whats the best wayto take your crawlers on a plane?

[nelso]

iam going on a trip with my family and we are taking a plane and i was wondering what is the best way to travel with your rig. should i get a big bag and pack all my clothes around it? what do i do?

[DaCoupe]

I ended up putting my crawler into a hard rubbermaid container, Put my battery's in Lipo Bags and filled any voids!1

[DickyT]

I just flew to and from Nats. I had my radio, charger, lipos in a lipo sack, ipad and a change of clothes in my back pack as a carry on. I carried my rig by hand as my "personal item". Give yourself a little extra time, they may want to bomb swab everything you have, or you will walk right through, I had both happen on the same trip.

Be prepared to answer questions about what you have, and be polite.

Check your tools if you plan on taking them.

[KC_JoNeS]

Richard, those Lipo sacks are nice! Who did you purchase yours through? It seems MAXAMPS wont deliver to China. Go figure.

Casey

[DickyT]

Originally Posted by KC_JoNeS

Richard, those Lipo sacks are nice! Who did you purchase yours through? It seems MAXAMPS wont deliver to China. Go figure.

Casey

I got mine at my local hobby shop. I think it is made in China, you can't find them there? Mine is made by Venom.

[KC_JoNeS]

Originally Posted by DickyT

I got mine at my local hobby shop. I think it is made in China, you can't find them there? Mine is made by Venom.

Ahhh..I bet I can. Good lookin' out.

Casey

[Highlucks]

KC here is the losi one from liquid.

http://www.liquidrc.com/index.php?ma...ducts_id=60471

There might be a cheaper one on their site but I could not find any.

[KC_JoNeS]

Originally Posted by highlucks

KC here is the losi one from liquid.

http://www.liquidrc.com/index.php?ma...ducts_id=60471

There might be a cheaper one on their site but I could not find any.

Nice one Camo. I didnt have any luck with the Chinese side. I bet I can find it, but must use actual Chinese to locate it.

Casey

[See65]

Also make sure you dont have a battery in your crawler.

[cornsnake]

I just flew from Orlando to L.A. I used my lucky Under Armour duffle bag & one suit case. Duffle had DX3R (in box), & crawler (U.G.C. Fastback). I removed the wheels (in side pocket) and it all fit. I did not remove the batt. Tools, more batts, & charger in suitcase checked in. I received the bomb check too. It got run through the X-ray deal 3 times. Good to go I was polite. I even had two lighters in my Camel Bak. After all that they still didn't know what it was, but i gave the dude a run down and it was all good. Good luck.

[crawler newbie]

hobby king has 2 sizes and cheap i have both

[nelso]

so just put my transmitter, battery, and charger in a lipo bag but do i put the lipo bad in my carry on or in my checked bag? and if i take my rig as my personal item do i need to take the metal bbs out of my wheels or just let them know what they are?

[DickyT]

only put your lipos in the lipo bag, charger and transmitter in your backpack, lipo bag in your backpack.

I do not know about bb's in the tires. I have vanquish wheels with nova foams, and the bullet weights. I had to answer a question about the "bullets" and prove they were not live ammo. BB's should be ok if you do not have a BB gun with you, you may want to call TSA to verify though.

[TC09mini]

Originally Posted by DickyT

only put your lipos in the lipo bag, charger and transmitter in your backpack, lipo bag in your backpack.

I do not know about bb's in the tires. I have vanquish wheels with nova foams, and the bullet weights. I had to answer a question about the "bullets" and prove they were not live ammo. BB's should be ok if you do not have a BB gun with you, you may want to call TSA to verify though.

X2 avoid the BBs. Everything else should be fine. I carried mine on from NY to Louisiana with no issues.