alanab 0 #1 October 15, 2003 what are your suggestions and tips as to traveling with my gear and rig? i have heard to carry it on with me... what else? do i need any special papers? forms? anything special to make sure those asses dont pop my reserve? im flying delta. please help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #2 October 15, 2003 This should help. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazarrd 1 #3 October 15, 2003 There are a ton of threads on this, but Ill save you the time. I always carry mine on. Two times they haven't said anything at all, and one time at Denver airport they asked "do you have your little card on you." How cute...they let me through that time without looking in the bag at all, and of course my hook knife was in there. I wouldn't be too worried about taking it on board. From what I have heard the screeners, for the most part, are now well informed about the whole situation. Good luck. .-. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #4 October 15, 2003 Quote im flying delta. If you're flying Delta you DO need your rig with you __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #5 October 15, 2003 I carry mine on all the time. Just take your hook knife out and put it in your checked luggage, and carry your cypres manual in your purse so that you have the card of what your cypres is and what it looks like in the xray machine. Good to go! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #6 October 15, 2003 Lots of good threads you can search but some advice I will pass to you and everyone else. Get an E ticket so you can check in at a kiosk and avoid the counter, it's super fast. Second, get a seat towards the rear of the aircraft. This allows you to get on pretty much first and means there will be plenty of overhead space available for you to safely stow your rig and gear with out a problem. Then the usual, have your log book /USPA card/TSA inspection letter from USPA site and so on. "It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 94 #7 October 15, 2003 Quoteget a seat towards the rear of the aircraft. This allows you to get on pretty much first and means there will be plenty of overhead space available for you to safely stow your rig and gear with out a problem. I flew on America West airlines recently and they now board people accoding to both rear vs. front and window vs. aisle (they largely let the aisle seats on last) So a window seat near the front is also likely to get on early.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #8 October 15, 2003 Here is a quick question is it possible that your cypress will activate when you are landing? god i don't know any thingI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #9 October 15, 2003 QuoteHere is a quick question is it possible that your cypress will activate when you are landing? god i don't know any thing No, the Cypres should be OFF and second, the cabin is pressurized.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #10 October 15, 2003 Yeah, DONT activate your cypres, and dont let the screeners activate it. Like my buddy hand solo said.. the cabin is pressurized, so it wouldnt fire anyway. I'm not going to test that out though. Its okay that you dont know anything. I dont either. Keep reading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #11 October 15, 2003 i bought my cypres used and it didnt come with a manual. so what now? and what is this tsa thing i need from uspa? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #12 October 15, 2003 Go to the cypress site and print the doc they have and do the same from the USPA.org site"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #13 October 15, 2003 links pretty plase? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #14 October 16, 2003 Ask your rigger/dzo/jumping buddies if they have a spare cypres manual lying around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #15 October 16, 2003 Quotelinks pretty plase? Here you can find the manuals, the PIC of the Cypres X-ray is in it.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #16 October 16, 2003 Where ya goin'? :) Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbattman 0 #17 October 16, 2003 Relax, you'll be fine. Just put it in a bag, smile, and keep your mouth shut at the checkpoint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #18 October 16, 2003 eloy holiday boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChasingBlueSky 0 #19 October 16, 2003 QuoteQuoteHere is a quick question is it possible that your cypress will activate when you are landing? god i don't know any thing No, the Cypres should be OFF and second, the cabin is pressurized. I accidently left mine on a couple of weeks ago. Nothing happened. I had plenty of issues with the TSA (the airline doesn't matter)....and I let Ed Scott know. Bring the USPA letter, the TSA Letter, USPA membership card, Cypres card. Those combinded with my AOPA membership made life alot easier to get thru....the TSA didn't know if their own directive. Now - anyone know where I can get the new xray Cypres card they handed out at Rantoul? I forgot to grab one._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites alanab 0 #20 October 16, 2003 am still not finding a copy of the tsa letter and the uspa letter and a copy of the xray cypres pic. thers a link on the uspa site for the tsa letter but nothing shows up! wtf? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TitaniumLegs 8 #21 October 16, 2003 Quote No, the Cypres should be OFF and second, the cabin is pressurized. The main reason to keep the CYPRES off is to conserve battery. Cabin is pressurized to an equivalent of 7000-8000', and repressurized during decent. However, the rate of repressurization (is that a word?) is very slow. If you have a "cypress", it's probably a little big for carryon, and I'm sure will incur excess baggage charges. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TitaniumLegs 8 #22 October 16, 2003 "traveling 1st time with gear " BEER!!! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites alanab 0 #23 October 16, 2003 i got it! all except for the cypres x-ray part. the website has the manual, but the air travel section says to use the "card below" and theres notihng there! go figure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites juanesky 0 #24 October 16, 2003 If that AAD fires, there is not much you can do but pray... But I'll get you a beer or two over there!!!"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #25 October 16, 2003 Look here. You're lucky, Delta has a policy that explicitly allows sport parachutes. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
ChasingBlueSky 0 #19 October 16, 2003 QuoteQuoteHere is a quick question is it possible that your cypress will activate when you are landing? god i don't know any thing No, the Cypres should be OFF and second, the cabin is pressurized. I accidently left mine on a couple of weeks ago. Nothing happened. I had plenty of issues with the TSA (the airline doesn't matter)....and I let Ed Scott know. Bring the USPA letter, the TSA Letter, USPA membership card, Cypres card. Those combinded with my AOPA membership made life alot easier to get thru....the TSA didn't know if their own directive. Now - anyone know where I can get the new xray Cypres card they handed out at Rantoul? I forgot to grab one._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #20 October 16, 2003 am still not finding a copy of the tsa letter and the uspa letter and a copy of the xray cypres pic. thers a link on the uspa site for the tsa letter but nothing shows up! wtf? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #21 October 16, 2003 Quote No, the Cypres should be OFF and second, the cabin is pressurized. The main reason to keep the CYPRES off is to conserve battery. Cabin is pressurized to an equivalent of 7000-8000', and repressurized during decent. However, the rate of repressurization (is that a word?) is very slow. If you have a "cypress", it's probably a little big for carryon, and I'm sure will incur excess baggage charges. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #22 October 16, 2003 "traveling 1st time with gear " BEER!!! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #23 October 16, 2003 i got it! all except for the cypres x-ray part. the website has the manual, but the air travel section says to use the "card below" and theres notihng there! go figure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #24 October 16, 2003 If that AAD fires, there is not much you can do but pray... But I'll get you a beer or two over there!!!"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #25 October 16, 2003 Look here. You're lucky, Delta has a policy that explicitly allows sport parachutes. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
