Mark Astley wrote:

As Jay says, inspection of the plane shouldn't change much, but if I'm
wandering far away I DO make sure I have my tool box in the back along with
an extra quart or two of oil, windshield wipes, etc.

I carry those all the time. I got stranded once at my home field when a tailwheel
tire blew. The maintenance shop didn't stock them. Now I just keep a spare tube
in the plane.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.