I left my dive knife in my carry-on luggage.

[Doc]

It made it past three or four checkpoints????Good lord...

Yep- and the Philippines airport is way up your nose when it comes to searches.

I gotcha beat David- I got past that last screener and into the departure waiting area lounge.

Had two single edged razor blades in my wallet last September.

ORD>IAH>LAX>MAN

And they never noticed. I pitched them when I realized what made my wallet go beep.

 

[dlndavid]

The funny thing, I almost made it on to the plane with my knife, and would have only realized it when I got home and unpacked.

 

[eric_in_az]

I had a similar experience once, and as I recall, the amazing thing was that I actually made it past the checkpoint on the outbound flight and it didn't get caught until the return flight (scary, isn't it?). It's a very small knife that mounts on my inflator hose, so it's easy to forget it's there when packing. I think I ended up checking my regulator bag, something I really didn't want to do. I've found that even when it's in my checked luggage, it can be a huge hassle. When I was coming back from Cozumel a few years ago, they zip-tied every zipper on my dive bag and routed it to a separate carousel much farther from the terminal than the one the rest of my luggage was on. How do the rest of you deal with this? I've actually wondered if I should just leave it at home next time and count on the divemaster to have one if I become entangled, but this wouldn't work on shore dives. Any suggestions? Would shears or a Z-knife be less of a problem?

 

[fishoutawater]

Years ago, long before the events of 9/11, I was working out in Newport Beach. Wife came out to visit me, and we took a day trip to Tijuana. While there, I bought a nice little Italian made switch blade. We went back to Newport Beach. A couple days later, my wife was returning to St Louis, and I told her to give the switchblade to our son in law, who is a knife afficionado. Well , unbeknownst to me, she put it in her carry on bag. I took her to the airport, we both went through the metal detectors, her bag went through the X-ray machine, and they saw the knife. The SHTF! I spent the next thirty minutes explaining to the security guys that my 5'3", 103lb wife is not a highjacker, and that I'm not even getting on the aircraft. Even though I had no boarding pass or ticket because I was remaining there to continue working, I had to convince them that I was also not a highjacker. They checked me out pretty thoroughly on their database. They found my DOD clearance on it, and from there it went down hill. They had a blast grilling me. They asked me if I was aware that transporting weapons across the US border was a felony. They asked me if I was a member of the Communist party. They asked me if my mother was a member of the Communist party. They asked me if I'd ever seen the inside of Ft Leavenworth. All kinds of crap.
Ah, fun times. I can imagine what would happen now, post 9/11, if the same thing happened. I probably would see the inside of Ft Leavonworth. Maybe even Gitmo.

 

[cerich]

It made it past three or four checkpoints????

Good lord...

I had a 5" folding knife in my rolling computer bag a couple weeks ago that I didn't know was there. Flew to California and then back a few days later and found it when I unpacked....

 

[WallDiver77]

Hi everybody.....

About 6 to 8 months after 9/11 my son, girlfriend, and I flew from Albuquerque, through Houston, Grand Cayman, to Little Cayman.

When we arrived and unpacked, my son discovered he still had 60 rounds of 22LR ammo in his carry on backpack (he has used this bag on a hunting trip). This ammunition was in one of those many little zippered pockets located on the outside of his bag near the bottom. I suspect that this ammo appeared to the screener as a wad of loose lead... just a guess.

Let's just get this out of the way now: Yes..... I had asked him to carefully check his bags for anything that would cause us problems passing through security. No, ..... I didn't check up on my 18yo son. Yes.... I should have.

I hope that everyone flying these days knows that security will NEVER stop a determined person from doing bad things. Security services are just to make uninformed people feel that they're safe.

Personally, I'd feel more safe about flying if everyone on the airplane were armed to the teeth. Think about it, Would you try to take over an aircraft if every granny was packin'?!!! (By the way, Myth Busters has already shown that a bullet hole through the side of a aircraft will NOT cause explosive decompression.)

Can't you just the hear the Flight Attendant adding this to her/his speel: "Ok, everyone, make sure your handgun has one in the camber and on safe. Shoot anyone that jumps up and trys to take over this aircraft. Thank you and enjoy your flight."

Safe travels and happy landings!

 

[cerich]

Hi everybody.....

About 6 to 8 months after 9/11 my son, girlfriend, and I flew from Albuquerque, through Houston, Grand Cayman, to Little Cayman.

When we arrived and unpacked, my son discovered he still had 60 rounds of 22LR ammo in his carry on backpack (he has used this bag on a hunting trip). This ammunition was in one of those many little zippered pockets located on the outside of his bag near the bottom. I suspect that this ammo appeared to the screener as a wad of loose lead... just a guess.

Let's just get this out of the way now: Yes..... I had asked him to carefully check his bags for anything that would cause us problems passing through security. No, ..... I didn't check up on my 18yo son. Yes.... I should have.

I hope that everyone flying these days knows that security will NEVER stop a determined person from doing bad things. Security services are just to make uninformed people feel that they're safe.

Personally, I'd feel more safe about flying if everyone on the airplane were armed to the teeth. Think about it, Would you try to take over an aircraft if every granny was packin'?!!! (By the way, Myth Busters has already shown that a bullet hole through the side of a aircraft will NOT cause explosive decompression.)

Can't you just the hear the Flight Attendant adding this to her/his speel: "Ok, everyone, make sure your handgun has one in the camber and on safe. Shoot anyone that jumps up and trys to take over this aircraft. Thank you and enjoy your flight."

Safe travels and happy landings!

Cayman has automatic jail time (10 years I believe) if he was caught with the ammo.

 

[Sask]

Hi everybody.....

Personally, I'd feel more safe about flying if everyone on the airplane were armed to the teeth. Think about it, Would you try to take over an aircraft if every granny was packin'?!!! (By the way, Myth Busters has already shown that a bullet hole through the side of a aircraft will NOT cause explosive decompression.)

Can't you just the hear the Flight Attendant adding this to her/his speel: "Ok, everyone, make sure your handgun has one in the camber and on safe. Shoot anyone that jumps up and trys to take over this aircraft. Thank you and enjoy your flight."

Safe travels and happy landings!

Yes that would be a good idea. Granny with a gun will scare the heck out of a suicide bomber. What does myth busters say about 100 holes through the side of the plane in case granny brings her AK47, her aim isn't what it used to be.

 

[KOMPRESSOR]

Cayman has automatic jail time (10 years I believe) if he was caught with the ammo.

No kidding!?

I once speculated in getting my overweight aboard for free. My luggage was already way overweight, but I teamed up with another traveller at check in and convinced them we had our luggage together. The 8 lbs of .38 special I had in my hand luggage was passed on to a security guard at the gate, to be placed in the cockpit! -So I didn't have to weigh it in...

This was some years ago though!

 

[ItsBruce]

My wife had to take my step-son's .45 home. She called the airline in advance. They told her that she needed a trigger lock and to just adivse the counter when she checked in. She had to show the trigger lock. They put a big sticker on the case saying "firearm" and then asked if she wanted to check it or carry it aboard. She said "carry" so they escorted her past security and aboard the plane. And this was all after 9/11!!!

I myself had to carry a block plane in my carry-on. It did not have a blade. However, when security looked at the plane, they did not have a clue what it was or that it usually had a 4 inch long by 1-3/8 inch wide blade that was sharper than a razor!