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Sporty’s Flight Gear Mission Bag
BY IAN J. TWOMBLY
FLIGHT BAG DESIGNS have exploded in recent years to the point that it’s hard to
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remember that pilots used to carry everything in a briefcase or other improvised sacks. And although flight bags may fit under the nice-to-have category, new market offerings are making them hard to resist. Sporty’s new Flight Gear Mission Bag is sure to make you want to part with some of your hard-earned cash. It’s Sporty’s answer to the wildly successful Brightline Bags flight bag introduced a few years ago. The shape, function, and features are clear indications that the folks at Sporty’s felt the need to answer the challenge Brightline posed. The bag measures 10 inches wide by eight inches deep by 13 inches tall. It has a number of pockets, although considerably fewer than Brightline. If you are in the “more is better” camp, you may feel it doesn’t have enough dedicated pockets. But for most users, the number of pockets will be a nice fit. There’s one large main compartment that can be accessed from the side or the top, which is great in the cockpit. A few outside pockets, an inside mesh pocket, and a few perfectly sized pen and fuel-sampler pockets, and you have pretty much everything you need. And if you want more space, the bag fits into Sporty’s MyBag program, a series of accessories that can be clipped to the outside of the bag. The Mission Bag, like others in the Flight Gear collection, is extremely sturdy, very well constructed, and features robust zippers. But perhaps the best design element of the Mission Bag is the shoulder strap. It may seem odd to place emphasis on something so minor, but flight bag shoulder straps are a constant annoyance. They are often thin, not padded, and hang centered on the bag—which means they often fall off your shoulder when you walk. But the Mission Bag’s shoulder strap is curved so that the bag sits flat against your hip while you walk, as it should. Minor? Yes. A good sign of the bag’s attention to detail? Absolutely. PRICE: $62.95 PLUS See a demo of the bag CONTACT: www.sportys.com; 800-776-7897
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Flight Training - May 2011
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - May 2011
Flight Training - May 2011
Contents
President’s Perspective
Right Seat
Letters
Trying Something New
This Weekend
Tech Tip What It Looks Like
Training Products
AOPA Action
Since You Asked
Final Exam
Legal Briefing
Insights
Flying Carpet
Checkride
Of Wings and Things
'Miracle Student'
The Transistion
Technique
Weather
Flight Lesson
Where are We Now?
Career Advisor
Career Pilot News
Pitch and Power—and Bicycles
Why Borrow Trouble?
CFI Reading List
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - May 2011 - Flight Training - May 2011
Flight Training - May 2011 - Cover2
Flight Training - May 2011 - Contents
Flight Training - May 2011 - 2
Flight Training - May 2011 - 3
Flight Training - May 2011 - President’s Perspective
Flight Training - May 2011 - 5
Flight Training - May 2011 - Right Seat
Flight Training - May 2011 - 7
Flight Training - May 2011 - Letters
Flight Training - May 2011 - 9
Flight Training - May 2011 - Trying Something New
Flight Training - May 2011 - 11
Flight Training - May 2011 - This Weekend
Flight Training - May 2011 - Tech Tip What It Looks Like
Flight Training - May 2011 - Training Products
Flight Training - May 2011 - AOPA Action
Flight Training - May 2011 - Since You Asked
Flight Training - May 2011 - 17
Flight Training - May 2011 - Final Exam
Flight Training - May 2011 - Legal Briefing
Flight Training - May 2011 - Insights
Flight Training - May 2011 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - May 2011 - 22
Flight Training - May 2011 - Checkride
Flight Training - May 2011 - Of Wings and Things
Flight Training - May 2011 - 25
Flight Training - May 2011 - 26
Flight Training - May 2011 - 27
Flight Training - May 2011 - 28
Flight Training - May 2011 - 29
Flight Training - May 2011 - 'Miracle Student'
Flight Training - May 2011 - 31
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Flight Training - May 2011 - The Transistion
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Flight Training - May 2011 - 36
Flight Training - May 2011 - 37
Flight Training - May 2011 - Technique
Flight Training - May 2011 - 39
Flight Training - May 2011 - Weather
Flight Training - May 2011 - 41
Flight Training - May 2011 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - May 2011 - 43
Flight Training - May 2011 - 44
Flight Training - May 2011 - Where are We Now?
Flight Training - May 2011 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - May 2011 - Career Pilot News
Flight Training - May 2011 - 48
Flight Training - May 2011 - Pitch and Power—and Bicycles
Flight Training - May 2011 - 50
Flight Training - May 2011 - Why Borrow Trouble?
Flight Training - May 2011 - CFI Reading List
Flight Training - May 2011 - 53
Flight Training - May 2011 - Advertiser Index
Flight Training - May 2011 - 55
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Flight Training - May 2011 - Debrief
Flight Training - May 2011 - Cover3
Flight Training - May 2011 - Cover4
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