title: The Pilot's Handbook: The Flight Bag Book
author: Scott Todd
description: <DIV>Scott C. Todd is a captain and instructor pilot at a fractional aviation company, and a long-time flight instructor. He is a former English teacher, journalist, radio DJ, and Peace Corps volunteer.</DIV>
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  © 2019 by W. Earl Daniels
  
  
  All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced,
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  ISBN: 9781696724913 (paperback)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Chapter 1
  
  
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  He looked down at the stub of his boarding pass and then up to the aisle and
  seat number…they matched. As requested, he had an aisle seat. He never liked
  to have to climb over another passenger to go to the restroom or to stand to
  stretch his legs, especially during the course of a long flight. He threw his
  carry-on bag in the overhead bin and flopped down in his seat without buckling
  up. He would do that once the person who would be sitting next to him arrived.
  One would think that after 