Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I carry my tripod on board all the time, strapped to my backpack. I never tried light stands but that shouldn't be too different. As long as it fits in the overhead. Flying is not fun anymore, though :-( Tina On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu>wrote: > Hey folks - normally I check my tripod bag, but now that they want $25 to > check a bag, I just stuffed my clothes in my bag w/ my light stand and was > planning on carrying it on. While there's nothing on the TSA website that > says light stands / tripods are specifically permitted, there's nothing > that > says they're specifically forbidden either. Anybody have any experience > either way recently? > > (I heard an exasperated flight attendant recently say that the airlines > should be charging for carryons instead of checked bags & that sure made > sense to me....) > > Travelin' light to Chicago... > > Kyle > > -- > www.kylecassidy.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com