Student Pilot equipment

You'll need a logbook. And a headset - unless you really enjoy using
something that's been on someone else's head and 1/8" from their mouth. And
an E6B (manual or electronic or both). And a plotter. A kneeboard is handy,
too. Sectonal charts, airport/facility directory ... it never seems to end.

A lot of the stuff (not expensive things like headsets) typically comes with
the Cessna, Jep or other PPL course kits. Your school/instructor may prefer
one kit over the others. The E6B that's included with these is typically the
cheapo paper kind - not good for the long run.

Talk to an instructor first - you probably won't need all of this right
away.

Consider subscribing to rec.aviation.student as well if you haven't
already - lots of help there.

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"John Stevens" wrote in message
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I'm a new student pilot (no aviation career plans) and am wondering:
What things should I buy for myself? Headset, logbook, calculator etc.

What makes sense to buy now and what should I wait on until I've flown
a while? What would make my training easier and more productive? Pilot
courses, simulator etc.

Any advice would be apreciated.

John

Earthquake McGoon wrote:

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The E6B that's included with these is typically the
cheapo paper kind - not good for the long run.

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I still have (and use) the paper one I got with my Jep study course in
'79. The guy who administered my IFR written made fun of it. Hey, it
still works. A knot is still a knot :-)



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Also... electronic E6Bs are legal for using on the written test, but
last I heard, PDAs are not.

I used the battery-free whiz wheel when I was a student and never
regretted it. I still carry one in my bag and use it regularly, and it
is often faster for things like TAS calculations than pushing buttons.
Maybe I'm just a slow button pusher!