I'm flying halfway across the country for a summer job, and instead of mailing the cue to myself, I was thinking about carrying it with me on the flight. Are cues (in cases) allowed to be carried onto planes? I'm flying out of LGA, I know that some airports might not allow it, and some will want it to checked in as luggage.
Cues on Airports and Planes?
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cues on planes
It is on the list of things that cannot be carried on planes.
For those who own valuable cues and travel it poses a big problem.
Checking them with baggage can be risky business.
I have always thought that organizations involved with the billiard business should speak up to try and get this changed..
While I realize a cue butt can be used as a weapon so can a cane and any version of a cane can be carried on n o questions asked.
Another words anyone looking to create problems has no need to carry a pool cue on.
With players traveling, league people traveling, vacationers traveling the APA, BCA should speak up and try to get this changed.
I can't tell you how many times i have traveled by plane and just left my cue home cause it wasn't woth the risk.
It is on the list of things that cannot be carried on planes.
For those who own valuable cues and travel it poses a big problem.
Checking them with baggage can be risky business.
I have always thought that organizations involved with the billiard business should speak up to try and get this changed..
While I realize a cue butt can be used as a weapon so can a cane and any version of a cane can be carried on n o questions asked.
Another words anyone looking to create problems has no need to carry a pool cue on.
With players traveling, league people traveling, vacationers traveling the APA, BCA should speak up and try to get this changed.
I can't tell you how many times i have traveled by plane and just left my cue home cause it wasn't woth the risk.
geocheren said:
They make travel cases that can go in with the luggage, I am thinking of getting one really soon. Make sure to get a tsa approved lock though. You can find both items on a google search. Putting it on as luggage is no different than mailing it, and there was a guy here that lost his in the mail. So the risk are about the same no matter which way you go with it.
i brought mine in the case in the luggage and locked in 3 places. it was a hard shell samsonite 31". security opened it up, went through it and left me a note saying they did so. none of the locks were broke and the cues were fine. but i would say nothing beats shipping them.
Just my opinion
Nothting quite like a nice cue case traveling with the checked luggage....It just screams "STEAL ME"!
There have been enough threads (none good) on this forum that I wouldn't do it on a bet. If you decide to do, please make sure (and I do mean sure) that you have the personal insurance in place to cover any possible loss. The airlines will leave you hangin' out to dry quicker than your mothers Monday laundry.
Nothting quite like a nice cue case traveling with the checked luggage....It just screams "STEAL ME"!
There have been enough threads (none good) on this forum that I wouldn't do it on a bet. If you decide to do, please make sure (and I do mean sure) that you have the personal insurance in place to cover any possible loss. The airlines will leave you hangin' out to dry quicker than your mothers Monday laundry.
I travel ALOT
I travel about four or five times a month, which come out to about 10 flights a month. I either:
1) ship it to myself, FedEx always.
2) Check my case in a FedEx tube. This is my favorite because it fits in there real tight after I tape up the box. I have been on at least 50 flights and have never had a problem, not that I might not have one in the future. With the case inside of a cardboard tube made for blueprints nobody ever knows that there are thousands of dollars worth of cues in there. Plus if you tape it up real good security will just scan it and leave them untouched.
3) A friend of mine bought a foam lined rifle case and just set his whole case in there and puts TSA locks on it. The rifle case is a fraction of the cost of a cue case made specifically for traveling.
my 0.02
I travel about four or five times a month, which come out to about 10 flights a month. I either:
1) ship it to myself, FedEx always.
2) Check my case in a FedEx tube. This is my favorite because it fits in there real tight after I tape up the box. I have been on at least 50 flights and have never had a problem, not that I might not have one in the future. With the case inside of a cardboard tube made for blueprints nobody ever knows that there are thousands of dollars worth of cues in there. Plus if you tape it up real good security will just scan it and leave them untouched.
3) A friend of mine bought a foam lined rifle case and just set his whole case in there and puts TSA locks on it. The rifle case is a fraction of the cost of a cue case made specifically for traveling.
my 0.02
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This is where the BCA, WPBA and other larger pool establishments should lobby in our best interests...luckylady said:
cues on planes
Nothing beats carrying them on especially if they are valuable.
Not talking about theft but cases thrown around and who knows what the temperature is in the baggage hatch.
Craig is right BCA APA where are you.
If my APA team win I won't be taking my cue to Vegas. I may not even take myself
Nothing beats carrying them on especially if they are valuable.
Not talking about theft but cases thrown around and who knows what the temperature is in the baggage hatch.
Craig is right BCA APA where are you.
If my APA team win I won't be taking my cue to Vegas. I may not even take myself
The last time I travelled with my Szamboti, I shipped it fedex. Those bozos lost my cue for three days. I had like 7.5k in insurance and Fedex really didnt act very concerned. That was a long three days...and I had to borrow a friend's Mottey at the tournament (thanks again Bobby Hicks!).
I decided I dont want to sweat that kind of action any more so I'm travelling with a Scruggs Titlist conversion now.
I decided I dont want to sweat that kind of action any more so I'm travelling with a Scruggs Titlist conversion now.
a very good point
LL brings up a very good point. Temperatures can be extremely cold in cargo holds if the airplane isn't carrying any live cargo. I personally have had epoxy bonds pop loose in these conditions. You can damage a cue and not be aware of it until you hit with it awhile and damage it further. If you must ship a cue cargo make sure that there is a lot of bubble wrap or foam around it 360º. This provides a margin of insulation as well as damage protection.
Hu
LL brings up a very good point. Temperatures can be extremely cold in cargo holds if the airplane isn't carrying any live cargo. I personally have had epoxy bonds pop loose in these conditions. You can damage a cue and not be aware of it until you hit with it awhile and damage it further. If you must ship a cue cargo make sure that there is a lot of bubble wrap or foam around it 360º. This provides a margin of insulation as well as damage protection.
Hu
luckylady said:
Catahula said:
In 1985 a group of us went to Vegas. One nutso decided to buy a case of Coors and bring it back to Michigan, (before it was available across the country). The last time he seen it was when he checked it. Big surprise. Didn't even have enough sense to wrap it. Just put a luggage tag on it. The baggage handlers had a good time that night and I am sure that some baggage got sent to the wrong destination.
Checking a cue only has one basic problem.
The TSA employees. You can lock your cues in a container with TSA locks, and the TSA employees can still rob you blind with no repercussions, because there is no way for them to be tracked.
This has a simple solution. There should be a way to track which TSA employee opens which bag. The easiest way to do this is to make electronic locks that can only be opened by a radio signal from an RFID reader. This reader can be programmed to report to a central database which employee is opening which checked bag.
So, now, the friggin TSA thief will know that if a bag he opens "disappears", or comes up with some "missing items", then his/her name will be associated with the incident. Three incidents, and yer gone.
Whether or not this is cost effective depends on how many TSA employees are at each airport, and how much their theft is costing the airlines.
Russ
The TSA employees. You can lock your cues in a container with TSA locks, and the TSA employees can still rob you blind with no repercussions, because there is no way for them to be tracked.
This has a simple solution. There should be a way to track which TSA employee opens which bag. The easiest way to do this is to make electronic locks that can only be opened by a radio signal from an RFID reader. This reader can be programmed to report to a central database which employee is opening which checked bag.
So, now, the friggin TSA thief will know that if a bag he opens "disappears", or comes up with some "missing items", then his/her name will be associated with the incident. Three incidents, and yer gone.
Whether or not this is cost effective depends on how many TSA employees are at each airport, and how much their theft is costing the airlines.
Russ
Cues and airplanes
I have a metal Haliburton case from Mueller that I took all the foam out, place my cues and cases wrapped in a towel lock it and go.
At the airport (Am Air) I then purchase extra insurance raising the coverage to 4000 (cost $20).
Make sure you have pictures of your cues and if at all possible something to show replacement cost.
Good Luck because I agree with the others....it's always a crap shoot if your cues will arrive.
I have a metal Haliburton case from Mueller that I took all the foam out, place my cues and cases wrapped in a towel lock it and go.
At the airport (Am Air) I then purchase extra insurance raising the coverage to 4000 (cost $20).
Make sure you have pictures of your cues and if at all possible something to show replacement cost.
Good Luck because I agree with the others....it's always a crap shoot if your cues will arrive.
I think your method is the best one available now. Shipping a cue seperately as I have is very risky business. I was on a cross country flight not long ago where a guy most certainly carried a 1x2 cue case abourd the flight and stowed it. It is possible that it did not contain a cue...but I thought it was odd. Cues will not be allowed on flights ever again because they resemble a weapon, namely a club.
Martin
Martin
kevin s said: