Flight Bags Saga

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Tim H
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Re: Flight Bags Saga

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+1 on the Diamond Backpack. I wish these were available in the states. I had it delivered to a friend of mine in France who brought it with him when he came to visit me in the States (pre-Covid). Very nicely made backpack.
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Re: Flight Bags Saga

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I use a couple of these Flight Gear HP Quick Cases in the airplane. I keep cleaning supplies and fuel testers in one located in the nose baggage compartment and I carry one with my to and from the airplane. It has room to carry my iPad mini (the smaller iPad pro fit too) and all the snacks I need for a flight. A bottle of water fits nicely in there too. It's a great place to toss any small detritus that accumulates over the course of the trip and when you're done it's easy to clean out.

https://generalaviationnews.com/2018/10/03/sportys-introduces-small-flight-bag/

My CFII used to use one too before he went to the heavy metal. Maybe he still uses it... Not sure.

Too bad sporty's discontinued them... I've have a backup that I ordered from the transair.co.uk people and the shipping to the US was fast and I don't recall it being too expensive.

https://transair.co.uk/flight-bags-and-cases/flight-bags/sportys-flight-gear-hp-quick-case
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Re: Flight Bags Saga

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Unless that bag has wheels it would carry all the snacks I need on a flight.

I'm kidding. A single bag of peanut M&M's has usually gotten me to the next landing.
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