Ever have anything stolen from a plane?

"Dan" wrote in message
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Just curious, has anyone ever had anything stolen from their plane
(i.e. portable GPS, headsets, etc.) while in the care of an FBO away
from your home field? [...]

Never. But then, I don't generally leave anything important in the airplane
(except airplane parts attached to the airplane, of course ).

That said, between getting something stolen from your plane and something
stolen from your rental car, I think it may be a toss-up, or slightly in
favor of leaving it with the airplane. Car break-ins are certainly more
common, and if the airplane is parked within view of the FBO office, and you
aren't leaving it overnight, that practically guarantees no theft. Even
leaving it out of sight and/or overnight, the odds of theft are low.

The best solution is to keep your valuables with you, or in a very secure
place (such as a locked safe in your hotel room, or in the hotel safe, or
some other trusted individual). Barring that, you just might be better off
leaving the GPS in the airplane (just make sure it's not visible through the
windows...that's just asking for it).

Pete

Agreed.
This is not choice "a" or choice "b"
You don't have to leave it in the rental car or the plane - take it with
you!

Tony

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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE


The best solution is to keep your valuables with you, or in a very secure
place (such as a locked safe in your hotel room, or in the hotel safe, or
some other trusted individual).

Lugging it on my person for the entire weekend doesn't sound like fun
though...


tony roberts wrote:
Agreed.
This is not choice "a" or choice "b"
You don't have to leave it in the rental car or the plane - take it with
you!

Tony

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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE


The best solution is to keep your valuables with you, or in a very secure
place (such as a locked safe in your hotel room, or in the hotel safe, or
some other trusted individual).

Dan asked whether he should leave his 396 in the plane or in the rental car.

Tony suggested he carry it with him. To which Dan replied,
Lugging it on my person for the entire weekend doesn't sound like fun
though...

What could be more fun than playing with the 396 while you're driving around
town?

Dan wrote:
Lugging it on my person for the entire weekend doesn't sound like fun
though...

Maybe not, but it's the price I'm willing to pay to avoid the scheduled
airlines.

I just lug my flight bag with the 396 and the Bose headsets. It's
never gotten in the way of weekend fun and it often makes flight
planning for the trip home easier too.