Fascadale
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Is it permitted to take a PLB on a commercial flight?
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PLB, on a plane?
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Irish Rover
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IN a word yes. I had reason to check this recently and it is permitted under IATA regulations and it is not necessary to inform the airline in advance - in fact conventional wisdom is that it's better not to inform the airline and run the risk of an ill informed agent saying no.
Iliade
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Aerosafe have told us that some models have lithium batteries of a power such that they are not allowed.
Personally I have never had any trouble and I drag mine all over the place. The only amusing incident was in India where a client was asked by a squaddie at a security point to demonstrate that theirs worked...
Personally I have never had any trouble and I drag mine all over the place. The only amusing incident was in India where a client was asked by a squaddie at a security point to demonstrate that theirs worked...
burgundyben
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While on the subject, I'm flying to Scotland on Saturday to look at a boat, I'd like to take my multimeter, probes are about 6 inches long, the actual prong about 1/2", will that be allowed?
Seven Spades
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I carried a penknife in my bag to Frankfurt and back and then to Palma and back without knowing it until I returned and was looking for my house keys. The agents are falable, they are looking for certain shapes and objects over a certain size. So it if the probes are only 1" long including the bit that goes into the handle then I think it is unlikely. However it will depend on the day if you are allowed to keep them if discovered.
duncan99210
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Some airlines, such as Ryanair, specifically ban "workman's tools" from hand baggage, so your multimeter might fall foul of that one.
EdWingfield
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Easyjet wont carry tools.
The thing to ask yourself about a PLB is, what does it look like to the X Ray operator?
Might it look like a container, with batteries, and an electrical circuit?
At the very least you'll give the operator a heart attack!
The thing to ask yourself about a PLB is, what does it look like to the X Ray operator?
Might it look like a container, with batteries, and an electrical circuit?
At the very least you'll give the operator a heart attack!
prv
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*Everybody's* hand luggage will contain at least one "container with batteries and an electrical circuit", and in most cases more than one. If mobile phones, kindles, iPods, laptops, etc, gave operators heart attacks there wouldn't be a one left standing after the first ten minutes.
I imagine a PLB probably looks a lot like a phone. Apart from having different controls and operating on a different frequency, that's almost what it is.
Pete
burgundyben
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Thanks.
Scomber
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I had this issue for winter over in NZ - without exact numbers to hand my mcmurdo showed a lithium content something like 0.2 over permitted value - I know many say take it no bother or risk it - I decided not to and hired one - but coming Nov I'll buy one there and leave it there 300nz$ and just for tramping anyway- from what I've seen some customs staff on those machines are a law unto themselves and I can't be bothered with the hassle - I had printed out detailed spec from mcmurdo to take but the lithium value for my airline was too high - seems a very grey area to me
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How would the airline know what's in your luggage? They don't do the security check.
jac
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Not so sure on that - I've seen a few of their passengers!
Topcat47
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1. In checked baggage it's unlikely to be a problem.
2. I flew into Christchurch a few years ago. My laptop was removed form my carry on luggage and put through an X-ray machine. It went through the conveyor system quicker that I did and the laptop was ejected from the conveyor belt onto the floor. the screen was cracked and the NZ staff couldn't be less concerned. I'll be more careful if i ever go back.
2. I flew into Christchurch a few years ago. My laptop was removed form my carry on luggage and put through an X-ray machine. It went through the conveyor system quicker that I did and the laptop was ejected from the conveyor belt onto the floor. the screen was cracked and the NZ staff couldn't be less concerned. I'll be more careful if i ever go back.
John the kiwi
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I fly into and out of Christchurch with a laptop almost weekly at times, never had an issue so i am guessing it was personal.
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John the kiwi
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I would love to know where you can buy a PLB for NZ$300?
Halcyon Yachts
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Yes. I always carry mine in my hand luggage. They don't like lithium batteries in the hold...
Travelling with a sextant once was quite amusing. Two armed policeman came over one either side of the security chap and then they asked me to open the box and explain why I had a firearm. "It's a sextant" I said. "a sex what?" they replied. After a quick lesson in astro nav they let me through!
Pete
st599
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We were once told that we couldn't take a battery holdall on as the overhead compartments were full, but that we could remove the batteries from the holdall and put them in overhead.
The holdall was handed over, and the batteries, which were approximately 0.5cm smaller in all directions without the holdall, were carried on. They then had to put a few passenger bags in the hold to fit the batteries into the overhead.
Worst is when they try to put stuff that's on a carnet in the hold but won't guarantee it will go on the same flight. They must think punters are idiots.
The holdall was handed over, and the batteries, which were approximately 0.5cm smaller in all directions without the holdall, were carried on. They then had to put a few passenger bags in the hold to fit the batteries into the overhead.
Worst is when they try to put stuff that's on a carnet in the hold but won't guarantee it will go on the same flight. They must think punters are idiots.
Scomber
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Champagne Murphy
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Ah. I See you’ve travelled with Ryanair then.
