23 June 2018

Maintenance: My inflight toolbox.

The nice thing (if there is one) about building your own plane and having the repairman's certificate for it too, is that you know how, and are able, to fix nearly anything, anywhere, anyplace.  So I carry a set of tools in the baggage area.  I use little padded lunchboxes since, if they bounce around, they won't cause too much grief back there banging things.

The complete list of what I carry is at the bottom of this post.  Here are the pictures.

First box's contents are shown below.


Second box's contents are shown below (not shown, spark plug socket).


Not shown, in a separate lunch box, are several quarts of oil.

These items ride freely, without a box:  Light canopy cover from Bruce's Custom Covers, cowl and NACA plugs and my cheaply fashioned, lightweight and low-profile wheel chocks.


Interior, between the seats, are my sunglasses, USB charging cables, headlamp, FM radio, Wet Ones for cleaning hands after fueling and a little pick. 


Those items above are kept here in this little red case from Hango.  "Insert before flight" keychain available from eBay and Amazon.


The full list below.
  • Hardware
    • Exteriorly exposed hardware
      • Flaps
        • AN4-8
        • NAS1149F0432P
        • NAS1149F0463P
        • MS24665-151
      • Rudder cables    
        • AN23-11
        • NAS1149F0332P
        • AN310-3
        • MS24665-132
      • Elevator trim
        • Inside
          • MS20392-1C11
          • NAS1149FN432P
          • MS24665-132
        • Outside
          • MS20392-1C9
          • NAS1149FN432P
          • MS24665-132
    • Elastic stop nuts
      • AN365-632A
      • AN365-832A
    • Pinch-nuts
      • MS21042-3
      • MS21042-4
    • Spark plug and oil screen crush washers
      • AN900-10/MS35769-11
      • AN900-16/MS35769-21
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