Fellow Aviators,
This topic may have a different answer for many of you depending on your profession, platform, etc.
What kind of knife did you/do you carry with your flight gear. I know us TACAMO folks have one primary use for a blade and it’s to open up codebooks. We have many crash axes throughout the aircraft that we could use for a survival situation. Regardless, I always carry a solid fixed blade in my pack which is a Microtech Socom Alpha. What about you pointy nose folks? Or you helo guys? Do you have an issued blade? Is there a knife you prefer?
Reason I’m asking is because I’ve become friends with a well known custom knife maker who has offered to collaborate with me to make a new aviator’s combat/survival knife to put into production. I’m looking for inputs on what has been used around the fleet, what is preferred, and what would be most useful.
There are so many options from large folders, fixed blades, different types of steel, ergonomics, handle materials.
I’m willing to listen to any type of feedback that you guys are willing to provide.
Bonus points if you can post any photo of the knife you currently carry or carried during your time in the aircraft.
I apologize ahead of time if I picked the wrong sub-forum or if my formatting is jacked up as I’m using my iPhone to write this post.
looking forward to your feedback!
V/R,
Shipmate
This topic may have a different answer for many of you depending on your profession, platform, etc.
What kind of knife did you/do you carry with your flight gear. I know us TACAMO folks have one primary use for a blade and it’s to open up codebooks. We have many crash axes throughout the aircraft that we could use for a survival situation. Regardless, I always carry a solid fixed blade in my pack which is a Microtech Socom Alpha. What about you pointy nose folks? Or you helo guys? Do you have an issued blade? Is there a knife you prefer?
Reason I’m asking is because I’ve become friends with a well known custom knife maker who has offered to collaborate with me to make a new aviator’s combat/survival knife to put into production. I’m looking for inputs on what has been used around the fleet, what is preferred, and what would be most useful.
There are so many options from large folders, fixed blades, different types of steel, ergonomics, handle materials.
I’m willing to listen to any type of feedback that you guys are willing to provide.
Bonus points if you can post any photo of the knife you currently carry or carried during your time in the aircraft.
I apologize ahead of time if I picked the wrong sub-forum or if my formatting is jacked up as I’m using my iPhone to write this post.
looking forward to your feedback!
V/R,
Shipmate