What do you bring on long flights?

[wombat]

For myself, I bring several small bottles (12 Oz) of water and one smallish Gatorade for the large mouth.    If my personal reserves of 'good self-control' are low I'll bring junk food.   Chips, candy, etc.

For the plane, I typically bring one quart of oil.  I don't get why people bring all this other plane stuff in the plane with them.   Magnetos, alternators, tires, cylinders, I've heard it all.  If anything else happens to the plane that requires more than just adding a bit of oil the whole trip is done and I'm finding a way back home then working on the problem from there.  Even a long Uber ride and a last minute airplane ticket is likely cheaper than simply continuing the flight in the Mooney even if everything was working properly. 

[Coachella Bravo]

On 10/17/2024 at 12:31 PM, Hank said:

But my biggest need was to stand up, stretch and walk around.

I'll second that... I also have to force feed H2o otherwise I'll feel dehydrated post flight. I also bring along backup O2.

[Pinecone]

I JUST (literally have not been home an hour) flew 7.0 Hobbs Fort Worth to NE MD, non-stop.

I snack.  I do carry a sandwich, typically may eat half. I am finding a peanut butter or PB&J works well.  Peanut M&Ms, cookies.

I carry water but do not drink, I take a mouthful every so often and hold it in my mouth for a bit.

Travel John works great, but is a bit harder with a passenger.

 

[Jetpilot86]

Water, snacks, I start with a Yeti of iced tea to sip on. My average leg is 5.0, so the absolute last thing I do before the Before Start checklist is the bio-break. A big mouth bottle takes care of the rate inflight need. 
For the plane, a quart of oil, and a small tool kit. I need to figure out a base load so I can cut that mass of metal to a minimum. I also carry a survival bivy since the weight is non-existent. Sometimes I’ll carry my Griner Tug, but not if I want the full 118 gallons of gas. 
I have a plastic car caddie to hold my goodies. 

[GeeBee]

5 hours ago, Jetpilot86 said:

Water, snacks, I start with a Yeti of iced tea to sip on. My average leg is 5.0, so the absolute last thing I do before the Before Start checklist is the bio-break. A big mouth bottle takes care of the rate inflight need. 
For the plane, a quart of oil, and a small tool kit. I need to figure out a base load so I can cut that mass of metal to a minimum. I also carry a survival bivy since the weight is non-existent. Sometimes I’ll carry my Griner Tug, but not if I want the full 118 gallons of gas. 
I have a plastic car caddie to hold my goodies. 

Wow. You can hold out 5 hours drinking iced tea? That is some bladder!

[Jetpilot86]

2 hours ago, GeeBee said:

Wow. You can hold out 5 hours drinking iced tea? That is some bladder!

I usually start when I get in the plane, not before and not a lot at once. Now the second I shut down there is an immediate priority. 

[PeteMc]

4 hours ago, GeeBee said:

Wow. You can hold out 5 hours drinking iced tea? That is some bladder!

I don't typically go 5 hrs, more like 3.5 to 4+.   I might take a few sips early in the flight, but once I get about to about an hour out from my destination I'll start hydrating. 

Also, it helps to really hydrate the day BEFORE your flight.  Same is true if you're taking a commercial flight. 

 

[201Steve]

Chapstick

[GeeBee]

2 hours ago, Jetpilot86 said:

I usually start when I get in the plane, not before and not a lot at once. Now the second I shut down there is an immediate priority. 

Well as transoceanic guy,  my limit on pure water is 4 hours and I had the nickname "the camel" from my fellow crew members. Tea is a diuretic, a good diuretic and I used to "de-caffeinate" 24 hours before a mission. The fact you go 5 hours with any caffeine has my admiration and envy because I love iced tea.

[Jetpilot86]

1 hour ago, GeeBee said:

Well as transoceanic guy,  my limit on pure water is 4 hours and I had the nickname "the camel" from my fellow crew members. Tea is a diuretic, a good diuretic and I used to "de-caffeinate" 24 hours before a mission. The fact you go 5 hours with any caffeine has my admiration and envy because I love iced tea.

I do transoceanic as well, but that plane has a lav and a bed. 
 

and an oven for that matter

[Hank]

I generally take some light snacks. In the morning, I'll take the rest of my coffee and a water bottle. Later, I'll take iced tea instead--20 Oz will last longer than the flight. Only small sips to wet my mouth.

And if I'm going towards complex airspace, I'll take some small candy for quick energy a little before I get there, it helps me concentrate. 

First stop after landing is the same as last stop before departure, to drain the main vein.