I have absolutely no idea why the PPRuNe gods have caused this thread to show up at the top of the thread-list, since it hasn't been posted on for over a year. But since that was well before I found PPRuNe, it was great to read a really good thread for the first time! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> . .. .I have never managed to work out why my flight case weighs so much more than anyone else's I know of, especially considering there's nothing in it which I wouldn't consider "essential":. .. .</font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Charts</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Pooleys</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Knee-board</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Headset</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Assorted pens+pencils</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Permanent markers in various colours</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Whiz-wheel, and non-permanent marker</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Combined protractor/ruler</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Notebook</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Checklists</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Post-its, used for "bookmarking" pages in Pooleys, etc.</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">License, log-book, passport</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Several blank flight-log sheets. .</font></li>[/list]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">And probably a load of other stuff I can't remember off the top of my head.... .I take this on every flight, unless I'm planning on doing aerobatics. Even circuit-bashing. If someone manages to land gear-up and close the airport, for example, I'd like to be able to get somewhere else, find the frequencies, and get home again once the airport has re-opened.. .. .I've owned the flight case for less than a year, and the handle is starting to break already! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> . .. .FFF. .----------