Every pilot has their flight bag, and every pilot loads theirs differently. Some back extra batteries for flashlights, calculators, and other devices. Some keep every IFR and VFR chart they can get to fit in the bag. No two bags are the same, and every pilot has their reasons for how they load it.
Personally I prefer to keep the bag light. For every flight, in addition to the normal items, I carry an extra paper map and compass. The point of that is so that in the situation of an off field landing, so that I can locate the nearest town or other landmark. Outside the flight bag, whenever possible I fly in boots to protect my feet, and have long sleeves available to keep warm in the case of an overnight stay in an emergency landed plane. In the future I plan (and hope policy allows it) to carry fire starters and a survival knife. This is purely for the situation of an unplanned landing in an unplanned location. I am of the personal philosophy of "better to have and not need than need and not have."
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So it seems that there has been an error with my posting system, and only had a partial post last time. In summary, the main point of the previous post was to say it is a terrible idea to remove the human element from the cockpit because a robot has no instincts and can only react to programmed situations.
In recent years, there has been much talk among engineers about replacing humans behind the wheel, and some have experimented with robot pilots. While business model makers dance behind their desks at the idea of
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