Piloting, Navigation
From left to right and top to bottom, rows - alpha, columns - numeric:
A0: Knee-board - I like it a lot because it swivels and I can align the map with the course. My only complaint is
that it is a little bit narrower than the width of the unfolded sectional chart
A1: Rulers - carry two because I tend to loose them
A2: Laminated checklists
A4: Under the checklists - airplane logbook, pilot logbook, registration, airworthiness certificate, operational
limitations, weight and balance and pilot license. I was checked by the FAA at Winnemucca and was let go
since all my paperwork, annual examination and phaseI/phaseII entries were in perfect order.
A5: All 43 sectionals plus some of the world aeronautical charts, some terminal area charts and some special
charts for Grand Canyon and the continental US
B0: Airport facility directories for the whole US. I take out, fold and stick the little maps in the transparent
packets of my bar mitts during the flight planning for each day.
C0: GPS - a simple model that runs on both batteries and on external power. On three 2Gb microSD cards I
installed the US topo map to cover the whole US with about one day worth of overlap between them. I only use
the GPS as a backup, I prefer navigating by traditional piloting.
C1: Under the GPS - custom flight logs made in excel and printed on A6 pages. They fit exactly the bar mitts
pocket. The reverse side has room for the notes from the weather briefer
C2: Spot tracking device - provides 15 minutes position reports through the web and I can initiate a rescue if I
get in trouble by pushing the 911 button.
C3: Highlighters and pens. I prefer to draw my course on the map with highlighters because they do not cover
important details.
C4: Wrist watch with chronometer and zulu time
C5: Iphone with email, web access, weather information and E6B flight calculator
A0: Knee-board - I like it a lot because it swivels and I can align the map with the course. My only complaint is
that it is a little bit narrower than the width of the unfolded sectional chart
A1: Rulers - carry two because I tend to loose them
A2: Laminated checklists
A4: Under the checklists - airplane logbook, pilot logbook, registration, airworthiness certificate, operational
limitations, weight and balance and pilot license. I was checked by the FAA at Winnemucca and was let go
since all my paperwork, annual examination and phaseI/phaseII entries were in perfect order.
A5: All 43 sectionals plus some of the world aeronautical charts, some terminal area charts and some special
charts for Grand Canyon and the continental US
B0: Airport facility directories for the whole US. I take out, fold and stick the little maps in the transparent
packets of my bar mitts during the flight planning for each day.
C0: GPS - a simple model that runs on both batteries and on external power. On three 2Gb microSD cards I
installed the US topo map to cover the whole US with about one day worth of overlap between them. I only use
the GPS as a backup, I prefer navigating by traditional piloting.
C1: Under the GPS - custom flight logs made in excel and printed on A6 pages. They fit exactly the bar mitts
pocket. The reverse side has room for the notes from the weather briefer
C2: Spot tracking device - provides 15 minutes position reports through the web and I can initiate a rescue if I
get in trouble by pushing the 911 button.
C3: Highlighters and pens. I prefer to draw my course on the map with highlighters because they do not cover
important details.
C4: Wrist watch with chronometer and zulu time
C5: Iphone with email, web access, weather information and E6B flight calculator