peckerhead 0 #1 February 21, 2004 You are flying commercial airlines cross country with your rig, what is the method you would choose? ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #2 February 21, 2004 I carry mine on like a backpack. Some people prefer to check it so it doesnt have to go through the TSA screeners with you. I've never had a problem. I prefer to carry it so that its always with me.. and not with the baggage handlers or alone with TSA people who dont know anything about sport parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #3 February 21, 2004 I carry it on, in the gear back with nothing else in there... I dont want the passangers to see a parachute and freak out....I have not had any problems with that.... I agree...that thing is not going out of my site, except in the over head...and it is across the isle so I can see if someone goes in there She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OmriMon 0 #4 February 21, 2004 i always carry it on, i have a lil suitcase that i put only my rig in and carry it on board, never had a problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #5 February 21, 2004 Well, you can't argue when the audience is 100%. I haven't flown with mine in a long while, but it never leaves my sight when I travel.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #6 February 21, 2004 QuoteI dont want the passangers to see a parachute and freak out.... Thats the part I get a kick out of! You are missing out on all the fun.. hehe! Of all the times I've flown with my rig, I think one passenger has ever said anything to me. Crew always says something.. usually something funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaGimp 0 #7 February 21, 2004 ALWAYS carry on...or mail it.....Airlines dont cover your checked baggage with enough insurance to conver the price of your rig. I usally carry one on and UPS the second with my video equipment."Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweetjava77 0 #8 February 21, 2004 Carry it on with you! In the middle of the flight. Ever so slowly, get out of your seat and start putting it on. Then put your helmet on. Watch everyone else freak out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falxori 0 #9 February 21, 2004 QuoteWatch everyone else freak out and get arrested after you land... me? carry it on unless i'm in france and the damn local police doesnt allow it onboard. or as the stupid police woman said "my airport, my rules", and since her english was almost as bad as my french i gave up (and my TSA letter didnt seem to impress her ). O "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycutie 0 #10 February 21, 2004 Carry on ALWAYS!!!! This is what I do: I use the gear bag to put my stuff in and take the rig with me in the plane. (Once a pilot asked me "Do you know something I don't?") MEN: you can't live with 'em, you can't shoot 'em, but you can act psychotic and keep 'em off balance. HISPA #10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #11 February 22, 2004 I answered "carry on," but that's IF I ever fly commercial again. I hate the idea of prostrating myself to the ABUSE and INCOMPETENCE and FARCE of the so-called "security personnel" that the airlines and the government employ. It's virtually tyranny, in my view. I spent $4000 on my rig. There is NO MOTHERFUCKING WAY I would let the shithead baggage people handle it, possibly losing, damaging, destroying, or otherwise unintentionally or intentionally harming my equipment. If anyone here is a baggage handler or close to someone who is, I do not apologize for this statement although I acknowledge that not all are guilty of malfeasance. I have heard too many credible horror stories to have any faith whatsoever in this system. I will drive cross-country before I will fly. If we could get past the idea of trying to LOOK like we're making flying safer, that might change my mind. But when people still get aboard flights with weapons that are discovered well AFTER they could have been used for harm, and I still have to pack my 3-inch bladed pocket knife (yeah, a real mass-killer) in my checked baggage, I realize the system isn't good for shit. I recommend against anyone checking their rig in, if they aren't willing to forfeit it. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #12 February 22, 2004 http://www.uspa.org/membership/index.htm#travel Quote The Transportation Safety Administration advises that skydivers take their rigs aboard the cabin with them when flying on commercial airline flights. An August 18, 2003, TSA directive instructs screeners that parachutes are allowed as carry-ons or checked luggage with or without automatic activation devices installed. X-ray images are included. Jumpers should still allow an additional 30 minutes in case of a search. MORE. Follow the above link for more info Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbblood 0 #13 February 22, 2004 QuoteReply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I dont want the passangers to see a parachute and freak out.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thats the part I get a kick out of! You are missing out on all the fun.. hehe! Of all the times I've flown with my rig, I think one passenger has ever said anything to me. Crew always says something.. usually something funny. Yeah, I wait til somebody asks me what it is and say, "It's a parachute. They didn't issue you one too?" You can get interesting reactions that way. I've done both. If I'm staying continental US, I'd carry on. If I go international I check it, because invariably I get somebody that doesn't speak good english that wants me to open the main and reserve and I have a big mess. It's just easier to check it going international. Then hold your breath....lol Blues, NathanBlues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #14 February 22, 2004 It's threads like this that make me love my job. SO glad I don't have to put up with this crap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougjumper 0 #15 February 22, 2004 Definately Carry on...My Rig cost too much to Loose with Checked Baggage... No way I would ever Check it...My Baby goes were I go..Bottom Line... If Some of you Check it.. I hope you have good Insurance..to cover your Stuff.. To me its like flirtin with Disaster.. The glass is half full or half empty doesn't matter. Let go and have the Lord guide your path. He will take care of it all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themitchyone 0 #16 February 22, 2004 QuoteYeah, I wait til somebody asks me what it is and say, "It's a parachute. They didn't issue you one too?" You can get interesting reactions that way. LMAO "If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #17 February 24, 2004 Carry on only. RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #18 February 24, 2004 always as a carry on. Usually in a small case, but once my case broke, so carried it as a back pack. No problem.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
