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 #  Pilot Toys - What Not to Buy 

All Pilots love toys and gadgets, So here are a few review and tips in relation to products I use flying. None of them are sponsored, so I get to say exactly what I feel.

  ![My first Solo flight in G-KIKI](https://whiskeyalphapilot.com/images/reviews/ftl/IMG_5172.jpg) Five years ago I turned onto Elstree Aerodrome and I saw a sign. Now that sounds deeply religious, and I've probably just offended half of you already. It wasn't. It was an actual sign. A board. And on the strength of it I picked the flight school that would teach a man in his fifties to fly. Me.

   Details     Last Updated: 05 June 2026   [  Read more: I Chose My Flight School Because of a Sign. Here's How That Worked Out. ](https://whiskeyalphapilot.com/kit-reviews/flight-training-london-review)

 

 

  ![Bose A20 aircraft Headphones](https://whiskeyalphapilot.com/images/reviews/Bose%20A20%20Review/WAP-A20-headset.jpg) Bose A20 Headphones Every student pilot hears the same advice on day one. I even give the same advice now. Don't buy *anything* until you've got your licence or you really NEED it. Borrow, rent, use the school's kit. Wait and see if you actually stick with it.

It's good advice.... and I totally ignored it.

   Details     Last Updated: 31 May 2026   [  Read more: Bose A20 Long-Term Review: Is £1,000 for a Headset Actually Worth It? ](https://whiskeyalphapilot.com/kit-reviews/bose-a20-long-term-review-is-1000-for-a-headset-actually-worth-it)