{"id":1118,"date":"2014-11-08T09:40:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T22:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2014-11-08T09:40:34","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T22:40:34","slug":"pilot-tool-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=1118","title":{"rendered":"Pilot tool kit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pilot<\/a>When I go off on a flying trip – be it for a week or just a day – I put together a collection of tools and other bits and pieces ‘just in case’. One LAME (who should remain un-named) once told me a good tool kit needs\u00a0only two\u00a0things in it – duct tape to stop it moving when it does but shouldn’t, and WD40 to get it moving when it should but doesn’t.<\/p>\n

My kit usually consists of \u00a0some spanners (‘wrenches’ for our USA friends), a multi-head screwdriver, pliers, lock-wire, cable-ties and a spare spark plug and plug spanner. And when it’s a Rotax engine, a couple of exhaust springs, which always seem to break when I’m miles from home. All this lot gets put in a plastic box with some clean rags, along with the aforementioned duct tape and WD40, which rattles around somewhere in the luggage area of the aircraft.<\/p>\n

However…I just heard of a custom-designed Pilot Tool Kit<\/a>, made by a company in the States. It doesn’t have duct tape or WD40 but does include just about everything else you might need for a short trip and potential in-the-field\u00a0maintenance and it’s all wrapped up nicely in a roll, so the contents don’t rattle around and break loose.\u00a0The tools are said to be made from high-quality materials and, to back this up, all have a lifetime warranty. Weight isn’t bad for us Light Sport Aircrafters at around 1.5 kilos.<\/p>\n

At the moment, the only place I can find to buy the kit is directly from the manufacturer – Cruz Tools in California<\/a>. Order reference is PTK1. I’m sure suppliers like Aircraft Spruce<\/a> and others will begin to stock it sooner or later.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I’ve put it on my Christmas list in the hope that the Finance Director may be able to find room\u00a0in the budget….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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