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"So you are a pilot..or cabin crew? what the hell do you need a leatherman for on a flight deck? "
Not on the flight deck as such, but airside:
Check security of screws/dzeus fasteners.
Help open 'stubborn' latches on seldom-used panels.
Other things my cold and numb fingers couldn't cope with.
Actually on the flight deck:
Fix a broken microphone (often).
Secure wobbly gauges (no glass cockpit on some types).
Pull circuit-breakers, including a faulty one that had welded itself in due to excess heat.
After flight:
Open beer bottles.
My Leatherman has helped a lot over the years, and but for its presence I am sure I would have suffered more delays or even unscheduled night stops than I have.
They are such useful things I think every aircraft should have one on board as standard equipment.
Mine is now retired from flying but is still an able and willing assistant to me as an amateur mechanic and classic car enthusiast.