170 Travel Kit

[jmurtap]

I'm putting together a travel bag to remain with my aircraft. I'm curious as to what items everyone carries with them as far as tools, spare parts, and emergency stuff. A bare necessities kit if you will, for trips away from home.

[KS170A]

Good topic! I'm sure there will be some good input. A few things that come to mind:
Tailwheel tire & tube (some people take a whole wheel assembly), tools to r & r, small air pump (bicycle-type)
Philips & flat screwdrivers.
Oil
Tie-down kit, including control locks & chocks
¾" open-end wrench, spark plug socket & wrench (or driver) to turn the socket
First Aid Kit
Depending on where you're traveling, perhaps a personal locator beacon (PLB)
Survival gear appropriate to your flight area (thinking mountains, or over-water, etc)

[cessna170bdriver]

Whenever I've had a problem away from home, I've always manage to NOT have what I needed. I've had to have things from tailwheel tires to cylinders brought to me (right Ron Massicot? ). I always carry chocks, tie downs and a hammer, a towbar, a couple of quarts of oil, and windshield cleaning supplies, all in a bucket (cat litter pail) with a few rags. On cross countries, I might throw in my 154-piece Craftsman toolkit (about 22lb), plus tools to change sparkplugs and tires.

[GAHorn]

Here's where it was discussed previously:
http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... ols#p53924

[jmurtap]

Thanks everyone!! I ran a search before posting but came up empty handed.

[flyboy122]

It's amazing how many tools a single Leatherman can replace in a pinch. Plus it's pretty small and light.

I always carry a set of tie downs and ropes. Most airports you might get marooned at have tie downs, but almost always the ropes are in pretty decrepit condition.

DEM

[gfeher]

If you have a '52 B model or one of the other model years with those two d*mn cowl screws behind the spinner backplate, and you want to allow for removing the top and/or bottom cowl halfs, you'll need to have a 90 degree Phillips screwdriver small enough to fit behind the backplate (or an appropriately sized small open end wrench if you changed those two screws to hex head). Something that someone can easily forget to include in a travel tool kit.