone else carry with them on a normal flight. As a VFR pilot, what I generally have is my headset, logbook, charts/notepad/calculator and a pencil, may be some camera gear.

What's in your bag? VFR or IFR
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What is this "bag" you speak of? :D
 
Zeldman said:
Of course we can't forget the original contents of a flight bag.....courtesy of Major Kong....

- One forty-five caliber automatic
- Two boxes of ammunition
- Four days' concentrated emergency rations
- One drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine,
vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills
- One miniature combination Rooshian phrase book and Bible
- One hundred dollars in rubles
- One hundred dollars in gold
- Nine packs of chewing gum
- One issue of prophylactics
- Three lipsticks
- Three pair of nylon stockings.
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Headed to Vegas?
 
I see a lot of double iPad setups. I use my iPad for foreflight. But find it has potential for a lot of distraction but a lifesaver when ifr cleared to a different fix in the air then you filed for. So nice to look up route. I don’t think I’d havinf a backup for that as I see it as pretty full proof.
For the double set ups out there are you guys using it more for constant navigation functions??
 
Flashlight (for night preflight)
Headlamp (useful for night flight)
Portable radio (nice for ATIS and clearance)
Pencils
Portable GPS with XM WX capability
Spare batteries for headset and radio
GPS and AP manuals (required by STC)
Tablet with EFB maps and plates
POH
Performance charts and flight planning forms
Printed approach charts of destination and home if applicable. I still prefer these if available to reading the tablet as I can clamp to the yoke easily.

Headsets, clipboard, CO detector, fuel tester, whiz wheel, XM WX puck, stay in plane. I carry my phone with EFB software as another map backup.

I could leave much of this in the plane, but like to have some at home for reference or maintenance.
 
easik said:
In other words; what aviation gear do you typically carry with you. I'm curious to know what everyone else carry with them on a normal flight. As a VFR pilot, what I generally have is my headset, logbook, charts/notepad/calculator and a pencil, may be some camera gear.

What's in your bag? VFR or IFR
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My wife
 
benyflyguy said:
I see a lot of double iPad setups. I use my iPad for foreflight. But find it has potential for a lot of distraction but a lifesaver when ifr cleared to a different fix in the air then you filed for. So nice to look up route. I don’t think I’d havinf a backup for that as I see it as pretty full proof.
For the double set ups out there are you guys using it more for constant navigation functions??
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Big iPhone on the yoke for GPS nav. No WX or traffic.

IPad on my lap (loose) as a chart, A/FD, taxi diagrams, etc. No GPS or anything live.
 
midlifeflyer said:
I guess backhanded compliments are still compliments, huh? :D Did you buy a subscription or are you using the freebie?

[For those who don't know, my comment about MiraCheck has consistently been on the order of, "I don't like electronic checklists, but MiraCheck is the best I've seen."]
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I did buy the subscription... Its a very cool app, with the new headset I am looking forward in using the USB pairing so i can talk back to it while it reads my checklist. :D
#technology
 
Depends on what's in the plane, but for me headset and iPad, or if it's just local just my headset, no bag.
 
benyflyguy said:
I see a lot of double iPad setups. I use my iPad for foreflight. But find it has potential for a lot of distraction but a lifesaver when ifr cleared to a different fix in the air then you filed for. So nice to look up route. I don’t think I’d havinf a backup for that as I see it as pretty full proof.
For the double set ups out there are you guys using it more for constant navigation functions??
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My ipad overheats quite often, in the sun. I use it while in cruise (navigation, weather, traffic) and for approach plates. So I need a backup.

The overheating usually happens in cruise, but recently I was doing an IPC, and as I began an approach the ipad overheated.
 
It depends, local flight for training, mx , proficiency, etc. = headset. few hundred miles clear and a million = headset, flashlight, multi tool and iPad to file/situational awareness. Long xc, weather, multiple day trip = full flight bag, stratus, chargers, backup ipad, pulse oximeter, flashlight, extra batteries, flashlight, multi tool, extra pens. Plus I keep database cards in my big bag.

Jim
 
Headset, logbook, key to the hangar, pen, checkbook (since I'm training for commercial).
 
NoHeat said:
My ipad overheats quite often, in the sun. I use it while in cruise (navigation, weather, traffic) and for approach plates. So I need a backup.

The overheating usually happens in cruise, but recently I was doing an IPC, and as I began an approach the ipad overheated.
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I built a computer cooling fan into my RAM mount to help with this. A sun shade also helps a lot. I'm too cheap to pay for the xnaut cooling mount.


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Since I'm a pilot, it's a big bag that contains both my left and right testicles.
 
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