Flight bags
12-07-2008 | 07:51 PM
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This is a nice gift and I'm sure your husband will appreciate this more than you know. Good luck to you both.
12-07-2008 | 08:10 PM
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Korchmar did the former UPS bags. I'm a big fan. Check their website under catalog cases:
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Flight Bags are flight bags but I am a HUGE advocate of the Purdy Neat Stuff type of roll aboard. They make my life so much better it's ridiculous. I've gone through a dozen TravelPro-types before switching and now I've had 2 bags for the last ten years. They are indestructible. I would only have had one but it had the old airline's logo embroidered on it, so I bought a new, non-descript roll aboard when I got a real job. This is the only bag for airline pilots, especially commuters.
LuggageWorks - Luggage, Duffels, Flight Kits, Rolling Bags, Airline Discounts - index
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Flight Bags are flight bags but I am a HUGE advocate of the Purdy Neat Stuff type of roll aboard. They make my life so much better it's ridiculous. I've gone through a dozen TravelPro-types before switching and now I've had 2 bags for the last ten years. They are indestructible. I would only have had one but it had the old airline's logo embroidered on it, so I bought a new, non-descript roll aboard when I got a real job. This is the only bag for airline pilots, especially commuters.
LuggageWorks - Luggage, Duffels, Flight Kits, Rolling Bags, Airline Discounts - index
12-07-2008 | 08:49 PM
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As for Purdy Neat Stuff... Or what I think they're now calling "Luggage Works"... I 100% totally agree! Their roll-aboards are phenomenal! You can't get a better product out there. They are absolutely indestructible! I also had several TravelPros that only lasted me a year or two a piece. My Purdy Neat suitcase has been through hell and is still going strong. I will never buy another company's product!
However, as far as flight cases go, I'll disagree... My first flight case happened to be made by Purdy Neat, and within 3 years, I had to have maintenance come to the airplane, and Speed Tape the bottom of mine to keep the contents from falling out! I now have a Scott Leather flight case, that several years later still looks brand new. Unfortunately, there is such a thing as a crappy flight case...
To answer a previous poster's question - what goes into an airline flight case? Basically, you'll have on average: Two or three 3-inch binders full of Jeppesen charts (approach plates). Plus the equivalent of another 2-inch binder worth of enroute charts (maps). Plus at least 1 or 2 more 2-inch binders worth of manuals (aircraft manuals, operations manuals, etc). Plus a flashlight, and maybe a pair of headsets... And any miscellaneous things that you personally want to have with you (sunglasses, power bars, emergency tuna fish packs, etc).
Most standard flight cases will fit all of these things. My only recommendation would be to get one with a pouch to carry your miscellaneous items. It sounds more daunting than it is... A typical flight case weighs about 35 lbs and you can cram all of this stuff in there. It's cozy, but it works.
12-07-2008 | 10:13 PM
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[QUOTE=HoursHore;513512]Tell him to tell his company to get some EFB,s so he can ditch the ghey rectangular leather flight bag. Then get this
HH,
Hell, my co. has EFB's and I still use my flight bag! Where else am I going to put my computer, magazines, cell phone, cords, junk food, etc?
Z
HH,
Hell, my co. has EFB's and I still use my flight bag! Where else am I going to put my computer, magazines, cell phone, cords, junk food, etc?
Z
12-08-2008 | 03:58 AM
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It's really nice of you to want to buy your husband a new flight bag, but, you might want to check with him (I know it spoils the surprise) because some guys get very attached to our working bags and take great pride in the amount of stickers, duct tape, extra screws and bolts, and the memories associated with same. If you really want to surprise him, get 'him' something nice (I suggest in red) from the Victoria Secret store. You know he'll love that for sure.
JJ
JJ
12-08-2008 | 05:03 AM
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From: Bebe Bus De L'Air Assistant Aerial Conveyance Facilitator
My wife did the same thing after I came home from a trip with a string of electrical cord where my handle used to be. The final straw was when I then replaced said missing handle with a $3 metal tool chest handle I got at Home Depot. This on top of the duct tape, rivets and sheet aluminum (aviation grade) bottom plate I installed that was keeping my 10-year-old $30 "K-Mart Special" bag together.
The only difference is that she let me choose the bag. As others said, picking a good flight bag is an investment and a personal choice. I'd give him a card with a "gift certificate" good for "one flight bag" of his choice and let him pick.
Oh yeah, as JetJok suggests, give it to him while wearing something red from Victoria Secrets. He'll love you forever.
The only difference is that she let me choose the bag. As others said, picking a good flight bag is an investment and a personal choice. I'd give him a card with a "gift certificate" good for "one flight bag" of his choice and let him pick.
Oh yeah, as JetJok suggests, give it to him while wearing something red from Victoria Secrets. He'll love you forever.
12-08-2008 | 12:12 PM
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12-09-2008 | 12:39 PM
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Any advice for a poolie waiting for his first airline job? One bag is obviously for clothes, but is the bag that hangs off the roller - a pubs bag? What pubs do most airline guys carry? I am a military guy that does epubs and pretty much the only thing other than my thumb drive that I need is my checklist. Any advice on how many bags airline guys carry and what is in them would be appreciated. I'll be sure to get them a little early to sandpaper them up and throw them down the stairs a few times before I hit the line. Thanks.
12-09-2008 | 12:40 PM
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Ok, I'll agree, and disagree...
As for Purdy Neat Stuff... Or what I think they're now calling "Luggage Works"... I 100% totally agree! Their roll-aboards are phenomenal! You can't get a better product out there. They are absolutely indestructible! I also had several TravelPros that only lasted me a year or two a piece. My Purdy Neat suitcase has been through hell and is still going strong. I will never buy another company's product!
However, as far as flight cases go, I'll disagree... My first flight case happened to be made by Purdy Neat, and within 3 years, I had to have maintenance come to the airplane, and Speed Tape the bottom of mine to keep the contents from falling out! I now have a Scott Leather flight case, that several years later still looks brand new. Unfortunately, there is such a thing as a crappy flight case...
To answer a previous poster's question - what goes into an airline flight case? Basically, you'll have on average: Two or three 3-inch binders full of Jeppesen charts (approach plates). Plus the equivalent of another 2-inch binder worth of enroute charts (maps). Plus at least 1 or 2 more 2-inch binders worth of manuals (aircraft manuals, operations manuals, etc). Plus a flashlight, and maybe a pair of headsets... And any miscellaneous things that you personally want to have with you (sunglasses, power bars, emergency tuna fish packs, etc).
Most standard flight cases will fit all of these things. My only recommendation would be to get one with a pouch to carry your miscellaneous items. It sounds more daunting than it is... A typical flight case weighs about 35 lbs and you can cram all of this stuff in there. It's cozy, but it works.
As for Purdy Neat Stuff... Or what I think they're now calling "Luggage Works"... I 100% totally agree! Their roll-aboards are phenomenal! You can't get a better product out there. They are absolutely indestructible! I also had several TravelPros that only lasted me a year or two a piece. My Purdy Neat suitcase has been through hell and is still going strong. I will never buy another company's product!
However, as far as flight cases go, I'll disagree... My first flight case happened to be made by Purdy Neat, and within 3 years, I had to have maintenance come to the airplane, and Speed Tape the bottom of mine to keep the contents from falling out! I now have a Scott Leather flight case, that several years later still looks brand new. Unfortunately, there is such a thing as a crappy flight case...
To answer a previous poster's question - what goes into an airline flight case? Basically, you'll have on average: Two or three 3-inch binders full of Jeppesen charts (approach plates). Plus the equivalent of another 2-inch binder worth of enroute charts (maps). Plus at least 1 or 2 more 2-inch binders worth of manuals (aircraft manuals, operations manuals, etc). Plus a flashlight, and maybe a pair of headsets... And any miscellaneous things that you personally want to have with you (sunglasses, power bars, emergency tuna fish packs, etc).
Most standard flight cases will fit all of these things. My only recommendation would be to get one with a pouch to carry your miscellaneous items. It sounds more daunting than it is... A typical flight case weighs about 35 lbs and you can cram all of this stuff in there. It's cozy, but it works.
12-09-2008 | 01:17 PM
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