What kind of stuff does a pilot carry in his flight bag?

Question

What kind of stuff does a pilot carry in his flight bag?

Answer 1

to add to Niagara''s list.

condoms

gum

company pager if it isn't on the person's belt.

Answer 2

That's alot of **** for one bag Niagra...hahaha...

I carry all of my necessary items in my laptop case.

It consists of my jep updates..(we keep all of our manuals and charts on board our aircraft, our checklists are part of the FMS).

Thats about it...i keep my medical and certificate on my person..

Everyone is different though...depends on the flying you are doing..

Jonathan S

ATP-LRJET,HS-125,G-V

CFI/AGI

Answer 3

Some or all of the following:

Headset

Pilots Certificate

Logbook

Flashlight

Batteries

Pens

Paper

TONS of Charts (Airport, Departure, Arrival, Enroute, Approach)

POH (Pilots Operating Handbook)

CRM (Crew Resource Manual)

Checklists (Normal and Emergency)

Pilot Contract/Union Literature

FAR/AIM (Federal Aviation Regulations/Airmans Info Manual)

E6B/Flight Computer

Schedule/Airline Contact Info

Cell Phone

Snacks

Fat Pay Check (ha ha)

For David:

Condoms are carried in FA bags, not pilots

Pager can be substituted for implanted company tracking device

Answer 4

lots of p**n

Answer 5

Change of clothing, book or laptop, p**n and booze.

A lot of pilots just put the plane in auto and get drunk or m********e during the flight....some have been arrested for this.

Answer 6

stuff I carried in my bag as an airline pilot:

IFR Charts (2x2" binders, 1x1" binder), Company's operating procedures manual (2" binder), POH (2" binder), pens, flashlight, snacks, magazine or book, headset, pilot contract

As a flight instructor, all I carried was the most basic, simplest knee board, a couple of pens and a few scraps of paper.  No flight bag or anything.  If I was going on a long flight, then I'd bring whatever charts I needed.  Flashlight if I was flying at night.