Flying with flashlights - any new rules?

[DELLED]

this has been discussed before but did not find any recent threads since all the FAA rule changes and since I'm going to be flying during turkey week (pray for us all :duh2: :scowl need to know.

-Are there any regulations regarding lights and batteries?
-If I put my regulated light thru the scanner and they see the electronics, are they going to think it malicious?

Thanks

 

[bouncer]

put them in your carry on bags make sure the batteries are in them they test to make sure light works kinda stupid to carry a light that isn't working that will cause you a problem just got home from a two week business trip

 

[Marduke]

You will have no problems. The posts below attest to that, if you consider 11-15-07 recent enough.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=173740
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?p=2166267

 

[Illum]

this has been discussed before but did not find any recent threads since all the FAA rule changes and since I'm going to be flying during turkey week (pray for us all :duh2: :scowl need to know.

-Are there any regulations regarding lights and batteries?
-If I put my regulated light thru the scanner and they see the electronics, are they going to think it malicious?

Thanks

up to this point theres a couple don't do's:
first, if your flashlight is homemade, PVC body and tube ends as your battery cap, I'd leave it at home
second, although so far I a have heard of any confiscations regarding combat bezels, but its best to leave that at home as well
third...[I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DEAL IS WITH THIS ONE] places I travel to people give me weird looks during hand searches once awhile whenever they find and pull out my surefire cell carriers, no confiscation yet, but now even my spare cells go in ziploc bags

theres a couple other rules, but they will be supplied by other users

 

[elgarak]

.[I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DEAL IS WITH THIS ONE] places I travel to people give me weird looks during hand searches once awhile whenever they find and pull out my surefire cell carriers, no confiscation yet, but now even my spare cells go in ziploc bags

Well, Surefire spare carriers kinda look like (loaded) revolver drums.... besides, not very many people fly with spare batteries in fancy boxes. Most don't even bring batteries, and when they do, they use the original package, ziploc bags, or cheapo plastic boxes.

I also got some weird looks when security people checked my SCs and Pelican cases. "Hey, look at this guy, he's prepared!" Still don't know if this was menat admiring or degrading :thinking:

 

[BSBG]

This will likely get merged with the ongoing thread, but my advice is the same here as it is there: just fly. Bring your flashlight and a few spare batteries in a container of some sort. Worry about missing your connection, delays, gate holds and no food for hours, but don' t worry about a flashlight in your bag.

 

[PoliceScannerMan]

Keep it under 7 inches. I'm sure most of you wont have a problem with that. LOL :devil:

 

[Illum]

dad said the SC1 looked like an anti-personnel mine
I don't blame him when I potted the thing half way deep in sand from a nearby playground

 

[NA8]

Go to your airline's website and there should be some links to security, packing, and carry-on rules.

You MAY also be able to check in less than 24hrs before flight time, print your boarding pass, pick a seat, and check for cancelled flights and delays.

 

[GadgetTravel]

Currently in the United Lounge at OHara. Flew in from LaGuardia and am heading out to London. In my carry on at LaGuardia was a Novatac P120, Streamlight Sidewinder and a Surefire E2e with a Lumens factory bulb. I have a spare rechargeable for the Novatac and one for the E2e in the bag also. I switched my travel lights this trip. In the prior 6 weeks I flew:

NY to Seattle
NY to London
NY to Zurich
NY to Tokyo to Wash. DC to NY.
NY to San Diego
NY to Seattle
NY to San Diego
NY to Washington DC.

On those trips I was carrying, the Novatac, a Fenix, a Surefire A2 and one or two others plus a few extra batteries. Not a peep about any of it on any of the trips.

By the way, the Sidewinder is a great travel light in my opinion. Nice to sit on the nightstand at the hotel so I can get up to go to the bathroom without stubbing my toe or walking into a wall in the dark.

 

[rizky_p]

put them in your carry on bags make sure the batteries are in them they test to make sure light works kinda stupid to carry a light that isn't working that will cause you a problem just got home from a two week business trip

been in the same situation once when i was a 10 years old traveling abroad with my family and carying a pocket knife in the front pocket way before the 9/11( i made through )
you'll be asking for problems for carying a non working flashlight thankfully mine was 9V duracell that as big as a cigarrete pack with no replaceable battery so it was always ready.

 

[Hodsta]

Have said it twice and will say it again - I bought a SF M6 with Strike bezel at DC airport and carried it on - no sweat.

I flew to Switzerland last weekend and realised I was carrying a Wenger Soldier butane lighter in my pocket, I managed to find an envelope and post it home before going through security.

However I'm not sure I should have gone to the trouble as what I didn't realise was a Windmill lighter Grimlocked to the outside of my hand luggage. Not a peep about the lighter or the TiPD-S on my belt.

 

[Saiga]

i flew back to the states from roatan,honduras last week with two fenix lights and a surefire on me or in my carry-on, and no one noticed or cared, and that included the re-clearing security atlanta makes you go through coming home from out of the country.