In a message dated 3/25/08 6:51:11 PM, Soaring@airage.com writes:
> A possible sport tube alternative
>
Gordy, please, try some decaf. :-) It looked interesting to me because it
is inexpensive, as much as a third less than a Sport Tube. Some of the models
on that page will take a TSA lock as well, they even sell the locks at the same
site. It's a high density HDPE plastic that should hold up okay, We ship $5k
tripods and heads in them. Is it for everyone, no. Nor for every model. For
planes with removable v tails, it would probably work. They come in
various sizes. If you customize the insert you put in it, a plane with a modest
v
stab might be made to snuggle into it. It has a flat side, some are octagonal
... so it can sit still and not roll. It doesn't open in the middle, which is
bad. It cannot be collapsed by more than five inches, which may save some
models from too-clumsy TSA goons.
What the Sport Tube has going for it is, among other things, it often
qqualifies for an airline shipping discount as it usually gets called "sports
equipment" because it was for hauling skis and the like. For someone on a
budget,
though, this might be something to look at. For me, the tube would be worth
more than any three of my planes plus their radios:-)
Go to markertek.com and check it out for yourself, is all I wanted to offer.
Then make up your own mind.
Mark
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