Hand carry or check in your drone?

[Sctcorolla]

Do you guys hand carry your Mavic Air or do you check it in with your luggage? What do most people do? Is there an advantage to doing it one way?

 

[ZX14-R]

Would depend on Country, Airline, if carrying Batteries....

More info required...

 

[Florida Drone Supply]

We always recommend carry-on:
1. You can keep an eye on it and make sure your luggage isn't raided, mishandles, etc.
2. You can visibly show TSA that you're complying with all battery policies.
3. It will actually make it to your location!!

 

[Meta4]

Do you guys hand carry your Mavic Air or do you check it in with your luggage? What do most people do? Is there an advantage to doing it one way?

Whatever you do with the drone, you must have the batteries in your carry-on, not in checked luggage.

 

[Sctcorolla]

Would depend on Country, Airline, if carrying Batteries....

More info required...

Coming from USA going to S.Korea, Philippines and Singapore. Aseana Airlines.

 

[tcope]

If you want it to arrive in one piece, carry on. If you don't mind it arriving broken into many different parts, feel free to check it.

 

[aokusman]

Would you check an expensive digital camera?

 

[crosswired]

carry on only, cant imagine checking it in. get backpack with compartments plus LiPo battery protective bag

 

[krodgerson]

I check mine in a fitted case inside my suitcase (hard shell). I carry the batteries on.

 

[DroneTrooper]

There are two kinds of luggage, carry-on and lost...

 

[Dave Maine]

I have a LowePro backpack that carries my Air, all travel papers, the iPad, as well as a DLSR. It fits in the overhead compartment on international and local flights without any problems. A laptop is in my checked baggage for off loading and reviewing pix & footage at night after a day’s shooting. I could physically fit the laptop in the backpack, but it gets too heavy to handle easily.

 

[pmshop]

There is no choice.
Drones MUST BE carry on due to the batteries.

 

[Florida Drone Supply]

There is no choice.
Drones MUST BE carry on due to the batteries.

Well you COULD check the drone and carry on the batteries, but it's better to just have it all together. and in a place that you can keep an eye on it.

 

[Mavic_Jim]

I've carried on Asiana a couple of times to Seoul with no problems. The only time I had an "issue" was at SeaTac where there policy is "everything out of the bag" on returning international flights. Not a real problem, just a hassle when you have to dump all your gear into a bucket (i.e. no Global Entry perks when you get to the scanner ). Batteries should be in your carry-on anyway.

 

[Dale D]

Do you guys hand carry your Mavic Air or do you check it in with your luggage? What do most people do? Is there an advantage to doing it one way?

Always hand carry it, and use the LiPo bags from Amazon for the batteries. It fits well in my camera case, and I can be sure it will not be lost or stolen.

 

[LawMan513]

I work for TSA at Los Angeles International (LAX), I also fly the Mavic 2 Pro. When I fly I have not drone in a carry-on backpack with the battery off. I have never had a problem. Also when working the x-ray we can clearly see the image of the drone and the battery and would not call a bag check.

 

[harle83]

My wife flies much more than me and is always reminding me that what I carry needs to fit in a certain size carry on. I use a backpack my laptop, iPad , camera and Air with 4 batteries go in it. When in doubt she will take a couple of the batteries in her bag. So far, so far I’ve not had a problem. Normally we have to fly from Des Moines or Omaha to O’Hare and then on to our destination. Never flown out of country but so far so good.

 

[Suchens]

Do you guys hand carry your Mavic Air or do you check it in with your luggage? What do most people do? Is there an advantage to doing it one way?

I think most airlines require you to carry all types of batteries as hand carry..including powerbanks

 

[Kilrah]

I always check in, except batteries of course.

 

[Cmntnzxvi]

Recently travelled to Ireland, left it on my checked bag without the batteries along with tripod and some accessories