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<blockquote data-quote="user 7268" data-source="post: 642173" data-attributes="member: 7268"><p>Your correct all the phone calls can mean nothing on the day. My experience was a nightmare and was only flying commercial not international.</p><p>Very long story but condensed, had made all the phone calls and complied battery wise, but literally came to a halt at baggage check in. Battery carry on fine but detector is oversize so cannot go as carry on. In short got stopped at check in, then at baggage check explaining every time and waiting while they checked and re checked everything again. Finally got to boarding gate early to ensure I could clear once again any issue and young attendant informed me no way could it be taken on. At this point l politely but sternly informed her l wished to speak to the pilot as it was his aircraft and his decision and not hers. Captain came and spoke to me and he allowed me to board first before other passengers and stow detector in special area for over size carry on. The only thing that saved me was l held a pilots licence / air crew ticket and new all the CAR'S so could quote the rules to the plebs. As someone has said despite what is allowed getting thru the many that do not know the rules was the issue. This is supported by others l know that have flown with a detector with no issue at all ? Personally myself probably an SDC is the only detector l would attempt to fly with again. Hope helps your decision and good luck with it all.</p><p>As you have said, it is the people manning the scanners and desks that will be your head ache and on a good day you will stroll straight thru and on a bad day become a major drama</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 7268, post: 642173, member: 7268"] Your correct all the phone calls can mean nothing on the day. My experience was a nightmare and was only flying commercial not international. Very long story but condensed, had made all the phone calls and complied battery wise, but literally came to a halt at baggage check in. Battery carry on fine but detector is oversize so cannot go as carry on. In short got stopped at check in, then at baggage check explaining every time and waiting while they checked and re checked everything again. Finally got to boarding gate early to ensure I could clear once again any issue and young attendant informed me no way could it be taken on. At this point l politely but sternly informed her l wished to speak to the pilot as it was his aircraft and his decision and not hers. Captain came and spoke to me and he allowed me to board first before other passengers and stow detector in special area for over size carry on. The only thing that saved me was l held a pilots licence / air crew ticket and new all the CAR'S so could quote the rules to the plebs. As someone has said despite what is allowed getting thru the many that do not know the rules was the issue. This is supported by others l know that have flown with a detector with no issue at all ? Personally myself probably an SDC is the only detector l would attempt to fly with again. Hope helps your decision and good luck with it all. As you have said, it is the people manning the scanners and desks that will be your head ache and on a good day you will stroll straight thru and on a bad day become a major drama [/QUOTE]
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