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Carrying flight gear on the airlines
I'm helping a friend move his plane down to Florida for the winter
and will be flying back on the airlines. Since I'll be bringing my flight gear(headset, handheld radio, GPS, flight bag, etc..), is there anything that I should avoid bringing so the TSA doesn't finish their Christmas shopping with all my gear? I'd hate to be told, "nope, you can't take this GPS, or this handheld radio". "Hmmm...bubba sure gonna like these presents...". ; - ) Any help would be appreciated. Pete |
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"Peter MacPherson" wrote in message newseAnd.55139$V41.15028@attbi_s52... I'm helping a friend move his plane down to Florida for the winter and will be flying back on the airlines. Since I'll be bringing my flight gear(headset, handheld radio, GPS, flight bag, etc..), is there anything that I should avoid bringing so the TSA doesn't finish their Christmas shopping with all my gear? I'd hate to be told, "nope, you can't take this GPS, or this handheld radio". "Hmmm...bubba sure gonna like these presents...". ; - ) Any help would be appreciated. Pete Based on the recent news stories about TSA folks stealing from luggage and the fact one in five has a criminal record you might want to consider FEDEX. |
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"Peter MacPherson" wrote in message
newseAnd.55139$V41.15028@attbi_s52... I'm helping a friend move his plane down to Florida for the winter and will be flying back on the airlines. Since I'll be bringing my flight gear(headset, handheld radio, GPS, flight bag, etc..), is there anything that I should avoid bringing so the TSA doesn't finish their Christmas shopping with all my gear? My advice would be to ship via UPS, FedEx, Airborne Express, or whoever you like best anything you would rather see again at the other end. It's funny...before 9/11, I thought that airline travel couldn't get any worse. How wrong I was... |
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Hi Peter,
Peter MacPherson wrote: I'm helping a friend move his plane down to Florida for the winter and will be flying back on the airlines. Since I'll be bringing my flight gear(headset, handheld radio, GPS, flight bag, etc..), is there anything that I should avoid bringing so the TSA doesn't finish their Christmas shopping with all my gear? I'd hate to be told, "nope, you can't take this GPS, or this handheld radio". "Hmmm...bubba sure gonna like these presents...". ; - ) Any help would be appreciated. grow a mustache and tell them "I'm gonna need these later during the flight..." regards, Friedrich -- for personal email please remove "entfernen" from my adress |
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Are you talking here about cabin baggade?
Must be a bad joke! |
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Hi Peter,
I'm helping a friend move his plane down to Florida for the winter and will be flying back on the airlines. Since I'll be bringing my flight gear(headset, handheld radio, GPS, flight bag, etc..), is there anything that I should avoid bringing so the TSA doesn't finish their Christmas shopping with all my gear? I'd hate to be told, "nope, you can't take this GPS, or this handheld radio". "Hmmm...bubba sure gonna like these presents...". ; - ) Any help would be appreciated. grow a mustache and tell them "I'm gonna need these later during the flight..." to add a serious comment: As long as you take out any batteries I can't imagine any security risk. As to the risk of theft from checked luggage I cannot comment. I never had anything stolen from checked-in luggage. But even if - wouldn't that be insured up to a certain value? regards, Friedrich -- for personal email please remove "entfernen" from my adress |
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I'm helping a friend move his plane down to Florida for the winter
and will be flying back on the airlines. Since I'll be bringing my flight gear(headset, handheld radio, GPS, flight bag, etc..), is there anything that I should avoid bringing so the TSA doesn't finish their Christmas shopping with all my gear? I'd hate to be told, "nope, you can't take this GPS, or this handheld radio". "Hmmm...bubba sure gonna like these presents...". ; - ) Any help would be appreciated. Pete I've traveled with my flight gear bag as my carry on bag several times. I forgot about my leatherman knife down in the bottom of the bag once and the screeners caught it and took it away. But other than that, they had no problem with my headsets, kneeboard, fuel tester or anything else. I've traveled before with bubble-wrapped panel mount nav/coms, transponders, and flight instruments in my carry on luggage a few times when going to pick up an airplane. I got the special search and questions about what it is, but they let me go on with it. I think the metal round case of the turn coordinator set them off, they seemed real interested in that. People bring their handheld GPS on commercial aircraft all the time, and depending on the airline you may even be able to turn it in flight. Three months after 9-11 a friend of mine had a sudden change of plans and showed up at the airport with only his flight gear bag, no other luggage, and bought a one-way ticket at the check-in counter at the airport. He got the special treatment by the screeners but otherwise nothing unusual and he flew right on home. So don't get too uptight about carrying your flight gear with you. |
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"Friedrich Ostertag" wrote in message
... to add a serious comment: As long as you take out any batteries I can't imagine any security risk. Of course there would be no REAL security risk. But that's not what TSA is looking for. They are confiscating anything with a *perceived* security risk, and using pretty ****-poor "perception" to make that determination. |
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Peter,
If I every stop working for an airplane . I will stop using commercial airports. The line a Dulles is usually over an hour long. I get to use the employee line. It is the only thing that makes traveling tolerable. Michelle Peter Duniho wrote: "Peter MacPherson" wrote in message newseAnd.55139$V41.15028@attbi_s52... I'm helping a friend move his plane down to Florida for the winter and will be flying back on the airlines. Since I'll be bringing my flight gear(headset, handheld radio, GPS, flight bag, etc..), is there anything that I should avoid bringing so the TSA doesn't finish their Christmas shopping with all my gear? My advice would be to ship via UPS, FedEx, Airborne Express, or whoever you like best anything you would rather see again at the other end. It's funny...before 9/11, I thought that airline travel couldn't get any worse. How wrong I was... -- Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P "Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike) Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity |
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Peter,
Ship it or pack in your checked luggage. Do not try to carry it on. You will loose some of it at security. Shipping preferred. Better insurance if it gets damaged or lost. Michelle Peter MacPherson wrote: I'm helping a friend move his plane down to Florida for the winter and will be flying back on the airlines. Since I'll be bringing my flight gear(headset, handheld radio, GPS, flight bag, etc..), is there anything that I should avoid bringing so the TSA doesn't finish their Christmas shopping with all my gear? I'd hate to be told, "nope, you can't take this GPS, or this handheld radio". "Hmmm...bubba sure gonna like these presents...". ; - ) Any help would be appreciated. Pete -- Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P "Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike) Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity |
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