Not sure about that but it’s in the list right now.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/pool-cues
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TSA not allowing cues on planes?
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Not sure about that but it’s in the list right now.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/pool-cues
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There was a proposal a few years back (maybe 2013?) to relax the restrictions but the proposal was overruled somehow. The story I heard was that airline personnel said they didn't want those items in the cabin.
Edit: Here is part of the first announcement from the TSA from the New York Times:
March 5, 2013
The Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday that it would allow airplane passengers to bring pocketknives, golf clubs and other sports items aboard in carry-on bags, loosening some of the restrictions created after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
The agency said the new rules, which align with international standards, would allow its security agents to “better focus their efforts on finding higher-threat items such as explosives.” Box cutters and razor blades are still prohibited in carry-on bags.
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The changes, however, attracted sharp criticism from flight attendant unions. The Flight Attendants Union Coalition, which represents five labor groups and 90,000 people, said the decision was “poor and shortsighted.” ...
Evidently the flight attendants prevailed. I have donated one pocket knife to the TSA.The Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday that it would allow airplane passengers to bring pocketknives, golf clubs and other sports items aboard in carry-on bags, loosening some of the restrictions created after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
The agency said the new rules, which align with international standards, would allow its security agents to “better focus their efforts on finding higher-threat items such as explosives.” Box cutters and razor blades are still prohibited in carry-on bags.
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The changes, however, attracted sharp criticism from flight attendant unions. The Flight Attendants Union Coalition, which represents five labor groups and 90,000 people, said the decision was “poor and shortsighted.” ...
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While you're at it, in your hypothetical world as a pro, just add that TSA allows an exception for YOU. Problem solved.
Dardusm, so I was flying out of Newark heading to Reno for a week of skiing in Lake Tahoe. As the jet starts to taxi I look out the window and see my six foot long ski bag being loaded onto another plane. The skis went to Texas. Who the hell skis in Texas? Newark is freakin' famous for stolen luggage.
i used to think the flight attendants were great on helping the customers. then after they voted out cues and sports equipment then i realized they were just out for everything for themselves and nothing for the customers. there is no real threat in the cabin with that stuff.
and what a flight attendant thinks about what they are afraid of is not what should be the final consideration.
and what a flight attendant thinks about what they are afraid of is not what should be the final consideration.
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I bought a 3 piece cue just for airline travel. Haven’t had any problems with the playability.
Zero Hallaburton use to make heavy duty metal case, that would work to take Cues in the belly of aircraft. The problem is this area of the aircraft is not climate controled.
Cues were removed and were going to be allowed as of a certain date. Before the date arrived they decided not to allow them. I don’t remember exactly how long ago but 2013 us in the ballpark.
You get a luggage.....pack your bags and put your cue inside cue case and put cue case inside with luggage.
Very easy.
Very easy.
Yep, the TSA removed pool cues from the list. The flight attendants union protested and the ban was re-instated. See people on flights with Titanium tennis rackets. I've seen some high technology "canes" that might do far more damage than a wood cue. America is not a land where common sense runs true!
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It is, as it's pressurized. Just not the same as the cabin
The outside temp at 35,000 feet is approximately -65°F, the cargo hold is around 45°F. Pets and temp sensitive cargo, 65°F.
Packing and flight duration will also factor in the actual temp your cue reaches.
Can you make a follow shot?
Yes - around that time the TSA proposed new rules that included allowing pool cues to be carried onboard again, but another proposal Included was to allow small knives onboard( I know - WTF. ). There was so much pushback and protest about the knife issue that the TSA deep-sixed the entire proposal, so the rule banning pool cues remained in place.
There needs to be an exception if you are a pro player. Like you should have to prove you are a pro player or such and put whatever item you use for your sport in a locking case and then you can bring it on the plane.
I carry a 5 piece cue , at the level I play it doesn't matter one bit. I spread the pieces out in my carry on bag and tell them they are parts of a chinese lamp I bought.
No one has ever questioned that story which says a lot about TSA employees. hahahahahaha muahahahaha retarded miscreants, demonic sluggards, mindless walking bags of skin with peat moss for brains {can you tell I don't think highly of them?}
No one has ever questioned that story which says a lot about TSA employees. hahahahahaha muahahahaha retarded miscreants, demonic sluggards, mindless walking bags of skin with peat moss for brains {can you tell I don't think highly of them?}
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As a professioal jouster, I agree.
With your temper, I can see why they took it away.
The reason sporting equipment is not allowed in the cabin is the shortage of space in the cabin and the overhead bins. There a few vertical lockers that were used for golf clubs but those days are over. The flight attendants have a hard enough job getting people to just sit down without having to find a way to make all of this stuff fit.