Club Equipment

Gear the club owns and lends to members, free. Reserve it here.

What the club has

The club David Clark headset: green ear domes, black headband pad and a boom microphone, with the maker's tag still attached

David Clark headsetAvailable

David Clark H10-13.4

The headset most flight schools hand you on day one.

Replacement value
$400
Default loan
One week

Donated by the David Clark Company. Comes with the carry case. Bring your own foam ear seals if you prefer; the standard gel seals are fitted.

The club's home built Stratux receiver: a small black case with two aerials and a velcro strap

Stratux ADS-B receiverAvailable

Built by the club

Live weather, traffic and GPS on your tablet, in flight.

Replacement value
$150
Default loan
One week

Pairs over its own wifi with ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot. Built in house by club members. Charge it before you bring it back, and keep the antennas on.

A portable ADS-B receiver on a suction mount

Sentry ADS-B receiverAvailable

uAvionix Sentry

Portable ADS-B in: traffic, weather and a GPS backup for ForeFlight.

Replacement value
$500
Default loan
One week

Charge it before you return it. Suction mount included.

A flight planning app showing a chart, a planned route and a weather panel

8FlightBy lottery

Shared subscription, allocated by lottery

Flight planning on your tablet: charts, weather, fuel prices and a logbook.

Replacement value
n/a, subscription
Default loan
One week

This year's seats are allocated. Check in next year for the next lottery. Access is arranged per member rather than lent as an object.

A tablet on a kneeboard mount showing a moving map

Club iPadAvailable

iPad with a kneeboard mount

An iPad set up for the cockpit, ready to fly with moving map charts.

Replacement value
$450
Default loan
One week

Comes with the kneeboard mount and a charging cable. Please return it charged, and sign out of anything you signed into.

A folded sectional chart with a course plotter laid across it

Sectional charts and plotterAvailable

New York sectional, plus a course plotter

Paper charts and a plotter for planning a cross country by hand.

Replacement value
$40
Default loan
One week

Please do not write on the charts. Pencil lines on a borrowed sectional confuse the next person to plan with it.

Collecting and returning it

  • Request the item below. That creates a request, not a booking.
  • An officer approves it and replies to your email. Allow a couple of days.
  • Collection details come with the approval, and are also shown on your member portal.

Borrowing, in short

This is a small student club lending shared kit, so the rules are short and rest on everyone being reasonable.

  • One week by default. Ask if you need longer, that is usually fine.
  • Return it as you got it. Cases, cables and eartips included.
  • Tell us if something breaks. Reporting damage is not a problem. Hiding it is, because the next member finds out mid-flight.
  • Loss or damage beyond fair wear sits with the borrower, at the replacement value shown on each item. We would rather sort it out together than lose the item for everyone, so talk to us.
  • Do not lend it on to someone else. The reservation is yours.

Reserve equipment

Tell us what you need and when. This creates a request, not a confirmed booking: an officer will reply to your MIT email.

If not, an officer will arrange a time to hand it over.