knee boards
Knee Boards.
Surprised that nobody has mentioned the Telex/Jeppeson type, A5, -light/strong Aluminium with strong clips top and bottom and a good, wide elastic leg strap.
Originally designed for the US Navy and Air Force, this is a good bit of kit- only drawback is it might be a bit pricey now.
I got mine for a fiver at Shoreham Aerojumble years ago!
Seasons Greetings,
Sleeve.
P.S. Forgot to mention, it also comes with a clip-on light at the top
and this addition incorporates an easily accessible pen/pencil clip.
If the clip-on is removed , the slots can be used for attaching a Terry clip for your stopwatch. Best bit - won't fall off when you're inverted in a Chippy !
Originally designed for the US Navy and Air Force, this is a good bit of kit- only drawback is it might be a bit pricey now.
I got mine for a fiver at Shoreham Aerojumble years ago!
Seasons Greetings,
Sleeve.
P.S. Forgot to mention, it also comes with a clip-on light at the top
and this addition incorporates an easily accessible pen/pencil clip.
If the clip-on is removed , the slots can be used for attaching a Terry clip for your stopwatch. Best bit - won't fall off when you're inverted in a Chippy !
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Funnily enough, I was thinking about this very subject while shooting holds/approaches over SND last Sunday...
It was like Kung Fu Fighting in the cockpit of a C152 while I was looking forn the correct plate and I thought that there muct be a better solution that my generic A5 kneeboard!
I like the sound of Keef's ringbinder thingy... I like the sound of a glass cockpit even better!
Hersh
It was like Kung Fu Fighting in the cockpit of a C152 while I was looking forn the correct plate and I thought that there muct be a better solution that my generic A5 kneeboard!
I like the sound of Keef's ringbinder thingy... I like the sound of a glass cockpit even better!
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Hersh - it's called IFR Flight File and it's available from all the American pilot shops. Probably over here too, but I've not looked.
I found it vital when doing the FAA IR - a brilliant bit of kit. Open it to the right plate, clip it in the yoke clip and down we go...
So that was you slogging round the hold over Sahfen', was it! I'm OK for IFR currency for a bit, but hope to get up there on Tuesday for a jolly somewhere.
I found it vital when doing the FAA IR - a brilliant bit of kit. Open it to the right plate, clip it in the yoke clip and down we go...
So that was you slogging round the hold over Sahfen', was it! I'm OK for IFR currency for a bit, but hope to get up there on Tuesday for a jolly somewhere.
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I use a "standard" A5 kneeboard, with lots of plastic pockets inside, strapped to my knee. I've been very happy with it as I tend to do long distance VFR.
However a few years ago I rented a Bdog and got checked out in aeros again (I hadn't done any since the UAS). Went into the first manover and of course the board flapped open
Still at least nothing fell out.
However a few years ago I rented a Bdog and got checked out in aeros again (I hadn't done any since the UAS). Went into the first manover and of course the board flapped open
Still at least nothing fell out.
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I've found it amusing that as the aircraft flown have got bigger the kneeboard space required has got smaller.
I started off with an A4 sized one when learning to fly (Tomahawk). Reduced that to an A5 one when I started producing my own PLOG's which were also the same size as approach plates - made sense (Warrior).
Now - line get's drawn on map, route get's programmed into GNS430 or KLN90, Plates sit in trip folder ready to go on control column clip. All the writing is done on a 'post-it' - one per trip which is great for doing logbook and techlogs afterwards (Aztec/Citation).
I started off with an A4 sized one when learning to fly (Tomahawk). Reduced that to an A5 one when I started producing my own PLOG's which were also the same size as approach plates - made sense (Warrior).
Now - line get's drawn on map, route get's programmed into GNS430 or KLN90, Plates sit in trip folder ready to go on control column clip. All the writing is done on a 'post-it' - one per trip which is great for doing logbook and techlogs afterwards (Aztec/Citation).
