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Seeking advice for flying with midi controller

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  • July 28, 2012 at 5:40 am #1008791
    Steelo
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    I flew with my S4 a few months back (from Canada to the UK). I took it in this bag:
    http://store.djtechtools.com/mono-s4-bag.html
    When I went to check my bags, I was told this was too large for carry-on (I was annoyed as they specifically advertised it as being ok for this – after I contacted the store, they removed that information) but since it contained a laptop and audio equipment they let you take it on board but they wouldn’t tag it so they said when I enter the plane, the staff may have to hold on to it until we land. They didn’t notice/mention anything when I boarded the plane. When I flew back I just mentioned that it had a laptop and audio gear (which is exempt from being counted towards carry on luggage) and it was the same situation but again no trouble getting it on the plane. There was no problem fitting it in the overhead bin. They did make me pull everything out and swabbed it for explosives when I went through customs on the first flight. I imagine it would be more trouble if it was in a flightcase instead of a soft bag.

    July 28, 2012 at 10:48 am #1008797
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Thanks for the response Steelo. That’s a gorgeous bag, but I’m mostly a bedroom DJ and I prefer it that way, so I’m not looking to spend a lot of money on this, as it’s a one time thing. Plus I’m flying in about 24 hours so there’s no time to order anything.

    I was asked at the last minute to DJ for some friends’ wedding as they’re getting married in a small town and they’re not happy with the DJ that they had initially hired.

    I’m flying on Air Canada Tango. It’s a domestic flight, but I don’t see anything about audio equipment or laptops being except from counting as carry-on equipment.

    July 28, 2012 at 11:16 am #1008802
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Well I did not fly with my controller yet, but I flew A LOT with turntables, CDJs and mixers all in flight cases. I never had a single problem with the gear itself and I was especially worried about the turntables (I did really nicely secure them). The only incidents I had was scratches and dangs in the flight cases, but never the gear itself.
    Also your controller has already taken a plane or ship from china to you in a carboard box with stuffing 🙂 so I guess it should survive the “normal” handling at an airport… however I heard of incidents of severe drops and a band I traveled with once lost a guitar as the neck cracked… so insurance is not a bad thing.

    July 28, 2012 at 11:54 am #1008807
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    So Terry, you’re suggesting to leave it in the flight case and check it in rather than carry on?

    Do your flight cases lock? The S4 flight case doesn’t.

    How do you go about getting insurance?

    July 29, 2012 at 3:55 pm #1008837
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Well both options have their risk so baggage insurance is never a bad thing. However I have a special Visa Card that covers that for me, but I think their may be also options at the airport for insurance.

    July 29, 2012 at 4:00 pm #1008840
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I think my Visa may do the same.

    I ended up keeping the S4 in its flight case and putting the whole thing in a suitcase and paying for the extra luggage.

    When I got to the airport I asked for fragile stickers for it. I’m still in transit at the moment, on a layover, so we’ll see what happens when I get to the final destination later this afternoon.

    July 30, 2012 at 12:20 pm #1008882
    Bunyip
    Member

    And don’t forget to tell us how the gig went as well…

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