Rental kits
Headset trial, day-out, photography and crossing kits, plus a training kit through your flight school. Night-stop and winter kits coming soon, or build your own.
See the kitsAviation equipment, delivered to where you fly
Hire it. Buy it. Fly with it.
Ready-made kits and single items for student and private pilots, delivered to your home, flight school, club or FBO. Hire it for the days or weeks you need, then send it back.
One delivery and returns fee per box
Rebook if the weather cancels your flight
Send it back when you're done – nothing left gathering dust
Spotlight
The highlights
Ready-made kits and single items, delivered to where you fly.
Through your flight school
Training kit
Everything for your PPL, from your first lesson to your skills test, provided through your flight school.
- Books, headset, flight computer and navigation tools
- Hired by your school and included in your training
- A discount code for selected items and kits in our shop when you finish
Headset trial
Fly with a Bose A30 or Lightspeed Sierra before you spend £850 or more on a headset.
See the headset trial For flights over waterCrossing kit
A lifejacket for everyone on board and a 406 MHz locator beacon, in one box.
See the crossing kit Film your flightPhotography kit
A GoPro or Ray-Ban Meta glasses, with your intercom recorded. Hire it by the day.
See the photography kit Hire a single itemSkyEcho 2
Electronic conspicuity, so other aircraft can see you and you can see them in your flight app. Hire it on its own or add it to a day-out kit.
See what you can hireWhat we do
Fly more, spend less on kit
Most pilots buy expensive equipment they use once or twice a year. Hire it from us instead, for the days or weeks you need it.
Buy or rent
Just need one thing? Hire single items by the day or buy them outright.
Browse itemsSell your kit
Finished your PPL or upgraded your headset? Sell it to us. No haggling, no posting costs.
Get a quoteLess clutter, less waste
Use it, then send it back
Most pilot equipment is used a handful of times and then sits in a cupboard. Hire it from us and it doesn't have to: when you've passed your exams or finished your trip, pop it back in the box. The same headset, lifejacket or book set then goes on to the next pilot, instead of being stored, sold on or thrown away.
- No expensive kit left gathering dust at home
- Nothing to store, sell on or get rid of afterwards
- Every item reused by pilot after pilot
How it works
Booked online, delivered before you fly
Book at least 3 days ahead, or choose express next-day delivery if you order by 2pm.
1
Book
Choose a kit or single items and the dates you need.
2
Delivered
To your home, flight school, club or FBO.
3
Fly
Weather cancelled your flight? Rebook your dates.
4
Return
Pop it back in the box with the prepaid label.
Questions
Good to know
[Check every answer against your final terms of hire before launch.]
How do I get the training kit?
Through your flight school. Schools hire the training kit from us and include it in their students' training, so ask your school whether it offers it, or point them to our page for flight schools.
What if the weather cancels my flight?
Move your hire to new dates at no charge, as long as you tell us before the kit is posted.
What happens if something gets damaged or lost?
Normal wear is fine. Small items such as rulers and protractors are swapped free. If safety kit such as a lifejacket or beacon is damaged by accident, tell us and we’ll replace it free. For headsets, iPads and cameras you can add optional damage protection when you book. Other damage or loss is charged at a fair repair or replacement cost, and expensive items such as headsets carry a refundable deposit.
Can I write on a hired chart?
Yes. Our hire charts are laminated, so you can mark them with a dry-wipe or non-permanent pen. Please wipe off your markings before sending the chart back.
Can I keep something from a kit?
Yes. When your hire ends, ask us and we'll offer the item you hired at our second-hand price, or a brand new one at a discount. After a headset trial, we sell brand new headsets only. Send the rest back as normal.
Where do you deliver?
Anywhere in the UK: your home, your flight school or club, or an FBO.
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Hangar Box Ltd
27 Old Gloucester Street
London WC1N 3AX