Other than the obvious things needed in your flight box (fuel, starter, fuel pump, battery ect...) what items should I load my box with. what spare parts, tools do I need in there to be prepared at the field.

Thanks for all your help.

Band-Aids

Glow Plug wrench.

Every size of Allen Wrench known to man.

Medium CA

Band-Aids

Pins

Small screwdriver for adjusting Low-End Needle

Servo wheels/screws

Band-Aids

Spare Clevises

Extra Fuel tubing

Spare Props

Band-Aids

Hey MinnFlyer, with all of those bandaids you must have some interesting stories to tell!! -K01S

Adding to the list:

Prop wrench (4 way plug wrenches don't always fit)

Spare prop nuts and washers

Spare glow plugs

Needle nose pliers

First aid kit (to hold all the band-Aids )

Thin CA (as an alternative to band aids )

Battery tester

Buddy cord(s) (if you're an instructor)

Loctite

Prop reamer (if you haven't done this at home while balancing them)

Paper towels & spray (I use simple green) for cleaning the plane at the end of the day

Waterless hand cleaner (I'm not crazy about sliming up the steering wheel on the way home)

I have a first aid kit....its all dusty and still in the plastic wrap it came in. Take it to the field every time though!

I guess I'm just cheap. As a hand cleaner I just use a quick squirt of what I use to clean my planes with (windshield washer fluid with a little Dawn dishwashing liquid in it) and wipe my hands with a paper towel.

As far as the flight line goes I actually have two boxes now. One box goes to the flight line and the other stays in my truck. The flight line box has wheels on it so I don't have to carry it out there and it has just what I need at the flight line: Fuel, fuel pump, overflow catch bottle, battery for electric starter, electric starter, chicken stick, tie down stakes and rope, tachometer, and a quick charger. The box that stays in the truck has a very basic set of tools and a few small parts. I take just the basics of tools to the field because I hate doing field repairs. I've seen guys bring enough tools to the field to build a plane from scratch but not me, if I can't fix it in just a few minutes I will take it back to the house and repair it in the shop. Basic tools include several box end wrenches for props, metric and SAE allen wrenches, screwdriver with several tips, pliers, needle nose, dikes, glow plug wrench, assortment of spare props, 5 minute epoxy, small bottle of CA, and packing tape. The packing tape is probably the most important thing in the tool box. Use it to make quick and easy repairs on monokote that is torn or broken.

Like I said, if it's not an easy fix I will do it at home. But I only live a 5-10 minute drive away from the field, so it's not a biggie to run back home and get another plane. On that note I'm a firm believer in Murphy, I always bring at least 2 planes to the field to fly with. Doing that keeps from having a flying day ruined by a plane that is damaged or out of commission. Some days I've been known to take 4 planes to the field, and I'll spend almost every minute on the flight line with a plane in the air. The only bad thing about that is the amount of fuel I burn!! It's nothing for me to burn a gallon of fuel, or more, in a weekend.

That my 2 cents worth.

Ken

Coffee & Donuts, & no I'm not a cop.

Come on Mark, get real. The coffee and donuts DON'T go in the field box!!!! They go in the pilots!!!!

Ken

farminred, looking at your username and your location I have to ask. Are you flying at a RC field or like me your own field? It does make a difference on what you put in your flightbox.

Lol Ken. Point well taken.[>:]

I don't think anyone has said: rubberbands, misc screws, scotch tape and maybe a wheel collar or two.

kwigen,

Yes I am going to be flying at an AMA field. it has hangers benches to work on ect. the grass is cut 1-3 times per week depending on the weather conditions. the Band-aids are a really good idea for me I am sure that I will need them. the hand cleaner is another good idea. My wife says that I am the only person that she knows that can get dirty taking a shower[sm=drowning.gif]. I am ready to load my flight box for the first time so I want to know that I will have every thing that I need. Kind of like when we go camping I always seem to forget somthing. Funny thing about that I seemed to have left it in the camper the last time we went????????? you know how it goes.

Give up on that idea, it's not possible. Remember Murphy? Even if you try, the thing you decide to NOT bring will be what you need. Most likely there will be a person at the field who has what you need, and if not, I second Ken's suggestion, always bring at least two planes!

We have got to be twins!!! My flying mates call me a rolling hobby shop. I bet you get accused of the same thing, but most of the time, have what is needed to help a friend out of a bind. I carry little plastic divided boxes with the most common nuts, bolts, washers, spare clevis's, tubing, wire, servo extensions and so forth.

I have filled up a Goldberg Monster Tote. This box has a 25amp wet cell 12V motorcyle battery and Hobbico deluxe power panel. Next to it is a Sullivan dynatron starter, with all the different cones in a drawer near by. On the side is a add-0n tray that carries screwdrivers, crescent wrenches, reams, four way wrenches and allen drivers. I also carry a frequency scanner, radio scanner (we fly at a couple of active runways), tachometer, DVM, two smart chargers, one Peak large battery quick charger, Triton charger, all the necessary pigtails and wires to go with these and all the stuff listed above by my "twins". Yes, this all fits in the numerous drawers of the Monster tote, which easily weighs over 40 pounds. One the opposite end of the Power Panel is a gallon fuel can with a Sullivan electric pump. I fly larger glow engines so need this pump to fill up fast.

On some occasions, I carry a two gallon can of gas mix and gas plane parafenelia. A fire extinquisher is firmly mounted in the rear of the Voyager Van.

I also require another very large plastic tool box large enough to carry spare props, more tools and so on. The front of this box has fold out trays for more nuts, bolts, and extra stuff you might need in the next year or so, just in case. Inside are special little tool boxes with speed drivers, adapters for all the allen and small sockets and another full SAE/Metric allen wrench set and many other tools you may come across in this hobby.

I was in the Navy for over 25 years, and it became a habit to have spare parts for almost everything, just in case you broke down.

I also carry several rechargable (car jumper type) battery packs for charging batteries and starting engines. And a garden tractor 235 amp 12V battery for serious engine starting requirements.

Now if I can just remember to bring all the wings, wing tubes, canopies and everything else to have a complete airplane to fly, life would be great. I usually take at least two or three planes to the field, just incase something breaks, fails or I forgot an important piece of one.
See some of us really are OCD about this hobby, aren't we!!! But many times we are flying more than an hours drive from home!!

And Ken, Murphy was an optimist, compared to me!!!

Mike Boyd
AMA 7197

I guess I'm just cheap. As a hand cleaner I just use a quick squirt of what I use to clean my planes with (windshield washer fluid with a little Dawn dishwashing liquid in it) and wipe my hands with a paper towel.

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Good idea! I never thought of using Dawn but I was a taxidermist for years and can tell you it does a great job of getting oil out of dead ducks. It ought to tackle castor oil quite well...[8D]

I think you forgot band-aids.

I usually carry everything already mentioned but i always also have a tach, metal spike and rope to tie my planes down with as for hand cleaner I use the stuff we use at work which is an alcohol based antibacterial gel. I also always have a cell phone at hand in case something ever goes badly wrong. as for a first aid kit I have a full trauma kit in the back of my car with oxygen.

Then you need to add a cute nurse!

I am not too sure my wife would like the idea of me adding a cute nurse, but I since I never thought of that I will have to ask her.

Oh I almost forgot everyone should have an easy button. I have 2

Never put anything into your flight box that you can borrow from someone else at the field.

Dr.1

Everything they said and a roll of packing tape.. It's great for a quick monokote repair.

Sun screen, bug spray, rubber bands, 12 inch servo extension, a 'Leatherman' multi-tool.

a cooler full of ice,a freind who wont tell your other freinds youre an idiot,organ donor status updatedand i have a question.im building a goldberg cub.i bought a futaba 4exa with three 5310m38 servos.can i run my offshore nitro boats with this radioi already posted in the radio forum.shocker,noone was there.my question is did i buy a descent radio

I'm assuming that your 4EXA is in 72mhz, the aircraft band. If so, the answer is you absolutely can not use it for boats, or cars. FCC regs provide separate bands for surface and aircraft to minimize the chances of interferance. Get yourself a good 2 or 3 channel radio for the boats. Also, in case you haven't discovered yet, there are several boat clubs up your way if you're interested in running with others. Go to http://www.impba12.com/ for more info.

Edit: I haven't used the 4exa, but I've got it's big brother, the 6exa. The 4 channel version should be a good introductory radio. However, if you haven't flown before, the Goldberg Cub is not a good choice for a first plane. A trainer would be much better.