Can i bring a flashlight onto a plane?

[Bobpuvel]

I just wanted to know if i could bring a flashlight in my carry-on bag... i was just thinking of a ld10(lithium AA).

 

[JohnnyLED]

I Just got back from LA....Had the LX2 in my pocket both ways...no issues

johnnyled

 

[Marduke]

As at least a dozen other threads on the matter will tell you (ahem... :poke: ), yes, you can.

 

[Bobpuvel]

ok sweet. thanks. haha it's my first time on a plane....

 

[Fonly]

ok sweet. thanks. haha it's my first time on a plane....

yeah, first time i flew I had a Inova X5, worked great.

 

[LEDobsession]

No problem.

 

[besafe2]

What others have said. No problem.

 

[Cataract]

Got searched once because I forgot to remove all the metal from my pockets, the guy only had a quick look at my L0D and asked what it was and I did say it was a flashlight... no problems there

 

[Zeruel]

Just don't flash the pilot when he's taking a toilet break....

 

[fyrstormer]

Of course you can. How else are you supposed to find the snakes?




:eek:

 

[maxspeeds]

I've never had a problem with bringing a light on my person and in my carry on. In fact, on my most recent trip, I brought 3 lights in my carry on and 4 in my check baggage. I would have had them all in my carry on as I don't trust the baggage handlers (I have heard many stories of things missing from people's bags when they receive them on the other side), but I decided that some of them (larger surefire lights with KT2 bezels) could be construed as weapons.

Short story, if your light is big and has a crenelated bezel, I recommend taking it in your checked baggage and hiding it good within it. Wrap it in clothing and hide it on the bottom/back of your suitcase.

 

[bullfrog]

Make sure if you are packing spare batteries to keep them with you in carryon - do NOT put lithium cells in checked luggage.

If you do put a light in checked baggage (which I don't recommend) make sure you remove the cells.

I have carried eight spare cr123s with me and six lights on a recent trip to africa - other than a crack from the tsa screener that I "must be afraid of the dark" I had no issues. Its funny - another tsa screener made the EXACT same joke when I was travelling through green bay :ironic:

 

[Dioni]

Just don't flash the pilot when he's taking a toilet break....

:D

 

[ionizedsky]

Make sure if you are packing spare batteries to keep them with you in carryon - do NOT put lithium cells in checked luggage.

If you do put a light in checked baggage (which I don't recommend) make sure you remove the cells.

I have carried eight spare cr123s with me and six lights on a recent trip to africa - other than a crack from the tsa screener that I "must be afraid of the dark" I had no issues. Its funny - another tsa screener made the EXACT same joke when I was travelling through green bay :ironic:

So what was the point with not checking them.

 

[Alaric Darconville]

So what was the point with not checking them.

http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html

 

[bullfrog]

So what was the point with not checking them.

With regards to checking a light - I wouldn't risk a baggage guy stealing it.

With regards to lithium cells in checked luggage - there is new law from the DOT that no longer allows loose lithium batteries in checked baggage. Just not worth the risk to me of having my bag pulled or delayed bc of batteries when I can check them - even if they are kept in a carrier and not "loose."

 

[bullfrog]

http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html

I was looking for that to post - thanks :thumbsup:

 

[RobertM]

With regards to checking a light - I wouldn't risk a baggage guy stealing it.
...

On that note, I don't ever put ANYTHING of value in checked luggage. It all stays safely with me. :)

-Robert

 

[Dioni]

http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html

Thanks for link too! :thumbsup:

 

[divine]

I did some reading the last time I flew.

Some people have been hassled by security for having a light clipped to their pocket because people often clip knives to their pocket.

People advise not taking a light with aggressive crelenations, because if questioned, it will be difficult to explain that it isn't a weapon.


I carried a P2D in a holster the last time I flew. At each scanner, I took it out and put it in the plastic container. (They actually don't look at that plastic container much at all, most just glanced at it.) I think one person saw it and asked me to turn it on, which I did, and the head was untwisted, so it came on low and I didn't even get any strange comments. :)

I argued to myself that during the day you won't typically need to have a spare light, or a light at all. I didn't actually use my light through all of the flying. I did check all my lights with crelenations, and carried on my spare batteries.