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06-30-2005, 11:41 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Jose, Ca
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|  rc's and airports..???
I am going to be taking off on vacation, and I was thinkin about takin a truck..what is the best way to pack it?? or can I carry it on?? should I keep the controller separate from the truck... How have you guys done it??? any help is appreciated... if it matters we are flying to hawaii... any help is appreciated... |
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07-01-2005, 01:01 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Calgary Canada
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make sure you can prove that everything works, like radios and chargers, anything that they think could have been tampered with
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07-01-2005, 05:55 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indy-Westside
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your best bet would be to pack everything in a in a duffle bag..take the wheels off..AND CARRY IT ON!!!!!If your takin a nitro truck, forget it!! they'll never let ya take it on.. | |
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07-01-2005, 06:03 AM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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not sure why, but JK told me that when i take mine over to AUS. to make sure the tires were clean. don't have any dirt on them at all..
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07-01-2005, 06:34 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austalia
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that's for quarantine (sp?)..we don't want USA germs  You coming over here soon TC? ifso, what state/city? Ryan | |
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07-01-2005, 06:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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I will be getting one of these before I go on my next RC Trip (UTRCRC MOAB Comp) Pelican 1510 Carry-On case is the toughest and biggest airline-legal carry-on case on the market. Inside dimensions 20.2 L x 11.4 W x 7.5 D inches. Outer dimensions 22 L x 14 W x 9 D inches.  Quote:
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07-01-2005, 08:16 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island NY.
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if you have a nitro truck the tank and the lines have to be 100% fule free because ive brought gas trucks on you just gotta clean the fuel tank out and change fuel lines and yeah the cleanliness thing they like to see order as well. When i go to races and a flight is in volved generally i pack one of the large rubbermade boxes with holes drilled in it with reusible zipties and then after they check it go back around it and use permanent ones but there can be no aerosol large than 8oz and make batteries access able quickly and have one battery charged last year they guy made us show him cause he was being a douche when the rest of the guys just walked through with there stuff and yeah that should be it ive flown to probably just under 10 races now and ive never had any serious problems and if they have questions be curtious remember they are the ones letting you on the plane haha have a good LONG flight |
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07-01-2005, 08:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Deland
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check the faa website for items you can't bring on a plane, restrictions are getting tighter and tighter. I know NiCad batteries can't go on a plane and I think Nimh batteries are the same. just ask yourself is the hassle of traveling with an r/c really worth it? If it is then you may want to consider overnighting it to your destination, just ship it on the day you fly and buy the insurance. Take it from me there is nothing worse than getting home and opening up your luggage and finding your $1000 r/c gone and the airline saying toughs**t, yes it happened to me. if you don't have the reciepts for everything consider the r/c a total loss if it happens, it would be a shame if your fabbed the whole truck yourself! |
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07-01-2005, 08:40 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ulysses (In my hick town)
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07-01-2005, 10:06 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Auburn University
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I checked in my duffle that I packed my rc in. Just made sure everything was taken apart. They did look in the bag cause they left a sticker saying they inspected my duffle. BUt everything was still there, radio, esc, batteries.
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07-01-2005, 10:10 AM
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| Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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07-02-2005, 06:06 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cow crap flats
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rc car action has a good article on this subject this month.
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07-02-2005, 09:54 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ORegon
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I have taken my trucks. I took the pede to arizona and the emaxx to michigan. I had no problems what so ever. I just took the tires off and disconnected the shocks and packed it in my suitcase with towels wrapped around it for padding (and keeping the dirt away from clothes...had to share the space lol) I took Nimh and NiCd batteries and a charger. No one searched. One of the secuirity guards was actually talking to me about my trucks when he saw my carrying the bodies (didn't want them getting squished in the bags). He said he had a tmaxx. Also the one of the flight attendants told me that her son (josh theal or somthin like that) is the guy that paints in RCCA (i checked and it was!) So all in all I guess just make them as compact as possible and pad them. I have had nothing but good experiance with traveling with rc's! |
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07-02-2005, 10:11 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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Thats why you pack it in your carry on, so it never leaves your side!. . . . . Quote:
Actually you should check the TSA website since thats who will be going through your luggage. I found no such restriction, and I doubt that there is such a restriction since just about every laptop, cell phone, digital camera, pda, I-Pod, and portable DVD now use Nimh . Last edited by Fishmaxx; 07-02-2005 at 10:26 AM. | ||
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07-02-2005, 03:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ORegon
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i thought they used lithiums?
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01-12-2012, 05:25 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: halifax
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| Re: rc's and airports..???
hope you are not flying continnental...avoid them, they suc
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01-12-2012, 05:30 PM
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| MODERHATER™   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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Bring back the dead!
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01-13-2012, 01:38 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nampa ID.
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God forbid if they think your with the taliban......... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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01-13-2012, 12:22 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Corona, CA
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I was thinking about taking my crawler to Denver with me, but maybe I won't now. I don't check luggage, and I just won't have the room for crawler, clothes, shoes, etc
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01-13-2012, 06:33 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: charlotte
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thread is from 2005 cant say people dont search...
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