[olug] Tips on flying with a laptop.

[Richard Smith]

Bob McCoy wrote:

>I travel all the time with a laptop.  Last week it was with two laptops
>jammed in my roll-around bag.  Just be prepared to take it out of the
>bag.  Laptops are now all x-rayed separately.  As far as booting, I
>haven't seen anyone actually asked to boot their machine in the last
>year.  And you can not only take it on the plane, you can also use it on
>the plane when the permission goes out that electronic devices may now
>be used (somewhere around 10,000 feet).  The only other thing that may
>happen is that a laptop will be "randomly" (the algorithm defies
>definition) chosen to be sniffed.  They'll swab it with a cloth and test
>the cloth for explosives residue.  That only takes a moment and you're
>on your way.
>
>Do NOT pack a laptop in your checked luggage.  Luggage handlers are
>brutal.  Always carry it on if you ever hope to power it up again and
>have it work.
>
>Happy flying.  Bob.
>  
>
and don't store it in the overhead storage bin... bad bad things will 
happen if you do

>-----Original Message-----
>From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
>Irv Cobb
>Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 5:41 PM
>To: olug at olug.org
>Subject: [olug] Tips on flying with a laptop.
>
>
>I haven't flown anywhere for quite a few years and not since 9/11. I 
>have to fly east next week and wonder if any of you who travel 
>frequently can give me some advice about taking my laptop (it boots to 
>RH9, so I'm on topic here ;-) along. Will I be able to take it on the 
>plane with me? If not, how should I pack it? Etc?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Irv
>