What essentials do you always have on board?

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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What things do you consider it essential to always have on board for
every flight? Not just things required by law, but things that you
personally believe in having on the aircraft before you leave the
ground.

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OMG I can't belive that all of you forgot to mention a "SALLY BLOW UP DOLL
AND A BOX OF CONDOMES"!!!!

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"Roger (K8RI)" wrote:

A bottle of Gatorade or something similar (wide-mouth prefered).

Much easier than having to land every time I have to pee.

Good Lord! How many hours do you fly at a time. I limit the legs to
around five hours so that's never been a problem...and don't drink a
lot of what ever before starting out.

I was using 4 hours as a leg limit 15 years ago!

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"Roger (K8RI)" wrote in
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Good Lord! How many hours do you fly at a time. I limit the legs to
around five hours so that's never been a problem...and don't drink a
lot of what ever before starting out.

I typically have a cup of coffee on my way to the airport. Then, all nicely
warmed up, I like to sip on Gatorade or Iced Tea or something similar as I am
flying.

It's important, however, not to use Lemon-Lime flavored drinks. They come in
a light yellow color that can create massive confusion in the cockpot.

That's a mistake that you make only once...

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"Roger (K8RI)" wrote:

Good Lord! How many hours do you fly at a time. I limit the legs to
around five hours so that's never been a problem...and don't drink a
lot of what ever before starting out.

Which leads to serious dehydration and potential mental impairment.

"PPSEL-student" wrote in news:Ob_2h.250779$1T2.8402
@pd7urf2no:

OMG I can't belive that all of you forgot to mention a "SALLY BLOW UP DOLL
AND A BOX OF CONDOMES"!!!!

Nah - you can only be inducted into the Mile High Club the first time.

Then the thrill is gone...

john smith writes:

Which leads to serious dehydration and potential mental impairment.

No, it does not.

You can be minimally hydrated and produce only the minimum of urine
required to remove waste products, and this can allow you to go for
many hours without urinating. It's a fine line to tread, but it's not
unhealthy or dangerous. Personal experience can teach you how much
you should or shouldn't drink in the hours preceding a trip in order
to find a good balance between necessary urine production and
overproduction that might make a stop necessary (or worse).

Dehydration occurs from losing water, which can be prevented by
bringing suitable beverages along in the cockpit. If you feel
thirsty, sip something to drink (make sure it's not diuretic, which
rules out Coke, tea, coffee, etc.). Unless the cockpit is very warm
and you are losing a great deal through perspiration, you'll be fine,
at least for the duration of any GA trip you might take. By the time
you'd have to worry about fluid balance, you'll be out of fuel,
anyway, so there isn't any danger.

If you will be flying in conditions of heat (effective or real),
consider installing air conditioning. Apart from preventing excessive
dehydration, it will make you more comfortable and better able to
concentrate on your flying.

Having a full bladder is a strong distraction and can be potentially
dangerous. Taking an occasional sip of a drink if and when you feel
thirsty is much less distracting and more than adequate to ensure
proper hydration. Making provisions to urinate in flight is also very
potentially distracting.

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"Judah" wrote in message
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| "PPSEL-student" wrote in
news:Ob_2h.250779$1T2.8402
| @pd7urf2no:
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| OMG I can't belive that all of you forgot to mention a
"SALLY BLOW UP DOLL
| AND A BOX OF CONDOMES"!!!!
|
| Nah - you can only be inducted into the Mile High Club the
first time.
|
| Then the thrill is gone...

and kidney stones, which will ground you.



"john smith" wrote in message
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| In article ,
| "Roger (K8RI)" wrote:
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| Good Lord! How many hours do you fly at a time. I limit
the legs to
| around five hours so that's never been a problem...and
don't drink a
| lot of what ever before starting out.
|
| Which leads to serious dehydration and potential mental
impairment.
|

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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If you will be flying in conditions of heat (effective or real),
consider installing air conditioning. Apart from preventing excessive
dehydration, it will make you more comfortable and better able to
concentrate on your flying.

Better yet, consider installing a swimming pool. In addition to keeping you
cool while you fly, it'll let you get some exercise.

Having a full bladder is a strong distraction and can be potentially
dangerous.

The swimming pool might also help in this regard.

Gary Drescher writes:

Better yet, consider installing a swimming pool. In addition to keeping you
cool while you fly, it'll let you get some exercise.

I'm sorry that GA aircraft are so hopelessly primitive that they don't
normally have air conditioning. Flying in a hot cockpit is a lot more
dangerous than mild dehydration.

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