tcal780 Posted September 1 Report Posted September 1 My POH binder is getting a little tired. Plus, with all the supplements and continued airworthiness pages, mine is packed. What are y'all doing for POH binders? I know most of us rarely need to open it, but it would be nice to have a more durable replacement. I was trying to find an aluminum binder, maybe 1.5" rings, but there doesn't seem to be much available. Tcal
EricJ Posted September 1 Report Posted September 1 It can be electronically stored, but needs to be in the aircraft and accessible, like on your EFB. Many people do that these days to save space and weight in the aircraft. The caveat is that whoever is flying the airplane the records need to be there. They same standards for accuracy and correctness apply to the electronic copies as the paper documents. Otherwise any suitable binder works.
Fritz1 Posted September 1 Report Posted September 1 put POH into old 2" Jeppesen leather binder, with all the supplements it is almost full, nice memory piece, but probably weighs close to 1 lb, thinking about scanning the whole thing, have checklist on a knee board and emergency checklist in side pocket in pilot footwell 1
Hank Posted September 1 Report Posted September 1 I keep my ancient, browning booklet in the seat back pocket (because it's required), with electronic versions on phone and tablet. Checklists copied from the Owners Manual are pn my kneeboard, along with most of the Performance Tables for easy reference. It's amazing what you can fit on 8-1/2 x 11 paper printed in booklet format! Then do the tables in a spreadsheet and paste into the document. What an amazing coincidence that the kneeboard is exactly the size of a piece ofmpaper folded in half . . .
PT20J Posted September 1 Report Posted September 1 Just go to Staples or wherever you buy office supplies and get a standard binder as thick as you need. If you get the type that has clear plastic pockets on the cover and spine, you can print inserts and make it look as fancy as you want.
LANCECASPER Posted September 1 Report Posted September 1 2 hours ago, tcal780 said: My POH binder is getting a little tired. Plus, with all the supplements and continued airworthiness pages, mine is packed. What are y'all doing for POH binders? I know most of us rarely need to open it, but it would be nice to have a more durable replacement. I was trying to find an aluminum binder, maybe 1.5" rings, but there doesn't seem to be much available. Tcal Search is your friend on Mooneyspace: https://mooneyspace.com/search/?q="POH BINDER"&quick=1&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy - - - - - What I've used it the past which have held up well:
dkkim73 Posted September 1 Report Posted September 1 I used this for a separate copy of regular and emergency checklists living up-front in the side ankle pockets (the leather ring binder full offical AFM type POH lives in back within reach when needed): https://flyboys.com/collections/frontpage/products/checklist-book-ring-combopak the rings are better than the typical ones, so I also bought extra for my kneeboard, for oft-visited airport diagrams, quick refs, notepads. Yup, still use a regular kneeboard. I found thin stone tablets with a 7-hole pattern so that, when I get a clearance I can easily chisel it down...
CCAS Posted September 2 Report Posted September 2 This one worked for me: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0792L8R4T?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
tcal780 Posted September 2 Author Report Posted September 2 Thanks all. I think ill make an electronic PDF version for my ipad/foreflight for quick reference and get a flexible plastic binder to keep a hard copy in the plane. While I'm the only one flying it, it's probably still best to have the hard copy for backup and avaliable for ramp checks.
midlifeflyer Posted September 2 Report Posted September 2 2 minutes ago, tcal780 said: Thanks all. I think ill make an electronic PDF version for my ipad/foreflight for quick reference and get a flexible plastic binder to keep a hard copy in the plane. While I'm the only one flying it, it's probably still best to have the hard copy for backup and avaliable for ramp checks. You should be okay on a ramp check, but I have seen mechanics who insist that they will not sign off an airplane as airworthy unless they see the POH in the airplane. Fortunately, since you will have it on your tablet, you can always put the hard copy somewhere in the baggage compartment instead of in a seat pocket. 1
kortopates Posted September 2 Report Posted September 2 Mooney used nice leather day timer leather binders towards the end of their production - lots of availability of these.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
PT20J Posted September 2 Report Posted September 2 1 hour ago, tcal780 said: Thanks all. I think ill make an electronic PDF version for my ipad/foreflight for quick reference and get a flexible plastic binder to keep a hard copy in the plane. While I'm the only one flying it, it's probably still best to have the hard copy for backup and avaliable for ramp checks. If you are concerned about ramp checks, make sure the W&B is up to date and all the AFMS documents are current for the equipment and software versions installed. 1
Matthew P Posted September 9 Report Posted September 9 On 9/1/2025 at 9:52 AM, tcal780 said: My POH binder is getting a little tired. Plus, with all the supplements and continued airworthiness pages, mine is packed. What are y'all doing for POH binders? I know most of us rarely need to open it, but it would be nice to have a more durable replacement. I was trying to find an aluminum binder, maybe 1.5" rings, but there doesn't seem to be much available. Tcal On 9/1/2025 at 9:52 AM, tcal780 said: My POH binder is getting a little tired. Plus, with all the supplements and continued airworthiness pages, mine is packed. What are y'all doing for POH binders? I know most of us rarely need to open it, but it would be nice to have a more durable replacement. I was trying to find an aluminum binder, maybe 1.5" rings, but there doesn't seem to be much available. Tcal You can make one, cut the aluminum the size you want, rivet in the piano hinges and get a regular binder with the size rings you want, drill out the rivets, rivet it to the aluminum one you just made and you have what you want..Sheetmetal 101.
N201MKTurbo Posted September 9 Report Posted September 9 3 minutes ago, Matthew P said: You can make one, cut the aluminum the size you want, rivet in the piano hinges and get a regular binder with the size rings you want, drill out the rivets, rivet it to the aluminum one you just made and you have what you want..Sheetmetal 101. And powder coated and laser marked! 1
Jackk Posted September 9 Report Posted September 9 Digitized and linked TOC on my EFBs the paper is in a pretty leather binder I got off Etsy and it is never touched plane two does not have a POH
Jackk Posted September 9 Report Posted September 9 57 minutes ago, Matthew P said: You can make one, cut the aluminum the size you want, rivet in the piano hinges and get a regular binder with the size rings you want, drill out the rivets, rivet it to the aluminum one you just made and you have what you want..Sheetmetal 101. What did your leather upholstery do to anger you
LANCECASPER Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 On 9/8/2025 at 8:40 PM, Matthew P said: You can make one, cut the aluminum the size you want, rivet in the piano hinges and get a regular binder with the size rings you want, drill out the rivets, rivet it to the aluminum one you just made and you have what you want..Sheetmetal 101. Sounds more like Laceration 101 . . . lol.
Jetpilot86 Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 On 9/1/2025 at 10:41 AM, Fritz1 said: put POH into old 2" Jeppesen leather binder, with all the supplements it is almost full, nice memory piece, but probably weighs close to 1 lb, thinking about scanning the whole thing, have checklist on a knee board and emergency checklist in side pocket in pilot footwell Since we went EFK at the night job, I repurposed my 1” Jepp Binder as an QRH (Quick Reference) and am putting my custom stuff in there along with the emergency checklists, and the 2” will hold the complete POH. Both mine are Leather. Should be able to pickup some on eBay if you want a longer term solution. You will also need a 7 hole punch for that.
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