Gear & Tools I Use
Flight training, airline preparation, and everyday aviation tools I personally use or recommend based on real-world experience.
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✈️ Student Pilot Essentials
Headsets come in a wide variety of quality and with that being said price, I have listed them below from the lowest cost and budget ones to the highest. Regardless, treat your headset like an investment. A good headset can last an entire career.
Aviation Headset
Kore KA-1
Bose A30
Below is an example iPad, the important part is to get one that has CELLULAR, you do not need to connect it to service but the ones with cellular are the ones with the built in GPS
IPad
Apple iPad 11-inch
Flight Outfitters Lift/Lift 2.0
Flight Bag
Pilot Log Book
Log Book
ASA CX-3 Flight Computer
Flight Computer
📚 Training & Checkride Preparation
Books / References
Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
FAR/AIM 2026
Airplane Flying Handbook
Oral Exam Prep
Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide
Foggles
Flight Training Glasses
