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# Deflate the tire so it doesn't over-expand at altitude | # Deflate the tire so it doesn't over-expand at altitude | ||
# Drain battery | # Drain battery | ||
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| [https://www.facebook.com/Dalocke?fref=ufi David L.] | | [https://www.facebook.com/Dalocke?fref=ufi David L.] | ||
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| Tried carrying on. Barely made it through security line (TSA Pre) and then had to lie to the Horizon gate agent who didn't want to let me head to the plane. | | Tried carrying on. Barely made it through security line (TSA Pre) and then had to lie to the Horizon gate agent who didn't want to let me head to the plane. | ||
| [https://www.facebook.com/evan.blake.948?fref=ufi Evan B.] | | [https://www.facebook.com/evan.blake.948?fref=ufi Evan B.] | ||
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| Southwest | |||
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| They confiscated my friends who tried to put it on checked luggage. I took mine ON the plane with me in carry on, after twenty minutes of explanation, facts material data sheet, and under the 500kwh allowed (according to Southwest) they let me take it with me. On the return flight same twenty minute conversations, they wouldn't let me take it. My cousin shipped it, on an airplane. Go figure. If you try on your carry on, don't let it out of your sight, and be prepared to ship it should they not allow it. | |||
| [https://www.facebook.com/gputignano?fref=ufi George P.] | |||
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Revision as of 23:57, 14 June 2017
Warning
No one seems to have found the perfect method. There is always a risk that you can travel with your board to your destination but get stuck coming home. However, the tips below are from folks that have successfully made the journey.
Tips
- Include documentation to TSA the airline that it's a camera dolly, needed for professional filming
- Include airline-specific documentation on their policies:
- Include documentation on Onewheel battery certification and the battery safety sheet
- Never call it a hoverboard
- Tell the airline it's protected from short-circuit
- Cover the power port with some tape
- Deflate the tire so it doesn't over-expand at altitude
- Drain battery
Success stories
| Date | Airline | Departure location | Arrival location | How'd you do it? | Contact |
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| June 2017 | Alaska | Seattle, U.S. | Denver, U.S. | Checked it | Joshua S. |
| June 2017 | Southwest | Oakland, U.S. | U.S. | Carried it on | Peter C. |
| June 2017 | Unknown | San Francisco, U.S. | Austin, U.S. | Carried it on | George P. |
| June 2017 | Westjet | Unknown | Unknown | Checked | David L. |
Sad stories
| Date | Airline | Departure location | Arrival location | How'd you do it? | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late 2016 | Horizon | Seattle, U.S. | Bend, OR, U.S. | Tried carrying on. Barely made it through security line (TSA Pre) and then had to lie to the Horizon gate agent who didn't want to let me head to the plane. | Evan B. |
| Late 2016 | Southwest | Unknown | Unknown | They confiscated my friends who tried to put it on checked luggage. I took mine ON the plane with me in carry on, after twenty minutes of explanation, facts material data sheet, and under the 500kwh allowed (according to Southwest) they let me take it with me. On the return flight same twenty minute conversations, they wouldn't let me take it. My cousin shipped it, on an airplane. Go figure. If you try on your carry on, don't let it out of your sight, and be prepared to ship it should they not allow it. | George P. |