These tools of the glider trade each have an important use:
Pilot's cap: To shield out the sun and identify who's in charge
Binoculars: For spotting the glider at a distance
Satellite phone: For communicating with glider pilots back at mission HQ in St. John's
Pocket knife: To quickly cut away line when doing a tethered test dive and the line gets tangled or caught
iPad: To use an app we've developed for monitoring deployed gliders (uGlide)
GPS watch: To navigate to the glider's location
Chart: To identify bottom depths and hazardous bathymetric features
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