Strange, how at the start, people stare jealously at the big black flight bags ( myself included ) and hope that one day they too will need such a piece of kit to hold all their precious flying bits. . .. .As time goes on, kit gets bigger, and as if by magic, one day you find yourself swaggering into the club, a new owner of said shiny leather necessity. . .. .When it gets to around the 30lb mark niggling little doubts about its true need arise - especially regarding some of its occupants. . .. .Firstly the airway manual is not strictly needed at all times.. .We do have two radios in the plane anyway - out goes the handheld.. .Never was going to wear those gloves.. .Could eat the butties now.. .Not going to Ireland, Scotland or France. 3 charts later and things are looking lighter.. .Headsets can stay in the back.. .Ditto GPS.. .Camera - got thousands of photo's of the sky ( and I really have - my friends and family LOVE to look at them all - especially as I now have a laptop to aid such visual treats <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> - 'and this is one of the sky over Lancaster, and this is of the sky ..... ). .Whiz wheel and numerous pens become - biro. marker. fingers. head.. .Torches - Don't fly at night.. .. .Before you know it your back to a kneeboard, a chart, a pen and ...... that’s it.. .. .What goes around ...... .. .LF <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> . .. .ps - having said that went to Newcastle the other day for an overnighter, what with my overnight bag, laptop bag and big shiny pilot bag, all the above went straight outta the window <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" />