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Re: CN Aboard Commercial Flight
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2012 Mar 12, 19:28 +0000
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2012 Mar 12, 19:28 +0000
> > >Has anyone had any problems because of the fluid in the bubble >chambers (assuming you are taking an aircraft sextant on board)? I >have not tried to take mine on board since 9/11 and because of the >"no fluids etc." rules, I would be afraid to even try. > >Robert In my naive innocence, I have taken bubble sextants, marine sextants and theodolites as carry-on luggage on flights within the UK, to several countries in Europe, to Egypt and South Africa and to the United States. I never had any problems. Once the scanner operatives were convinced that it was not a bomb, they quickly lost interest. Ken's idea of carrying a published description of the instrument, with a picture, is a good one. I will definitely do that in future. Geoffrey
