dear friends and followers welcome back
to my channel today
we'll be going through my pilot's bag
so you'll see what is essential to bring
to your first flight
as an airline pilot obviously you don't
have to pack your bag as i do but i have
learned over the past
10 years of being a pilot what you
desperately need
and what not so let's dig in
83 runway 27 take off
okay when it comes to choosing your
first pilot's bag
please do yourself a favor and don't buy
the cheap one
if you can afford an 800 mobile phone
you can expect
a certain reliability as you use it on a
daily basis so be
smart and invest in a decent bag as
you're going to be using it fairly often
over a long time i know colleagues who
had had their bag for
over 25 years remover or samsonite was
their choice
and there are many other high quality
suitcase manufacturers out there
but if you decide to buy the cheap one
you might as well buy two of them
as you're going to be using the other
one for spare parts
size does matter your flight back
shouldn't be too big and not too small
make it dependent on the airplane you're
flying
boeing cockpits are less spacious than
airbus cockpit so make sure that it fits
next to your seat because you don't want
it behind you
as you're going to be constantly getting
stuff out of it if you're planning on
becoming a pilot in the general aviation
industry a
carry-on bag will do the job but if
you're planning to become an
airline pilot make sure to get a pull
trolley cause
you'll be walking miles and miles
through terminals and around airport
aprons and you do not want to carry your
bag trust me
and whilst you're at it make sure it has
a strap at the back so you can attach it
to your layover suitcase
let's talk about the items to go in your
bag
so this is all the gear you'll be
needing and let's
pack them in the order you'll be using
them don't ever
set off to work without your employer id
airport id
a valid passport your pilot's license
your medical
and all other necessary documents
required by your company or by law
keep them in a safe folder or a booklet
and i
highly recommend that you have at least
one copy of
all these important documents at home
because you never know what might happen
to your pilot's bag
during briefing you print out your crew
briefing sheet the flight plan the
general declaration if you're staying
overnight in a non-schengen country and
you want to keep
all these papers together so bring a
clipboard i always keep important
procedures
and abbreviations on my clipboard for a
quick search or to practice the memory
items for example
and make sure it's not a metallic one
because it'll block the x-rays and
therefore you have to open your back
every time you go through security
so plastic will just do fine as you
enter the cockpit make sure your flight
back is
securely stowed and easy accessible to
you from your seat
some airplanes come with special straps
so you can secure your flight back
as you step out of the aircraft onto the
airport apron you
have to wear a high visibility vest
there are
so many vehicles moving around an
airplane and you won't believe
how many accidents happen on a daily
basis
i know they don't look good but you're
gonna look worse when paying the fine
for not wearing one
next you'll be needing either ear plugs
or proper ear protection for the outside
check don't do this because you'll be
needing your hands for the walk around
signing papers setting the refueling
panel etc
use subject to so much noise during your
pilot life so be wise and protect your
ears
you have to have a decent flashlight i
can recommend an led flashlight as they
are lightweight and with good batteries
they will last very long
i recently got the comment joe why don't
you just
use the light of your mobile phone
that's cute
that's all it is cute the top of the
vertical stabilizer on an airbus a320 is
nearly 12 meters high
good luck checking that during the night
with your phone disinfection swipes
thoroughly swipe the parts of the
cockpit you use the most as you never
know what kind of bacteria
could be hiding on your instruments i am
serious about that
now you don't necessarily need
custom-made earplugs i only have them
because the plane i flew before my
airline career was so damn loud
so i had this pair made and i got so
used to them that i
constantly wear them now during flight
mine actually reduced
25 decibel of the surrounding noise plus
the noise cancelling headset
doesn't get any better than that buy a
decent
headset i cannot recommend this enough
again
compare it to your mobile phone it's an
investment for life and a
high quality headset will live out your
mobile phone by
any means now you know i'm a bose a20
pilot
and i wouldn't recommend any other
headset the noise cancelling is worth
every penny it's lightweight reliable
and
much more i'll make a more detailed
video just about this bose a20 headset
very soon
make sure you have spare batteries for
either your headset or your flashlight
the difference between a well-prepared
pilot and a
pilot are the amount of spare batteries
he carries now depending on your
operator you might get an
efb an electronic flight bag my company
provides us with the apple
ipad on here we have all the necessary
charts of
any airport in the world such as all
required performance calculating
software
documents and manuals needed for the
briefing and the flight
and as you use the efb a lot throughout
the day you definitely
have to bring your charger and the cable
with you as you get your startup
clearance
you need a good quality pen because
there is
nothing worse than getting a startup
clearance and your cheap
pen cuts out on you are you going to
blame the pen
in your read back to the atc controller
that he shall repeat your message
i highly doubt that also during cruise
you'll be doing a regular fuel checks
and due to the constant pressure
changes many cheap pens will just quit
their job
okay we're now up in the air and this is
by far one of the most
important things in my opinion you need
a proper pair of
sunglasses sure you have blinds which
reflect most of the sunlight but
if you're flying southbound for a few
hours directly towards the sun
and with the clouds reflecting the
sunlight you'll be
happy to have good pair of sunglasses so
be
wise and protect your eyes but be aware
don't get polarized sunglasses why you
might ask i'll show you in an upcoming
video
and if the sunlight is still bothering
you you can get a captain joe cat from
my online shop and all your problems are
solved i
always carry a little notebook with me
to make a few notes
now for example sometimes you fly into
airports with special
taxi routes noise abatement regulations
or special
entry procedures into different
countries and therefore i make little
notes in my notebook and prior
every approach briefing i quickly look
up my own notes to see
what is so special about the country or
the airport and obviously you'll find
all these details in your airport charts
but
it's nice being ahead of the game and
those charts don't let you know where to
get the best coffee in the airport
terminal
and last but not least your logbook to
keep track of your flights and flight
arrows
you don't necessarily have to bring it
as you can now log
all your flights digitally but you have
to have some kind of record
of your flight hours on you in case of a
sofa inspection
okay the next few items are my personal
emergency kit you don't necessarily need
those
nose spray can quickly release your pain
in case you have a clogged nose prior to
an upcoming cold
i never set off without an extra pair of
underwear
a t-shirt toothpaste toothbrush
because you never know where you might
land at the end of the day
and i always bring at least 100 euros as
a
safety and i also try to have some space
left over that i can bring my own food
if i have flights without layovers
so again i highly recommend you to get a
decent flight back because the quote
applies here
quality over quantity rather one
high quality bag that will last your
entire career than
a quantity of flight bags which will
fall apart every now and then
just spend a little more and enjoy what
you've bought rather than constantly
having to
fight with lousy equipment which could
actually endanger your flight
so have fun shopping for your first
flight kit that's definitely exciting
and over the course of time you'll
figure out what you actually really
need and what you can do without so
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