OK, it looks even goofier than a kneeboard, but it might be that much more handy. Jack Cribbs is a woodworker from Plymouth, Mass., who needed a better way to write down measurements. Realizing what he needed was a pad and pen attached to his wrist, he went into his shop and put together WristWriter in about two hours. “I almost didn’t try it on,” says Jack, “because it looked too goofy even for me. But I decided to give it a week.” It worked so well he has used it ever since and started selling it at home shows. A pilot walked up to him and said, “That’s a pilot product.”
Cribbs isn’t a pilot, but he started selling them at Sun ‘n Fun and caught the attention of Sporty’s Pilot Shops. Now Sporty’s sells the WristWriter for $19.95. The paper is on a roller system that doubles as a pen holder. The paper rolls are water-resistant, so your notes won’t go away when you jump out to tie down the airplane in a rain shower. The kit also contains extra velco pads to attach a cellphone, flashlight or other item (Cribbs keeps his tape measure there).
