helmet on airplane ?

demosuzki

hi,

i've just bought a new helmet abroad.

never traveled with one before

what with the new security mesures in airports
will i need to check it in as luggage or can i get on a plane with one ?

/ds

KTRIC

check it in as hand luggage. I've brought a helmet a couple of times and no one batted an eyelid.

demosuzki

K-TRIC wrote:

check it in as hand luggage. I've brought a helmet a couple of times and no one batted an eyelid.

thanks.
i'll give it a go.

my wife got sellotape taken off her a few weeks ago.
was told it could be used in a hijack suitation....

/dc

KTRIC

demosuzki wrote:

thanks.
i'll give it a go.

my wife got sellotape taken off her a few weeks ago.
was told it could be used in a hijack suitation....

/dc

I think you could strangle someone with sellotape if you pulled it tight, so they might have a point. Saying that you could put on the helmet and you would be fairly hard to take down if you tried something funny.

I think if the worst comes to the worst you can request it to be put in the captains locker and he'll give it back to you when you get off. This is an option when you are carrying offensive but legally held weopons.

Garibaldi

Travelled with two helmets, armoured jackets, and panniers, the week before last and, as K-Tric says, noone batted an eyelid. Man, I should've put it all on and demanded that they fly me to Mugello!

demosuzki

went well.

no security problem.

i didn't have any other bags so i argued my case about weight and they let me on.

only problem i have is i went from a 30 degree stockholm to a cloud covered dublin :-(

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Garibaldi

My brother lives in Stockholm. Do you know him?

demosuzki

Garibaldi wrote:

My brother lives in Stockholm. Do you know him?

let me guess...
he followed a swedish girl home or was working for ericsson and met a swedish girl and stayed on ?

/ds