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D.o.S. wrote:Also, for the record, You can always take a normal-sized on the plane with you if it's in a soft case and you're able to board early and you're flying within the country:

THE MOTHERFUCKIN U.S. GUBMINT wrote: An air carrier providing air transportation shall permit a passenger to carry a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument in the aircraft cabin, without charging the passenger a fee in addition to any standard fee that carrier may require for comparable carry-on baggage, if

(A) the instrument can be stowed safely in a suitable baggage compartment in the aircraft cabin or under a passenger seat, in accordance with the requirements for carriage of carry-on baggage or cargo established by the Administrator; and

(B) there is space for such stowage at the time the passenger boards the aircraft.

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies ... l95[1].pdf

Print that section out and take it with you to the airport.

Chankgeez wrote:

D.o.S. wrote:Also, for the record, You can always take a normal-sized on the plane with you if it's in a soft case and you're able to board early and you're flying within the country:

THE MOTHERFUCKIN U.S. GUBMINT wrote: An air carrier providing air transportation shall permit a passenger to carry a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument in the aircraft cabin, without charging the passenger a fee in addition to any standard fee that carrier may require for comparable carry-on baggage, if

(A) the instrument can be stowed safely in a suitable baggage compartment in the aircraft cabin or under a passenger seat, in accordance with the requirements for carriage of carry-on baggage or cargo established by the Administrator; and

(B) there is space for such stowage at the time the passenger boards the aircraft.

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies ... l95[1].pdf

Print that section out and take it with you to the airport.

In theory, but not always in practice...

and it also doesn't say anything about the airline giving you a huge hassle about it either.

Grrface wrote:
It's that (B) that gets you. Might be worth paying for priority boarding to make sure that there's still plenty of room.

D.o.S. wrote:Hence the "print that section out and take it with you to the airport." bit.

Chankgeez wrote:

D.o.S. wrote:Hence the "print that section out and take it with you to the airport." bit.

Sometimes that doesn't even help.

Uncle Grandfather wrote:I'm beginning to wonder about D.O.S's post....seemed legit, but even he's getting hassled and he's not even a party to the trip.

Chankgeez wrote:

Uncle Grandfather wrote:I'm beginning to wonder about D.O.S's post....seemed legit, but even he's getting hassled and he's not even a party to the trip.

D.o.S. is legit.

I just sometimes disagree with him.

D.o.S. wrote:Disassemble and ship is how I've always done it.

sonidero wrote:Secretly we just tolerate the D.O.S. cause he's scary and might bash us with a Snowboard and leave us on the back of some gnarly mountain...