I usually travel pretty light but sometimes when I’m going to be out for a while I bring a whole pile of stuff.
-Small Scale (1/10g accuracy)
-Lubrication for rubber
-Business cards
-glue sticks
-kraft glue
-binoculars
-GPS
-vernier calipers
-Camera memory card
-Camera batteries
-Camera (not shown) 🙂
-Wing mount elastics for Squirrel
-Some bits of balsa for repair
-Notepad and pencils
-toothpicks
-Rubber stamp that has my contact info (for plane wings and any other object)
-Scissors
-Spare propellors
-Spare rubber
-small box cutter or exacto knife
-winding stooge made from coat hangar
Ah, great ideas Gary!
I’ll revise my list soon!
The winder, the winder! Don’t forget the winder!
Some other things commonly found in my field kit:
turns tables for the motors I will be using
pocket calculator
knot lube (50% lube)
O-rings
stopwatch
shims
tape measure
razor blade
recovery line, baggie and ball
recovery pole (Jackite 30′)
first aid kit
For a quick trip to a nearby small park, I might bring only the airplane and a short motor, handwind only enough turns for some fun flying, nothing high enough to get stuck in trees.
If I am doing torque testing, I will need the torque meter and hooks to engage the propeller.