Stoutly built, holds a ton

As a flight bag the PLC Pro has everything you need, and then some. Starting at the top, an outside front pocket keeps sunglasses or prescription glasses within easy reach. Moving down the outside of the bag, I found the lower front pocket to be the perfect place for my iPad Mini 6, housed in its own MyGoFlight leather folio cover for added protection. You can stash a slender USB rechargeable phone battery in each of two dedicated vertical slots, while pens, highlighters, small tools, or penlights ride in attached outer sleeves. A hidden zippered pocket has a keychain clasp and additional storage. Dual outside half pockets on the pack’s left side plus a single, but tall, outer right-side pocket handle items you might need in a pinch. I slip a slender water bottle in the large pocket and use the other two side pockets for my headlamp, spare batteries, USB charger cables, and a dual-USB cigar lighter adapter. Knowing where you’ve stashed certain items needed in a pinch is a benefit from a pack with thoughtful organization features. (Ever try to quickly locate a headlamp as the sun sets?)

But wait! We haven’t even opened the top-loading, cavernous inside, which easily swallows a noise canceling headset, your old-school paper logbook, sunscreen, additional power accessories, an action camera with accessories including interior mounts—and in my case, remote flash photography gear, a small camera, and overnight essentials.

Dual-slotted, cushioned accordion zip-out back pockets are sized for a laptop and a full-size iPad. Four smaller pockets organize power cords for both with room to spare for paper charts and the latest AOPA Pilot magazine.

As a flight bag the PLC Pro has everything you need, and then some.I’ve been using the PLC Pro flight bag since before EAA AirVenture 2024 for my general aviation flying, as my day-to-day knock-around bag, and as a travel companion on AOPA photo assignments across the United States.

MyGoFlight co-founder Dominic Martinez explained that the bag sits upright so professional pilots can access it on the flight deck of a jumbo jet, but it also slides under a commercial aircraft’s passenger seat to provide reasonable access to your laptop or iPad. The bag slips over a roller suitcase should you press it into double duty as an airline carry-on and removable backpack straps keep the bag from snagging.

My one beef is that I overloaded the PLC Pro with so much aviation and camera gear that the generously padded shoulder straps fought to break free from across my chest. Martinez questioned my sanity after I complained to him and then presented me with a one-inch-wide adjustable sternum strap that clips to the straps and neatly solved my dilemma. The MyGoFlight PLC Pro flight bag retails for $299.

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