fraja 0 #1 March 11, 2007 Hey All, Someone can give me tips about carry my rig with me in the international flights ? Im gonna travel and i wanna bring with me my rig, cos i have afraid of lost my rig... Is it possible ? is it hard ? the ppl from airport will cause problems... so everything that u know about this theme will be important. Thanks Fraja. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #2 March 11, 2007 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=dfgdss&sb=score&mh=25 Enough of these threads already. I think it may be good to have one of these threads as a Sticky .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMFin 0 #3 March 12, 2007 When going thru screening you will never know if the screeners are going to let you thru. I have never seen that skydiving rigs would be banned as a carry on item in any regulations. (IATA, ICAO, any national regulations) However Screeners often dont know how to handle this and they might not let you thru. After that theres not much to do. I guess. When going thru screening in US it is allowed to take your rig as a carry on. See Chapter Section 17.2 of Version 4.0 of the Screening Checkpoint Standard Operating Procedure. If encountering a screener that does give you problems, insist that they rewiev the Screening Checkpoint Standard Operating Procedure Since you were asking about international flights you will never know what will happen. What I would do is that I would arrive early and have time to go back and check the rig incase it turns out impossible to take it as carry on.. Also I would like to point out that some airlines have made an issue about the weight of the rig, since some airlines allow less weight as a carry on.. Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpringVark 0 #4 March 12, 2007 Quotehttp://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=dfgdss&sb=score&mh=25 This link points to nowhere? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #5 March 12, 2007 I had no worries travelling with my rig as carry on until the world meet in germany last year. During the week of the world meet all the shit went down in london . n they way back to norway we wen't through so much hassle at the airport answering so many stupid whuffo security guard questions that I decided to purchase a very rugged suitcase for my rig. i can't be bothered with the hassle anymore! The main reason i want to carry it on is o don't want it thrown around by the security people. I found Australian security guards to be the most stubborn , ill informed, lying assholes i have come across. they are so stupid and assume you want to hijack the plane because you have a parachute. Get a hard case and save yourself the hassle!"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #6 March 12, 2007 checking it works until they lose it and you find out you're only covered for $1500. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #7 March 12, 2007 Quote Get a hard case and save yourself the hassle! I can understand those who choose not to do this. The days when you could just lock up your suitcase and keep it that way are gone. Nowadays when you check in a locked bag, they make it clear to you that security reserves the right to open and inspect all checked luggage, even if it means breaking the lock. Checked-in luggage gets x-rayed at many airports. You don't think a rig inside a locked case looks suspicious on the monitor screen? Plus, checked luggage sometimes just plain gets lost. The risk of theft/loss of or damage to a $3,000 rig must be weighed against the risk of being hassled by security if you bring your rig as a carry-on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #8 March 12, 2007 QuoteQuotehttp://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=dfgdss&sb=score&mh=25 This link points to nowhere? It points to a search engine so you can find the other 100 lengthy discussions on this topic. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fraja 0 #9 March 12, 2007 My principal worry its about lost my rig. Because was expensive and here in south america everything about skydiving its so f**ck expensive. So, i will carry my rig... and i will pratice my patience... because i know... some security checkers are very unpolite... Thanks all. F. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #10 March 12, 2007 Quotesecurity reserves the right to open and inspect all checked luggage, ops i forgot about that. As far as i am aware it is only the united stated that has that rule. NMost countries wrap the luggage up in cling film to prevent drug smugglers etc. I haven't traveled to the states yet so didn't take that into consideration."When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #11 March 12, 2007 QuoteQuotesecurity reserves the right to open and inspect all checked luggage, ops i forgot about that. As far as i am aware it is only the united stated that has that rule. NMost countries wrap the luggage up in cling film to prevent drug smugglers etc. I haven't traveled to the states yet so didn't take that into consideration. Since the "9/11" attacks, they don't inspect it to prevent drug smuggling; they inspect it to prevent bombs from being in checked-in luggage. And the US is not the only country that does this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyblu3 0 #12 March 12, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuotesecurity reserves the right to open and inspect all checked luggage, ops i forgot about that. As far as i am aware it is only the united stated that has that rule. NMost countries wrap the luggage up in cling film to prevent drug smugglers etc. I haven't traveled to the states yet so didn't take that into consideration. Since the "9/11" attacks, they don't inspect it to prevent drug smuggling; they inspect it to prevent bombs from being in checked-in luggage. And the US is not the only country that does this. They inspect it by putting it through scanning machines. In Europe it is common to find small busineses at the airport that offer to shrink wrap your suitcase (sort of like wrapping a pallet). The suitcase can still be machine scanned. It also protects your suitcase, protects the stuff inside from accidentally getting wet, and holds everything together incase your zips burst open when the baggage handlers chuck them around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandomLemming 0 #13 March 14, 2007 Quotehttp://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=dfgdss&sb=score&mh=25 Enough of these threads already. I think it may be good to have one of these threads as a Sticky To be fair, airline regulations change on a regular basis these days, so I'm not sure it hurts to ask every couple of months and get people's more recent updates. It would help to specify the route that is being flown and the airline though to get more useful responses. I just don't think generalised advice can work in this space anymore. Having said that, take all of the advice you get here with a grain of salt... Things that work fine for one person on one day may not work for you another day. You might get a laid back happy person on one end who lets you carry your rig and a snotty ryanair drone on the other end who wants to stop you taking it home. Make sure you know how to cutaway and re-attach your main (don't forget to detach the RSL, but that's another story for another time :)) so that you can move that to main luggage, and always leave a space in your main luggage for your canopy if you can. This way if you have grief about weight / size you can still carry some of the expensive bits of your rig with you (container, reserve, AAD) and only risk losing the main. Not perfect, but better than other options. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caspar 0 #14 March 18, 2007 http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1147.shtm http://uspa.org/membership/travel/rigs.htm#tsa print these docs off and youre all good to go! "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMFin 0 #15 March 18, 2007 Quotehttp://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1147.shtm http://uspa.org/membership/travel/rigs.htm#tsa print these docs off and youre all good to go! NOT ! Those only have importance in the US... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandomLemming 0 #16 March 19, 2007 To be fair, those docs mean nothing once airlines bring size and weight restrictions in. My rig is _just_ at the size limit, but weighs 11 KGs which is more than most airlines allow. So even with those docs in the US, you can still find yourself SOL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #17 March 19, 2007 Does anyone know where a copy of the CAA Cypres exemption letter might be downloaded? There used to be a copy on the BCPA website, but it looks like that site is knackered. ta Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsam 0 #18 March 19, 2007 Here you go. Sam edit ti add: not a letter as such, but the CAA guidelines, downloaded from an older thread, should do the job?but what do I know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #19 March 19, 2007 Just spoke to a very nice bloke from the CAA Dangerous Goods Office. He's going to mail a copy of the Cypres exeption letter to me today. If anyone needs this in the future, the contact number for them is 01293 573800. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
