Want to Buy Flashlight for use in cockpit

sharkey said:
They run on AA's which are cheap and interchangeable and they have dimmable white lights which I use most of the time. Then I carry extra batteries and a collection of cheaper lights in the bottom of my bag and my key chain.
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I think I already mentioned the AA's as being the most important thing. For my backup radio, I have a backup battery case that uses six alkaline 6 AA's. This is key, they will never be dead - I wouldn't trust anything rechargeable to be charged when you really need it.

Make sure your flashlight and GPS all take the same batteries ;)
 
I've got one of these, I love the thing. It's got one red LED and 5 white LED's. Bright for the walk around, then red for when you're at night in the plane. I've had it for 5 years now, it's indestructible.

EDIT: I see somebody else has also recommended this one. I can't say enough good things about it.

http://www.lightsandknives.com/productid/540/17/1.html

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I have a small Pelican L1 LED attached to a lanyard. It has an attachment kit but Ive found having ot around my neck works just as well. Under $20 on Amazon and eBay.
 
Probably not, but my real thinking is that I just need to find a way to make it through PPL training ($). If I'm going to fly at night when licensed, especially with passengers, I'll be extremely sure that I've got good, reliable gear.
 
drunkenbeagle said:
I think I already mentioned the AA's as being the most important thing. For my backup radio, I have a backup battery case that uses six alkaline 6 AA's. This is key, they will never be dead - I wouldn't trust anything rechargeable to be charged when you really need it.

Make sure your flashlight and GPS all take the same batteries ;)
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Speaking of, yahoo news has a short report about which AA's last the longest. The gist is that name brands last considerably longer than generics, with the exception of Kirkland brand, and rechargeables are a good bet for toys you use daily.
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108870/what-are-the-longest-lasting-batteries
 
I keep a couple of the red/white LED flashlights in my bag. The advantage of the 3-LED one is that it has a switch that doesn't require you to cycle through the white to get to/from the red. The disadvantage is that the slider switch can accidentally get turned on easily in your flight bag.

Whenever I fly at night, I wear my LED headlight. If I lose cockpit lighting, the last thing I need to do is look for my flashlight.
 
N99999 said:
Whenever I fly at night, I wear my LED headlight. If I lose cockpit lighting, the last thing I need to do is look for my flashlight.
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That's a good point. Sounds like the headlight has a lot of good things going for it.
 
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