cocheese 0 #26 January 13, 2004 Northwest Airlines. Jan 5th. Rig in gear bag as carry on. No problem, no questions.Thank you USPA ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzwami 0 #27 January 13, 2004 I had a funny thing happen when I was carrying my rig through security at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta. I had my rig (no CYPRES) in a gear bag with absolutely nothing else in it, just to keep from complicating things. When I put it through the x-ray machine, not only did the screener stop to take an extra look at what she was seeing on the screen, but she turned around to call for her supervisor, who then called for _his_ supervisor, who then came over and *completely closed that security line*. They stood there staring at the screen for several minutes, literally scratching their heads, before the super-supervisor grabbed my bag and called me over to the inspection table. He unzipped the gear bag and asked me what "this thing" was. I explained to him that it was a parachute, which the TSA has listed as a non-threatening device (according to the TSA directive, which I had in my hand). He asked why I would need a parachute on a commercial flight (as if I'm gonna shout "5 left" and jump out), so I told him that I'm a skydiver and don't want this extremely important piece of gear to be placed at the mercy of baggage handlers. At this point, he gave me a very suspicious look and asked if I could produce any credentials. I handed him my plane ticket, but that didn't convince him. So I handed him my driver's license, but he still wasn't convinced. Finally, I did the only thing I could think of and pulled out my USPA card. He looked at it for a couple seconds, handed me back my ticket/license/USPA card, zipped up my gear bag, told me to "have a nice flight", and walked back to the security line to start dealing with all the pissed off people who had been stuck when he closed down the line. USPA card - don't leave home without it. Matt ----- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
