CFI's - What do you take with you on a typical flight

[Goose Egg]

Towley

Wanna get high?

 

[flyifrvfr]

I usually carry with me in my little bag a headset, kneeboard which I never use, charts, approach plates and the like. The one thing that I never leave the ground without and which is located in my little flight bag is my leatherman multi-purpose cool man tool.

I have to fly a good distance over water to reach the local practice area. If I ever have to ditch, I have my leatherman to cut the seatbelts if so needed.

 

[Huggyu2]

You know those round, suction cup pads you can put a bar of soap on? We'll, I've got a pilot friend that uses those for covering up the instruments for partial panel work. I've never tried it, but he swears by it.

 

[nondirectional]

those at my place of employment have the standard instructor clipboard with the practice area map taped to the back. for me, i just bring my headset, some instrument covers (for both VFR and IFR students), and a pen. all those charts, calculators, notepads, checklists and such...shouldn't the student carry that?!?!

 

[tom1178]

sick bags

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

Hair-gel for a nasty case of headset-head.

Should be required by CFR FAR 91.196, but it snot.

 

[troy]

Underware, I bring underware.

Ok, seriously, I bring the flight lesson that we are on. Cessna Multi-Media (CMM) has the ability to print out the lesson that is being worked on. Also, a hood and a pen.

 

[jbDC9]

Wanna get high?

Nope, no can do... there's been a Towelie Ban.

 

[BankAccount=0$]

Nobody brings a towel?

A couple of years back I was assigned to a student who brought his "towel" wrapped around his head... being a small (aka hillbilly) PT.61 school my boss let me add my S&W 9MM to my list of stuff to bring to the aircraft

No matter what you take as a CFI, be sure to bring a professional attitude to work for every flight. Fly safe out there..........................

 

[Goose Egg]

I bring the following items:

Kneeboard (which I do not use for writing) to store all my stuff--flight computer, standby notepad, certificates, charts, AFD's, IFR flight file (in case I have to pop-up IFR to get back into the field), etc.

I also bring a headset bag with a fuel strainer, flashlight, and headset.

For writing, I use a standard sized clipboard. It cost $3.95 at Staples and I swear by it. Nothing better for IFR flying or taking notes on students.

-Goose