Flight Case
- Thread starter Bog
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I gotta keep it simple, have no choice. Simple pubs bag with one checklist, one local area in-flight guide, an H-5/6, H-3/4, L-3/4, Hi-Southwest IAP book, a Flight Information Handbook, an IFR and a VFR Supp, ABQ/ELP/PHX sectionals, L-3/4, and some 1:250,000 and 1:50,000 maps of the range and local flying areas.
Pubs-wise, making the Atlantic crossings to the middle east is a real pain in the a$$
Pubs-wise, making the Atlantic crossings to the middle east is a real pain in the a$$
av8trxx
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Eh, "where are you going to put it?" is a legit question--some cockpits (like the CRJ) have a fairly tight space designed for them, and one with wheels might not fit.
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There is no exterior framework or bulky 'wheel pants' on my model like others. They are almost hidden. Yes, it always helps to get the measurements for the a/c before buying a bag. Make sure the bag measurements are exterior too. One guy had the measurements on his bag from Sportys and the bag still didn't fit. Turns out they were interior dimensions not exterior!
Eh, "where are you going to put it?" is a legit question--some cockpits (like the CRJ) have a fairly tight space designed for them, and one with wheels might not fit.
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There is no exterior framework or bulky 'wheel pants' on my model like others. They are almost hidden. Yes, it always helps to get the measurements for the a/c before buying a bag. Make sure the bag measurements are exterior too. One guy had the measurements on his bag from Sportys and the bag still didn't fit. Turns out they were interior dimensions not exterior!
Bog
New Member
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Who the heck want's to lug all that crap around and get back problems??? At a regional a lot of times you don't need to tote around your overnight bag so there is nothing to roll the flightbag on and you are lugging it around all day. Where do you put it? In the cockpit, where else?
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On the rare occasion that I have a day trip, I'll lug all 50#s of flight case around; I need the exercise. The "where" has been covered, as mentioned my question referred to the fact that the ERJ and CRJ won't accept most wheeled bags. If I ever get so old that I can't drag it around, the collapsable wheels will do the trick just fine.
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Bite me...
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I'd respond to that one but Doug would delete it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I put a pic of the inside of my new case on my page. With both CRJ manuals (CR2 and CR7/9) that b@stard is heavy. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif
Who the heck want's to lug all that crap around and get back problems??? At a regional a lot of times you don't need to tote around your overnight bag so there is nothing to roll the flightbag on and you are lugging it around all day. Where do you put it? In the cockpit, where else?
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On the rare occasion that I have a day trip, I'll lug all 50#s of flight case around; I need the exercise. The "where" has been covered, as mentioned my question referred to the fact that the ERJ and CRJ won't accept most wheeled bags. If I ever get so old that I can't drag it around, the collapsable wheels will do the trick just fine.
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Bite me...
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I'd respond to that one but Doug would delete it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I put a pic of the inside of my new case on my page. With both CRJ manuals (CR2 and CR7/9) that b@stard is heavy. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif
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Yeah, but you get to carry a 'piece', Mike! That means a two week "vacation" for the rest of us.
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Funny you mention. Our survival vests we flew with, they've got the pistol holster sewn on the left forward portion of the vest, so the butt of the gun was resting over the bottom of your kneeboard on your left thigh. Dumbest place to locate it. Before we deployed, I had the holster removed from my vest, and bought/modifed my own shoulder holster rig that went over the vest, and under the parachute harness. The pistol now was secured in it's holster muzzle down under my left arm, and on the right side, I had a bowie knife hanging under my right arm, with 10 mag pouches horizintally attached on the rig strap that went up the front right side of my vest to my shoulder.
All I needed to complete the set was two crossed-bandoleers of bullets in an "X" shape over my survival vest, so I could resemble a /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif
Didn't care for the M9 Beretta....preferred the .357 Mk I Desert Eagle......the same weapon you need to be carrying, Doug. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Yeah, but you get to carry a 'piece', Mike! That means a two week "vacation" for the rest of us.
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Funny you mention. Our survival vests we flew with, they've got the pistol holster sewn on the left forward portion of the vest, so the butt of the gun was resting over the bottom of your kneeboard on your left thigh. Dumbest place to locate it. Before we deployed, I had the holster removed from my vest, and bought/modifed my own shoulder holster rig that went over the vest, and under the parachute harness. The pistol now was secured in it's holster muzzle down under my left arm, and on the right side, I had a bowie knife hanging under my right arm, with 10 mag pouches horizintally attached on the rig strap that went up the front right side of my vest to my shoulder.
All I needed to complete the set was two crossed-bandoleers of bullets in an "X" shape over my survival vest, so I could resemble a /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif
Didn't care for the M9 Beretta....preferred the .357 Mk I Desert Eagle......the same weapon you need to be carrying, Doug. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
av8trxx
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I thought I'd heard that some airline pilots were carrying handguns. Is this true, and if so, how do you get 'selected' to carry one?
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Yes, some are. I have flown with a few guys that are now FFDOs. They have to apply, be approved and be trained via the Federal Flight Deck Officer program.
http://www.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=10453
I thought I'd heard that some airline pilots were carrying handguns. Is this true, and if so, how do you get 'selected' to carry one?
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Yes, some are. I have flown with a few guys that are now FFDOs. They have to apply, be approved and be trained via the Federal Flight Deck Officer program.
http://www.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=10453
Bog
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Guns in the cockpit ... yeah let's not open that can of worms. Personally I like jetBlue's idea of a real hefty door and a video cam for the back. I've been on many flights where that passenger cam could have come in handy, if ya know what I mean. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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Guns in the cockpit ... yeah let's not open that can of worms. Personally I like jetBlue's idea of a real hefty door and a video cam for the back. I've been on many flights where that passenger cam could have come in handy, if ya know what I mean. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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a little waka-chuka-bow-wow? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Guns in the cockpit ... yeah let's not open that can of worms. Personally I like jetBlue's idea of a real hefty door and a video cam for the back. I've been on many flights where that passenger cam could have come in handy, if ya know what I mean. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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a little waka-chuka-bow-wow? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Screaming_Emu
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No use carrying around Bismark, ND
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No kidding, been there, not that special ;-)
No use carrying around Bismark, ND
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No kidding, been there, not that special ;-)