Pirep: what's the best flight bag? Bison or Sporty's???

[Kenny Gene]

I've owned the Bison for several years, we travel all the time in our 7a and they work out great,, as for charts, I use nothing,, they get rotated from the hanger, out of date charts, approach plates and enroute charts. You can get too much stuff in the plane and if you have a passenger, then it's very hard to get your bag or items from the back, unless you plan and leave your flight bag in reach. I keep what I need close and handy, usually between the seat, on my left side or on the floor by the fuel selector.

Buy a pair of Bison's and go fly!!

Kenny Gene
294TC 7a AWC 9-5-07 593 hrs
484TC 10 AWC 10-30-10 Nearing first flight

[flyboy1963]

wow, lots of good feedback!
looks like I'll get one Bison at least, and think hard about having some better storage between the seats or on the sidewall ...pouches etc.

FWIW, I've seen a great $75 fly-fishin' bag that is modular, with zip-off sections etc. from Mirage, but it's next to impossible to find.
....the other trend of everything being 'camo' is really a pain, when I'd prefer fluorescent orange!!!!

[Greg Arehart]

Here's a link to a possible storage spot that I built into my 9A:

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=58922

greg

[Snowflake]

I've had a Cencal flight bag for about 12 years that's still going strong. I just went looking for a link online and found out that the owner of the company was jailed for tax evasion a few years ago, so i'm guessing they're no longer in business... Too bad, they made nice bags.

[Sig600]

Best bags and knee boards you can buy

http://www.flywings.com/catalog.htm

Most guys I know in the military that bought stuff from them going through flight school in Pensacola are still using the originals. Mine are going on 7 years old (knee board and bag)

[L.Adamson]

Originally Posted by Sig600

Best bags and knee boards you can buy

http://www.flywings.com/catalog.htm

Most guys I know in the military that bought stuff from them going through flight school in Pensacola are still using the originals. Mine are going on 7 years old (knee board and bag)

Now that you've mentioned knee boards..........I thought I'd never want one in these tight fitting RV's. But now I use a folding padded model, and it's been great! My wife doesn't constantly have to fumble through charts & the little "Flight Guide" that used to be available. Actually, I'd copy a number of required airports out of the flight guide on to one foldable page, and clip that on to the knee board.

L.Adamson --- RV6A