What essentials do you always have on board?

"Jim Macklin" writes:

and kidney stones, which will ground you.

Kidney stones are not a universal consequence of even chronic
dehydration. Individuals who develop them often seem to have a
predisposition to the condition, or other problems that encourage the
development of stones.

People who have a history of renal calculi should drink more water and
fluids, but those who have no such history need not take any
exceptional precautions.

And simply not drinking much before a flight is not the same as
technical dehydration, which some pilots use to avoid urinating
entirely for long periods. If you're normally hydrated and not
thirsty, you don't need to drink anything before a flight. It's more
important to have something to drink on board. If you're the type who
can't tolerate anything in your bladder, a couple of urine collection
devices on board could be useful as well.

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Once you get to altitude, the air is cool enough to make even the hottest
days comfortable. The only time you really need AC is on the ground.

Dehydration is still a concern since the air at altitude contains much less
moisture. That's what water bottles are for.

mike

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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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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Jim Macklin wrote:
basic survival gear, a knife, fire starter, some water. In
the winter shelter.

A 45 automatic and 50 rounds or a shotgun.

A cooler with some Cokes for during the flight and with a couple of
beers for after the flight is also nice... Since I always have a .45 on
me, I guess that counts also... Usually don't have 50 rounds in my plane
though... I might have 1000 rounds of various calibers in my truck or
Jeep, but I don't carry that many in my plane... Sounds like I need to
restock...

Robert M. Gary wrote:
What happens if you land somewhere in the city that requires a permit
to carry such items?

Simple, you carry more ammo...

Jim Macklin wrote:
Bear.

BTW, federal law allows transport anywhere, although certain
states routinely violate that provision in federal law,
mostly in New Jersey and Mass..

And every "law" that came after SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED is
unconstitutional and as such, we have no duty to obey them... In fact,
it is our solemn duty to violate them as often as possible...

Jim Macklin wrote:
Actually, the Supreme Court has always side=stepped around
the Second Amendment.

Yeah, the SC is just filled with a bunch of ****in' Constitutional
Revisionists anyway... Their opinion doesn't count... The FFs said,
"SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED"... It's apparently difficult for some of these
****in' leftists to understand that they actually *meant* what they
said... Of course, that would also be an alien concept for the ****in'
leftists...

Airworthiness certificate, registration...

mike

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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"TxSrv" wrote in message
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The "law" literally requires nothing.

Pilot certificate? Photo ID? Medical certificate? AFM/W&B? Logbook (for
students)?

Hope you keep something useful in the bible. Otherwise, it's just wasted
space and weight.

mike

"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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One forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days’
concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics,
morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills;
one
miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars
in
rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue
of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings.

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Mxsmanic wrote:

I was thinking of stuff that's always there--maybe a first-aid kit, or
some basic survival gear, extra water, oxygen, or whatever you
consider necessary to make you feel warm and fuzzy when flying.

This isn't your room where you keep your computer when simming.
Go to the manufacturers websites and lookup the cockpit dimensions.
find some large pieces of cardboard and cut to size. Tape the cardboard
together with duct tape.
Now you can see how big the volume is and determine for yourself what
you can and cannot carry.
You cannot include the toilet in your bathroom nor the refridgerator in
your kitchen.

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Kidney stones are not a universal consequence of even chronic
dehydration. Individuals who develop them often seem to have a
predisposition to the condition, or other problems that encourage the
development of stones.

People who have a history of renal calculi should drink more water and
fluids, but those who have no such history need not take any
exceptional precautions.

Oh great! Now he's a doctor!

Where'd you learn all that?

The "Operation" game?