In a message dated 01/03/05 12:12:16 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Does this mean you have had difficulty with other airlines? >>
No. I only fly on Southwest and meant I couldn't speak about any other airline.
Jim Crabb
actually, in the world of the tia, airlines have no desire to control over what gets carried onto their planes ... if something goes wrong, they can blame the government.
i haven't travelled as much in the last three years as i had in the previous three years, but i still get out six or more times a year. tia rules and regs are enforced differently at different airports (at sfo they let you wear your shoes through if you think -- or know -- they won't set off the alarm; at the las vegas airport, you take off your shoes, dammit, or don't plan to get on the plane).
which is a long way of saying: your mileage may vary. i endorse kevin's recommendation that you warn the x-ray monitor that they're about to see a model train go past their face (no need to mention propellant).
if you were travelling and if you were to encounter uneven enforcement of the rules and somebody at the tia were to say you couldn't take the locomotive on the plane, just ask for a supervisor. explain that you're in contact with 275 other model train enthusiasts and nobody has ever complained they had a problem getting through security with a model train.
my couple of pennies.
\dmc
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