What's in the bag?
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Re: What's in the bag?
Well, I am flying in Africa so besides the normal tools, liquids and cleaners, the main stuff are jungle survival gear, a very well furnished medical kit, canned water and canned food and a solar power bank....it is a massive 10 Kg backpack.
However based on what I read here we will add jump start cables and a small compressor.
However based on what I read here we will add jump start cables and a small compressor.
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Re: What's in the bag?
Re the "starter pack"... My DA40 has a 24v system. The referenced pack is 12v. Do you connect two in series?
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Re: What's in the bag?
The most important emergency/survival gear I carry is a spare engine, although technically it is on, not in the airplane...SavageB wrote:So, my question to everyone is: What emergency gear/survival/tools do you carry in your plane?
Second on the list is a sat phone.
Third - a portable carbon monoxide detector.
Also, stuff not previously mentioned:
Leatherman
Spare bulbs and a small piece of tubing sized to grip the bulb (wire insulation works)
Pulse oximeter
Handheld VHF radio
iPad
Stratus device (battery powered GPS, ADSB-In, and AHARS)
The last three give you full backup flight instruments, nav and comm radios in event of total electrical failure, with NEXRAD weather and limited traffic info thrown in for fun.
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Re: What's in the bag?
My airplane is running on a 12 volts bus. you should check your AFM. Perhaps your external power unit port accepts 12 volts even though the avionics bus runs 24 volts. I am just speculating here.Sandy wrote:Re the "starter pack"... My DA40 has a 24v system. The referenced pack is 12v. Do you connect two in series?
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Re: What's in the bag?
Since nobody has mentioned it so far: water & purifier - especially when going cross-country.
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Re: What's in the bag?
Or the light weight version is purification tablets. I normally would not use these on the trail but for an emergency. OK.
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Re: What's in the bag?
I carry 2 of these in my "pilot bag". Total weight 4 ounces! Good for 1000gal "drinking water" each.SavageB wrote:Or the light weight version is purification tablets. I normally would not use these on the trail but for an emergency. OK.
https://www.amazon.com/LifeStraw-Person ... raws&psc=1
I also keep a "spare" handheld radio in the bag (older Icom IC-A24) along with a Foreflight "Sentry" which has a backup AHRS/ADS-B for the iPad/iPhone and a built in CO detector.
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