Im going to Cancun on Dec 31 and I'm considering taking my Mavic Pro with me. I've looked on the airline website and it says to put drone, batteries and all in your carry on bag. Any more to it than that? I'll be flying out of Pa.
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That's about it.I've looked on the airline website and it says to put drone, batteries and all in your carry on bag. Any more to it than that?
Read Drone Laws in Mexico.Im going to Cancun on Dec 31 and I'm considering taking my Mavic Pro with me. I've looked on the airline website and it says to put drone, batteries and all in your carry on bag. Any more to it than that? I'll be flying out of Pa.
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Yikes, skipped over that critical piece of information.Looking at the Drone Laws in Mexico link posted Marty above it appears as though your Mavic Pro could be illegal unless you are a Mexican citizen because it weighs over 250 g.
Simple might be, "Señor, ¿puedo pagarle la multa?"Speaking Spanish helps, but isn’t necessary for simple stuff.
I'm not sure where you got that idea from but there's no mention of discharging batteries on Delta's or TSA websites.When I flew to Florida Delta and TSA guidelines had me discharge my battery's.
Discharging your batteries isn't a requirement it's just good common sense. All requirements are on their websites thoughI'm not sure where you got that idea from but there's no mention of discharging batteries on Delta's or TSA websites.
It's a common forum myth.
I agree. Everyone overthinks this like they are traveling with some sort of special item. I have camera batteries that are larger than some drone batteries.I'm not sure where you got that idea from but there's no mention of discharging batteries on Delta's or TSA websites.
It's a common forum myth.
I crashed my drone into the Lake a few months ago And it was underwater for about 5 seconds. I dried the drone out really really well And it still works perfectly but the battery did not work properly. I decided to take that battery apart just to see what was inside and when I was taking it apart I poked the screwdriver into one of the cells And the battery caught fire right there on my kitchen table. And it was a good size flame. Anyone who does not think that lipo batteries have the potential to catch fire is being foolish. And it will only take one drone pilot being an Idiot by accidentally catching something On fire in a plane To guarantee That they will outlaw travelling with your drone on a plane. It literally takes NO EFFORT to discharge your batteries, put a piece of tape over the connector and put them in a safety bag. And that won't be a mythI agree. Everyone overthinks this like they are traveling with some sort of special item. I have camera batteries that are larger than some drone batteries.
Aviation safety authorities are well aware of the potential dangers of lithium batteries.Anyone who does not think that lipo batteries have the potential to catch fire is being foolish
Do you know how many lithium batteries are likely to be on any passenger plane?And it will only take one drone pilot being an Idiot by accidentally catching something On fire in a plane To guarantee That they will outlaw travelling with your drone on a plane.
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In the dozens of times I've flown commercially the past several years, never have my drones or batteries ever been questioned. Think of the ramifications and chaos that would ensue if everyone's mobile phone battery were banned for not being discharged. The only person I know who'd get through security is my wife as her phone is never charged. ☺It doesn't matter that Randy wants to perpetuate the same myth, it's still misinformation.
No airline or air safety authority requires or recommends discharging batteries for air travel.
The myth may have been started by DJI themselves.
DJI No airline or air travel safety authority asks passengers to discharge lithium batteries before flying.
All airlines lithium battery policies are very similar as they are based on the IATA recommendations (which also make no mention of LiPo bags or discharging):
Dangerous Goods Documentation
Documents and downloads complementing the current edition of the IATA DGR.www.iata.org
Just back from Cancun, took my Mavic Air 2 and had zero questions from security in the U.S.A, or in Mexico on the drone or the batteries. Both were in my carry-on.In the dozens of times I've flown commercially the past several years, never have my drones or batteries ever been questioned. Think of the ramifications and chaos that would ensue if everyone's mobile phone battery were banned for not being discharged. The only person I know who'd get through security is my wife as her phone is never charged. ☺
so leave the drone in your carry on and don't take them out? Correct?Just back from Cancun, took my Mavic Air 2 and had zero questions from security in the U.S.A, or in Mexico on the drone or the batteries. Both were in my carry-on.