Thanks Tony and Arthur et al for your assistance.- I shall explain and wink
and smile.
Geoff
Hi Geoff,
I guess it still depends on your good looks, honesty and charm.
Despite all the daily security bru-ha-ha. I have hand carried two
large 10mm Scale steam engines back from the UK.
and its aluminum carrier. For the lesser informed that is 44 lbs. The
big
The lesser informed?
Ouch! That hurt!
I can't imagine trying to get a locomotive through security. Thanks for the
pointers though.
J.R.
(of the USA)
Dear Arthur,
Thanks for the tip, I'm sure it enlightens many of us. See ya soon!
Geoff.
Dear Geoff,
I have some experience in personally transporting live steam locomotives on
a plane. I use a roll-on case with the equipment rolled up in toweling.
When I get to the security x-ray machine I
I continue not to have any problem flying on Southwest Airlines. I pack as
many as 3 engines in a roll-on.
Jim Crabb
Seabrook, TX
I can't see having a problem with airport security.
The only thing a highly attentive security agent may have you do is
make sure the RC system works should it be outfitted that way, and then
take all your batteries away. I just recently had them ask me to
prove my laptop worked and not ask what
My son reports also having lead film bags go through without any
examination. Why? Couldn't something explosive or chemical or sharp be
hidden in a large film bag?
Gary - Waiting for the Astor Shay being flown from Germany
http://www.angelfire.com/or/trainguy
I work at the US nuclear power plants and get to partake of domestic air travel
on a regular basis. I would be prepared for anything if I had an engine with
me. You never know what idiot you will draw for security screening. Maybe
this is why some people drive for 2 days to get to
I would suggest that the reason the lead bag does not get opened is that they
can see what is inside it. That is not a pipsqueak X-ray you are dealing with
and the image is computer enhanced. Lead is an attenuator of X-rays, not a
total shield. The bag provides enough attenuation that the
Hi Geoff,
I guess it still depends on your good looks, honesty and charm.
Despite all the daily security bru-ha-ha. I have hand carried two
large 10mm Scale steam engines back from the UK. One prior to Sept 11and
one after Sept 11. (Last July). And subsequently FED Xd one of these engine
Reference the newest airport security put into effect a week or so ago.
Since then, has anyone on the list had experience carrying locos on board
or packed in checked in baggage? Any comments would be helpful as I doubt
that these federal security folks have had the proper training on steam
Dear Geoff,
I have some experience in personally transporting live steam locomotives on
a plane. I use a roll-on case with the equipment rolled up in toweling.
When I get to the security x-ray machine I immediately tell the inspection
people: I have something here that you have never seen
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