Why not wear the leatherman on your belt?
That way if you are ever unlucky enough to find yourself and passengers
handing upside down you can cut seatbelts and even break windows with it.
Also it is great for emergency inflight repairs (as are clamps - try
losing the throttle knob to see how great clamps are) and also, if you
ever have to exit the aircraft without time to collect your survival
kit, you'll have the leatherman, and hopefully snare wire and waterproof
matches on your person - you can survive pretty well with those 3 items
if you know survival techniques.


Good idea, Tony . . . I actually have 2 Leatherman Tools. I have been keeping
one in my flight bag--but you're quite right. On the belt makes more sense.

As far as survival techniques, I am an ex Army Ranger, and have been through
SERE (survival, escape, resistance, evasion) training--standard for military
pilots. PLUS, I watch "Survivor" religiously G.

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