Tips – Holua Aviation

Use a headset with a 6-pin plug (draws power from aircraft to avoid battery outage).
Bring an AirBP Fuel Card, or else a lot of cash. Use only new 100 USD.
Bring brain food, like small snickers (sugar with protein). Eat every two hours.
Subscribe to Jeff FD. Saves a lot of chart hassle. Ensure the global database has all your stops.
For flight plan software, Foreflight in the USA and Canada, Rocket Route in Europe, and AVPlan in Australia.
Sky Vector is the best overall web flight planning tool and Windyty is the best web winds/weather site.
Bring plug tools. After 100 hours inspect-replace-clean-blast-gap plugs.
Wrap headset cable with tape to avoid chafing and loss of comm.
Remember, most transition levels (standard baro) are much lower then in the USA (e.g. 11,000 ft MSL).
Set Garmin (or equivalent) to auto prompt altimeter settings change for each region’s transition level.
Monitor fingers (123.45) around the world, especially over the ocean.
Squawk 2000 when entering controlled airspace over the Pacific.
Carry paper towels in cabin.
Protect dash with window cover (Middle East can be very hot).
Enter your passport number and crew card ID in your general declarations template/document.
Keep a little local currency on hand when you depart to for unforeseen expenses like GPU rental.
If receiving a package, make sure sending party pays local taxes to avoid delivery delays.
Bring a siphon hose to get the extra fuel out of the drums. Sometimes as much as 10 gallons will be left over.
For Cirrus aircraft, Garmin programming cards and AMM manuals are hidden in the baggage door area under the velcro.
Much more to come. Keep checking back.