Inter-Island Travel with Dive Gear

[kidspot]

Well I leave Monday for DIR-F in Kona and was wondering if anyone has tried traveling inter-island (Island Air Dash-8 planes) with a weighted BP/wing? I've got about 4 lbs of lead on my 6lb plate and wondering if it will make it past security? TSA says they allow you to hand carry BCD's, but does anyone have experience with a BP/Wing setup? (since it's more metal than standard BCD's?) If it makes any difference I'm flying out of the Kahului commuter terminal... sure wish they had direct flights from Kapalua - no security checks there

Mahalo, Tim

 

[bobmaggi]

Well I leave Monday for DIR-F in Kona and was wondering if anyone has tried traveling inter-island (Island Air Dash-8 planes) with a weighted BP/wing? I've got about 4 lbs of lead on my 6lb plate and wondering if it will make it past security? TSA says they allow you to hand carry BCD's, but does anyone have experience with a BP/Wing setup? (since it's more metal than standard BCD's?) If it makes any difference I'm flying out of the Kahului commuter terminal... sure wish they had direct flights from Kapalua - no security checks there

Mahalo, Tim

Hi again Tim!! Don't know if this will help, but when we did our travelling, Bob disassembled his backplate and wing and put all the pieces in his dive bag/luggage. But that was on ATA, and not interisland. The TSA almost always checked the dive bags because of the metal in them, but we never had a problem. HOpe this helps! Take care and enjoy the class! Maggi

 

[kidspot]

Hi again Tim!! Don't know if this will help, but when we did our travelling, Bob disassembled his backplate and wing and put all the pieces in his dive bag/luggage. But that was on ATA, and not interisland. The TSA almost always checked the dive bags because of the metal in them, but we never had a problem. HOpe this helps! Take care and enjoy the class! Maggi

Thanks Maggi,

Glad you got both got home safely. I packed everything this afternoon and with my lead it comes to 46 lbs... so it's 2lbs over - I'll have to see if they let it by, if not I'll just take out 2lbs of lead and buy one over there

Aloha, Tim

P.S. You guys left just in time, high surf, rain and gusty winds the last week been kind of messing things up - it's finally settling down, so hopefully it will be clear in Kona by tomorrow