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Includes leg strap with pencil holder, strong metal clip, and useful IFR information tooled onto the attractive, brushed aluminum board.
This durable brushed aluminum kneeboard is a great way to organize your flight data, a strong surface for inflight note taking, as well as quick access to important IFR information in the form of a permanent placard.
Features include:
Comfortable, 1-1/2" wide elastic legband that hugs the leg without binding
VelcroTM fasteners adjust without removing kneeboard
Pencil/pen holder within legband for fast note-taking.
The 4-3/4" wide metal clip is easy to lift and strong enough to hold NACO charts and other necessary papers. Kneeboard is 6-1/2" wide x 9-1/2" high.
