How about Blue-Label UPS? This introduces some potentially tricky
requirements, like getting the hotel to accept a package for you before you
arrive (shouldn't be a big deal if you have reservations) and, if you're
departing on Sunday for the return trip, figuring out a way to get it to a
UPS shipping office on Monday. But they treat packages a little better than
the airline apes and Blue-Label isn't horribly expensive.
I used this method to get stuff cross-country back when I was active in
shooting championships, because some of that junk can make suitcases heavy
in a hurry.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Carlton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 20:58
Subject: [RCSE] Travel cases and airlines
> It's that time of year again. Traveling XC to Poway for the IHLGF and
would
> like some advice on transporting sailplanes on the airlines. Any tips or
> tricks would be appreciated. Last year I managed to check my travel case,
> that measures 63 X 18 X 11 and made from coreplast, in Cleveland with no
> problem but got socked $50 bucks on the return in San Diego. The skycaps
> wouldn't even look at it or the $10 bucks I had in my hand. Is this
typical
> for SoCal? The airlines' customer service people seem to be vague as to
> what they will and won't take and how much it will cost. They let golf
> clubs, skis and surfboards go but might have a problem with my case.
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