Tools and Spares

[Pinecone]

What tools and spare parts do you carry in your plane?

Assuming some mechanical skills.

And, be specific, I am sure you do not carry a complete set of wrenches, just ones likely to be used.

Thanks

[Hank]

A small socket set. Regular and Phillips screwdriver. Needle nose pliers. Wire cutters. Leatherman tool. Assorted screws. A bit of safety wire. A plier / wrench set in zip pouch, which holds the little stuff too.

And a Swiss Army knife in my pocket. Take that, TSA!!

[211º]

Similar set of tools as Hank... plus the spark plug socket that I just added this week.

Oh I also have two different LED flash lights.

[GeeBee]

I carry what I need to de-cowl, pull a spark plug and change oil. I also carry a spare spark plug and oil filter. 

 

[Rwsavory]

One Leatherman, one quart of oil, and two credit cards.

[M20F]

Starter, tire, tube, assorted other part junk, lol, plugs, and some tools.  I generally travel alone so weight isn’t an issue (though I am a little liberal on hat rack weight).  The tire and tube is useful as always easy to find a changer sometimes hard to find the tire/tube.

[Gone]

9 hours ago, Hank said:

A small socket set. Regular and Phillips screwdriver. Needle nose pliers. Wire cutters. Leatherman tool. Assorted screws. A bit of safety wire. A plier / wrench set in zip pouch, which holds the little stuff too.

And a Swiss Army knife in my pocket. Take that, TSA!!

+1 for the same kit. Clarence had me cut it down from the “near prepper” kit I had created six years ago with a roll-up carrying case.  I had to realise that being AOG still meant only a professional would actually do the work and sign off. 

Hard lesson for an engineer (and retired soldier) to learn. 

[Guest]

Take along tools you would require to tackle minor issues within your skill set.  More than that it’s a waste of payload and space.  A few screwdrivers, pliers, spark plug removal tools, a few assorted wrenches, small assortment of screws, a spare spark plug etc.

Clarence

[carusoam]

 

 

12) one Amex

12.1) one mastercard

12.2) One visa

11) one discover card

10) Three checks

9) Two debit cards

8) a bitcoin

7) some USD

6) Some CAD

5) a couple of Euro

4) Membership cards to a few hotel chains

3) an iPhone

2) a stack of MSer phone numbers

1) an iPad that opens to MS.

0) Better than a partridge in a pear tree….   Doc’s email address….  

 

Plan B: My home drome’s number…

Plan C: My local MSC’s number…

PP thoughts only, not a mechanic….

Best regards,

-a-

this topic arises frequently…  it’s a great aviation 102 kind of topic…