Saturday, March 06, 2010
Perfect!
by Kelley from Fort Collins CO USA 
Pros: Very functional, compact, sturdy, rings open easily w/ one hand
Cons: Yoke may hit board during heavy crosswind, most do...I take them off when landing anyway.
Review: I've found very little to complain about while using this kneeboard. The main complaint about the pen/pencil holders being too small doesn't seem to hold water, works fine for me. Some approach plates, particularly downloaded ones, may need a little trimming to fit properly but most fit just fine.

Monday, March 01, 2010
Suprisingly convienient
by Jeffrey from Santa Cruz CA USA 
Pros: sturdy and well made, Velcro is good quality, comes with some protective sheets, clips nice and strong
Cons: pencil sleeve is not optimal, supplied sheets all have things in them I situated them front to back to have some spare sheets.
Review: I was attracted to this knee board because it had the word "Ultimate" in it. I figured that it could not be all that bad but didn't expect it to be as convenient as it is. I will add that since I tend to print flight plans, airport information and the occasional approach plate (VFR Pilot here) I tend to want to fold them in half and insert them into this knee board. I found that combined with the Jeppesen Seven-Hole Punch brought forth the advantages to this knee board. My only complaint is the pencil holders as they are very tight for mechanical pencils and when using wooden pencils, it was hard not to break the writing tips trying to insert them. I found that using the "Shirt Clip" part of the mechanical pencils in the sleeves of the pencil holders worked very well though.

Saturday, February 06, 2010
Great Pilot Accessory
by Preston from Pearland TX USA 
Pros: The binder rings and pockets
Cons: Not exactly made for left handed pilots.
Review: This was a great gift for my dad. He is a left handed pilot who has always struggled with managing paperwork/pens/flashlights while flying. The kneeboard was the perfect solution. He loves it.

Thursday, January 07, 2010
good knee broad
by Roy from Chicago IL USA 
Pros: reasonable price
Cons: NEED MORE clear sheet protectors
Review: I am a tactical officer, such knee broad is necessary. good quality for the price compare to the others. However I have alot of informations to put into the pockets. The knee broad comes with 8 that just not enough for practical use, and the same identical pockets are not avaliable for purchase.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009
This kneeboard, for its size does the job adiquitly, for right handers
by Edward from Nocona TX USA 
Pros: Compact, holds just what u need.
Cons: Not enough clear sheets/page covers come with the product.
Review: I like this kneeboard, I use it while driving my truck as well as driving my T38.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009
So far so good
by A Customer from Raleigh NC USA 
Pros: velcro straps, small E6B holder.
Cons: no front flap for storing in your flight bag.
Review: Well, I have not had a chance to use it in the air yet, but have used it during simulation and it works pretty good. Went to Franklin books and found the hole punch for it and it works great. My only concern now is that I have changed planes and the one I'm flying now has a center yoke and one person comment about the fixed rings getting in the one. So I will try using it on my left leg, or buy the other non-fixed rings. Because I do like the design. The major thing that it lacks is a front cover. Storing it in your flight bag requires some tought.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
by A Customer from Fort Smith AR USA 
Pros: Makes check list very handy
Cons: Not wide enough
Review: I wish the broad was a little wider. Other than that, it works good...

Monday, July 20, 2009
Broke one in the remaking process
by A Customer from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico-USA 
Pros: Fixed ring system-The Best!
Cons: Vertical pen/pencil holders and velcro fastening system
Review: After more than 15 years into aviation, I had finally come to own the "perfect" kneeboard. Just one little fix: the vertical pen/pencil holders needed to be horizontal (pen and pencils got stuck in the helmet bag and pinned on my leg. I got carried away with the project and tried to fix the attachment band in the process, by changing it to a snap system.Results- a broken clipboard (soft plastic instead of aluminun), unaligned rings and unsewn/ripped cordura fabric. Nevertheless, it was a good kneeboard!

Monday, July 13, 2009
Love It
by Mac from Oregon City OR USA 
Pros: Comfortable
Cons: Only a small complaint that it take two hands to open the rings.
Review: Very comfortable. Low profile. Fairly easy to operate the ring opener. There are notebooks available at office supply stores that allow opening the rings with one hand. This takes two, and while it's not a big deal, one of the new style ring systems would make this the ultimate kneeboard. I've had several boards over the last three decades, and this is the best one yet.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Great kneeboard!
by Dan from Dayton, OH 
Pros: Most condensed kneeboard I've found
Cons: Needs a few minor tweaks
Review: Overall this kneeboard has been great. Its a great way to keep everything you need right in one place, pen/pencil, light, charts, etc. If you make checklists the right size they'll fit in the sleeves, too! As I've flown with it I've only had a few minor changes I'd make to it: 1. I could use a smaller elastic band around the leg, 2. I wish it had a clip like the ones on ASA kneeboards, this one is too small for a notepad and chart together, 3. I'd make the pen holders parallel to the thigh, so I didn't stab myself in the leg so often. :( 4. Larger sleeves for NOS plates.

Thursday, April 23, 2009
Great Kneeboard, just right!
by Dallaspilot from Dallas, TX 
Pros: Perfect size and great features.
Cons: Do not try to use it with the TiMount top mount timer mounts. It won't work.
Review: I have tried several and this one is the best. Nice balance of what you really need.

Thursday, April 16, 2009
Excellent Product
by Jim from Vancouver WA USA 
Pros: Well designed and durable construction. Makes organizing materials very easy.
Cons: Pen holders are too small.
Review: I bought this when I started work on my Instrument Rating. The military style kneeboard I had used interfered with the yoke, and there was no way to easily organize approach plates. This solves those problems. No interference with the yoke (in a Cessna 172) and the sleeves hold a number of approach plates, as well as any other reference materials you want to keep handy. Extra sleeves are easily available. No product is perfect, however, so here are my gripes/suggestions for improvements: The pen holders are undersized, making it difficult to replace a pen into the loop after use. I end up not using them. The sleeves are a bit under-sized to hold an NOS plate (you'll need to punch 7 holes in them so they fit over the rings. OK, those are minor gripes. Overall, I am very happy with this purchase.

Monday, April 13, 2009
Best kneeboard on the market!
by Michael from Pace FL USA 
Pros: Provides extremely convenient access to whatever you need during flight!
Cons: More inserts would have been nice...I bought 2 packs.
Review: I'm a student pilot just about to take my practical. I bought this kneeboard (the 3rd I've tried) a couple of months ago and it is by far my favorite. The rings allow you to put pretty much anything you want on the kneeboard (checklists, cross country plans, airport diagrams..etc) for easy reference.

Thursday, April 09, 2009
A real nice item for the money
by David from Paragould AR USA 
Pros: Very well constructed filled with tons of information.
Cons: Don't have any as of yet.
Review: I have not had a chance to use this knee board yet due to weather related difficulties but just by examining it I think it will serve and meet all of my needs. It is filled with tons of information and I don't think that it will be in the way of the yoke or any flight controls at all.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A must buy for any pilot
by Andrew from Salem MA USA 
Review: Bought this kneeboard as a gift for my father and was extremely satisfied both with the product and the customer service at MyPilotStore.com. Kneeboard fits even the thickest legs and does not interfere with the yoke. Many options to store charts, pens, etc. Would definitely recommend this product to any pilot beginner or expert.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
It's a must for repetive IFR Pilots
by Julie from Bellevue WA USA 
Review: Since I purccahse it, my cockpit resourse management exploded. It's a must in a yoke airplane for folks wanting to Fly serious IFR.

Friday, October 24, 2008
Love it
by Paul from Canton OH USA 
Pros: Not bulky, Ample storage for the essentials.
Cons: None that I've found
Review: As a CFI, we're used to climbing into and out of many aircraft everyday. Our kneeboard needs to be as flexible as us. This kneeboard works great. Private flight, no problem, remove the approach charts from the ring binder and it's ready to go. Instrument flight, no problem, attach the charts to the ring binder or use the clear strap to secure those thick chart books. Not as bulky as those 2 flap kneeboards, but still caries everything I need as a CFII-MEI.

Wednesday, September 03, 2008
by Guy from Derwood md USA 
Review: Slim and simple

Friday, August 08, 2008
Excellent kneeboard but bad quality control
by Marcel from Naperville IL USA 
Pros: well designed, easy to customize due to ring folder
Cons: QUALITY CONTROL OF STICHING!, one little larger pocket to hold a thicker than tiny flashlight
Review: The kneeboard is an excellent design. However after 5 times of use(!!!), the velcro to strap the board came loose. After having a careful look, I noticed that one of the sides (the most important one) has not been stiched at all, so it basically had to fail and was just a matter of time. I decided to restich the velcro properly and now it works just fine. My instructor happens to have the same kneeboard. His velcro is stiched properly. Bottom Line: excellent kneeboard and (basically) very robust design, but the people have to have a more careful eye on the quality control, if they don't want to get bad reputation...

Friday, June 06, 2008
Very Good Deal
by Gabriel from Miami FL USA 
Pros: Durable and usefull
Cons: Should include a clip so you can close it when you finish
Review: Very good and usefull, includes great tables and charts.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008
by Darryl from Ewa Beach HI USA 
Review: The best board I've owned yet.  This is a must for IFR students.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Not for use in a 407
by Kevin from Fountain CO USA 
Pros: Well made
Cons: Interferes with cyclic in smaller airframes
Review: Excellent product but the fixed ring system interferes with the cyclic in a Bell 407. I've used a loose ring kneeboard in a larger airframe for the past 16 years and thought the fixed ring was a good idea. I tried it for a few days and found I had to adjust the board to the side of my leg so as not to interfere with cyclic control. Pretty much defeated the purpose of using it and I went back to my old kneeboard.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Excellent, perfect for single pilot IFR organization
by Gary C. from Fuquay Varina NC USA 
Cons: I would prefer a quick connect buckle, versus velcro
Review: I was very pleasantly surprised to find the ultimate kneeboard matched its title. A place for approach plates, checklists, writing surface in a space saving design. Flying a 2-seat RV-7 requires keeping charts, plates and maps in a convenient location and this fits perfectly.

Friday, April 18, 2008
Best Kneeboard Ever
by Brian from Raleigh, NC 
Pros: Nice place for pens, NOS bound chart strap, and plenty of room to upgrade and add protector sheets
Cons: None
Review: I have been flying for over 20 yrs and tried just about every kneeboard there is, and I found that this kneeboard far exceeds my expectations.

Saturday, April 12, 2008
Simple, but effective.
by Joel from Los Angeles CA USA 
Pros: Effective, good quality, good size.
Review: I don't know what one can put about a kneeboard, as they're pretty simple. What I can say is that this particular kneeboard is effective at what it does. The quality is high. An improvement I'd like to see is to have the pen/pencil holder be vertical rather than horizontal. I'd also like to see the back of the kneeboard (with the top clip) a bit wider, so it can hold standard width pages without overlap.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Worked as I thought it would
by A Customer from Random Lake WI USA 
Pros: Works the way I need it to
Cons: Would be nice to have a hard surface when pages are flipped
Review: After my dual cross country training, I was looking for a good kneeboard that could also help keep things organized. I liked the ring binder approach since I knew things would not be falling all over. I've used it since on solo cross countries and it works very well for me. The binder holds electronic sectional chart "pages" that are printed at 8.5x11 and folded to fit the kneeboard. During flight the pages then unfold across the other knee. As long as I stay to the course it saves from having the full sectional getting in the way. I then have my flight planning sheet with waypoints, etc. in the binder as well and finally airport diagrams. This allows me to flip pages around as needed in an orderly manner. The side pocket works well for pen and flashlight

Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Good Product except....
by Ryan from Honolulu, HI 
Pros: Useful pockets, size is good
Cons: Fixed rings get in way of controls
Review: The wide leg strap is great and doesn't put much pressure on your leg. Originally I flew a C172 and the kneeboard fit perfectly. Recently I've been flying a Diamond DA-40 with the control stick between your legs movement you hit the kneeboard when moving the stick low and right. I think it's only because I have the fixed ring version, it might be better with the loose rings.

Thursday, February 28, 2008
by Michael from Titusville FL USA 
Review: The best buy I have done for the long time.

Monday, February 18, 2008
Super Product
by Adam from Plantation FL USA 
Pros: Well Made
Review: I am a new pilot, but have tested and played with various kneeboards before. This kneeboard is small, compact, and fits perfectly. Holds all my pens, pencils, charts, and other gizmos. Generic Franklin Covey (franklincovey.com) sheets fit in the binder, so replenishing with various organization sheets and pockets is easy.

Thursday, January 03, 2008
The Name Says It All
by Scott from Satellite Beach FL USA 
Pros: Does not get in the way of the controls
Review: Being a new Helicopter Pilot I searched and searched for a good knee board and bought many. I heard about The Ultimate knee board and one of my instructors had one so I bought it. What a difference. By far the best. I recommend the fixed ring verson. Thats all.

Monday, November 05, 2007
the best
by A Customer from marysville WA USA 
Review: The best kneeboard availible for helicopter pilots!

Friday, August 03, 2007
Awsome
by B-Rad from Sacromento  
Review: This was the ultimate kneeboard, i couldnt say anything better but it works great. I have had many other kneeboards and could never find the right one to keep everything orginized in the helicopter. But the U/N was the answer.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Don't waste your money on anything else
by A Customer from Reno, NV 
Review: Excellent product.

No fumbling for what you need and everything is secure in it's place. If you like to be organized this is the one for you. If you like to have one clip that everything needs to tuck under...get something else.

The clipboard measures 5 inches by 9.25 inches.