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01-30-2011 06:22 PM | ||||
Max |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights Hey Mark. Good to hear you are enjoying the sunshine with your heli's. I'm sure you will find a workaround with your charge leads. See if you can find some paper clips. They should work. I also had a missing lead once and used metal nail files jammed into the battery terminals |
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01-30-2011 02:53 PM | ||||
4wdmt |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights Drink one for me Mark. Nice to know there were no hassle with your stuff during the trip. But bad that you forgot your leads . Just relax and enjoy! Better there where is warm than here . |
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01-30-2011 12:00 PM | ||||
MarkToo |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights Well, it's no problem flying with your RC gear. The US customs fellas were interested only on a personal level and had some questions related to "what should I buy" kind of thing. I packed everything I needed and packed it well ---- except for Deans charge leads! I'm sitting here at a beautiful private villa drinking a beer wearing only shorts but, can't charge my batteries... Like many things here in the Dominican, I may have to jimmy rig something if I get the motivation. Well, here's to you guys. Stay warm. |
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01-24-2011 08:24 PM | ||||
MarkToo |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights That's what I wanted to hear Max. I've got everything packed. Tools in the checked baggage. TX and both helis with batteries in my carry on. Had to pull the 450 apart to make it fit but, should be good to go... Thanks, Mark p.s. I don't know if I'd ship stuff like this to a resort/hotel. It's too late now anyhow. |
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01-24-2011 02:34 PM | ||||
Rooky |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights You could maybe talk to the hotel you are staying at and ship them there, probably not cheap but it would be a lot less worrying and you could enjoy your vacation that much more. |
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01-24-2011 11:41 AM | ||||
Max |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights Mark- I travel to the UK quite a bit and always take 2 helis with me everytime I go. I have had no problems flying with 2200's for my 450 and 1300's for my 250. I mostly put them in my laptop bag. Originally I just dropped them in the bag, but now I use a lipo-safe bag for added protection. My helis are also Carry-on in a metal case, and sometimes I carry the batteries in there. When I go through X-ray, I usually leave the batteries in the case/laptop bag, because with laptops, they make you take it out of the bag and put it in a plastic tray to be scanned separately. I do the same for the transmitter. It is easier to get through security when you take the initiative and put it in the tray yourself. It makes the scanning a lot easier for them. The first time I did this (over a year ago) there was a lot of questions about what I had in the case, etc... Now they take a look at the TX in the tray and know what it's all about. Plus the guy screening the X-ray sees the TX and I personally believe they are more familiar with the way RC helis appear on the xrays now than they did a year ago. On a final note, do not take ANY TOOLS in your carry-on. They will be confiscated. I pack all my hex tools, screwdrivers and other bits in my checked baggage. |
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01-22-2011 07:46 AM | ||||
MarkToo |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights All very good points... Darren's scenario is exactly what I hope to avoid. However, with nice weather in the dead of winter, no cell phone ringing off the hook, hours of leisure time and no other commitments, I can't see not trying to take something to fly... If I don't post a picture or two next week, you'll know what happened. |
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01-20-2011 01:28 PM | ||||
Daren71 |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights With all the headaches involved with security lately, especially in the States, maybe its best not to take a chance. You can't question, or argue your case, evidence printed or not. If security is having a bad day, your stuff isn't going with you. Now you are travelling to an area that has an economy less prosperous than ours, you could be targeted by thieves once you're there. Personally, I wouldn't take a chance. Go get some good RC magazines instead. I don't mean to sound negative, but I wouldn't risk loosing my stuff to some security weenie, or worse some thieving thug in another country. Have a great trip, RC, or not. Daren |
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01-19-2011 08:35 PM | ||||
marcham |
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Normally standing on the terra firma, you are in range or 2 or 3 towers, utilizing one of several hundred (or thousands depending on the tower) of available channels. When you are in an aircraft, you may be in range of dozens if not hundreds of towers, thus blocking that channel for all towers in range. If 100 people in every aircraft arriving into New York used their cell, New York city would have no cell coverage from the ground. Hence why you should heed the instructions given to you by the flight attendants. Quote:
CATSA inspectors may look for the required labels if they are unfamiliar with the battery type (ie: anything that is not a laptop, cellphone or AA/AA/C/D). One tag they will look for is UL or CE. http://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/Page.as...ticles&lang=en " for lithium ion batteries, an aggregate equivalent lithium content of 8 g. Lithium ion batteries with an aggregate equivalent lithium content of more than 8 g but not more than 25 g may be carried in carry-on baggage if they are individually protected so as to prevent short circuits and are limited to two spare batteries per person." How do you determine lithium aggregate content? "Watt-hour. For the purposes of this page, the watt-hour serves as an indirect measure of Equivalent Lithium Content (ELC). 8 grams ELC are about equal to 100 watt-hours." mAh/1000 x V = wh 800 mAh / 1000 x 12.6 = 10Wh (well below the 8gram limit) All that being said, if the agent at the gate isn't sure, he can ask you to toss them. Print the CATSA page and ask for a supervisor. The reason why batteries must be in your carry-on is that should there be a short or malfunction, someone will notice very quickly. If the same battery was in cargo compartment, it could be soldering for a very long time before a smoke detector would go off. For the safety of all aboard, please follow the rules. |
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01-19-2011 08:11 PM | ||||
Thunder Chicken |
Re: RC gear and LiPos on commercial flights Small lipo batteries for your chopper/transmitter are no different than the millions of batteries that are carried onboard aircraft in cellphones, laptops every day, by flight crew included. (I bet even the odd pilot uses a cell phone in flight too....) Put em in your checked baggage, pack them safely and smartly and have a fun vacation! |
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