Travel

[RWM CONST]

Any advice on transporting a drone on american air,What do you do with the lithium batteries

 

[msinger]

What do you do with the lithium batteries

You cover the battery contacts and put them in your carry-on bag.

 

[RWM CONST]

I have the DJI batterie bags

 

[Thomas B]

Any advice on transporting a drone on american air,What do you do with the lithium batteries

I always carry-on in my hard GoPro case... all of it, including the drone with the battery removed. Batteries MUST be in the cabin and should be at 40-60% charge, but no one has ever checked charge level mine. I use individual LIPO bags for safety, but they are not required. Always go to your airline’s website and check requirements.

 

[msinger]

I have the DJI batterie bags

LiPo bags? Yes, those will take care of covering the battery contacts.

 

[msinger]

should be at 40-60% charge

There is no requirement for the charge level. As long as the batteries aren't damaged, any charge level is perfectly safe.

 

[Dale D]

I fly frequently on American Airlines-( I'm Executive Platinum status). Always take Mavic Air with battery attached, and 3 more batteries in lipo bags (Amazon) as part of my camera case. Never even heard of a problem at TSA. Never checked battery level before hand. Just pack them as they were. Recently flew to Iceland on Delta - same non-result or problem at check-in in Miami to JFK, and onward to Reykjavik. No problem from Reykjavik to JFK check in either. hey just put the camera bag through the scanner.

 

[Nile Mcmillion]

Currently flying Southwest (waiting for a connection flight as I type this) with my Mavic Pro and four batteries. TSA asked what was in the hard case and when I told them it was a UAS they didn't even bother opening the case.

 

[bushie]

I have a soft camera bag which fits my Mavic pro, video camera bateries, chargers etc. Have flowen around SE Asia and Australia domestic with no problems. Dont do anthing special with batteries

 

[FASTFJR]

I've flown with my Phantom and Mavic probably a dozen times. I always use fireproof battery bags, not a requirement but it gives me piece of mind. Three times I needed to open up my backpack after going thru the x-ray machine. Each time I was thanked for keeping the batteries in fireproof bags