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Re: Sextants and Airport Security
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2011 Apr 7, 20:15 -0400
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2011 Apr 7, 20:15 -0400
I have done it. The last time was 2004. It did get a hand-exam
of the box from the drone, but as long as the explosives wipe test is
negative, you should have no trouble.
I would certainly not check it for a variety of reasons.
Jeremy
In a message dated 4/7/2011 8:12:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
enoid@northwestel.net writes:
Has anyone tried to carry their sextant on board an aircraft since 9/11 and all of the security foolishness that has come to pass since then?Prior to 9/11, I used to visit friends in the US on a regular basis and brought my sextant with me to practice on the water. Even back then, I got a lot of quizzical looks from the security drones but was able to get through OK.I am wondering what the situation is nowadays. I cannot even imagine consigning my sextant to general baggage and would still want to carry it on board with me but I can imagine that it must be a real hassle to get it past the airport screening.Robert
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