I will be going away soon and was wondering how you go about getting your marker on a flight whatneeds to be done (Apart from make sure your bottle is empty with valve open ;-)
Markers on an Aircraft
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Markers in AirSpace...
First of all... Be in the airport a couple of hours before you've already planned to!!
You must take your valve totally off the airbottle, so that you can see the bottom of the bottle (the Max-Flow4500 system makes this much more easy
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When checking in be sure to tell you need the security to look at your luggage because you have some paintballequipment with you - DONT TELL YOU HAVE A GUN WITH YOU!!! DONT TRY EXPLAINING - WAIT FOR SECURITY...
When the security has arrived they'd propably want to see all of your equipment, so show them!! Try not to reffer to your maker as a gun all the time...
Unless your marker is in a serious condition, they'd propably treay it properly all the way...
You'll get your marker upon arrival, unless they'd "misplaced it"...
Good Luck!!
Pinky
First of all... Be in the airport a couple of hours before you've already planned to!!
You must take your valve totally off the airbottle, so that you can see the bottom of the bottle (the Max-Flow4500 system makes this much more easy
)When checking in be sure to tell you need the security to look at your luggage because you have some paintballequipment with you - DONT TELL YOU HAVE A GUN WITH YOU!!! DONT TRY EXPLAINING - WAIT FOR SECURITY...
When the security has arrived they'd propably want to see all of your equipment, so show them!! Try not to reffer to your maker as a gun all the time...
Unless your marker is in a serious condition, they'd propably treay it properly all the way...
You'll get your marker upon arrival, unless they'd "misplaced it"...
Good Luck!!
Pinky
Why don't ya just take the train if you're over in Europe, or is that being tightened up too? I mostly drive.
Having flown to and from the US with my markers - no problems at all just follow Pinky_81's advice and you will be OK, just one more bit of advice, pack a Paintball Magazine up ontop of your kit as this usually answers any questions about what the kit really is to the Airline staff & security.
What security will do is tape up all your kit with security checked tape and when you arrive at your destination you will pickup you kit from a security desk. Easy..
Stiler83
What security will do is tape up all your kit with security checked tape and when you arrive at your destination you will pickup you kit from a security desk. Easy..
Stiler83
Airline security
I'm guessing your in the UK? Guys, does the UKPSF do a 'letter' along the lines of...to whom it may concern...the holder of this letter has paintball equipment with them and is travelling to play in a tournament ...(going on to explain what a marker is & how its not operational without the air tank etc..blah blah). I recall after Sept 11 the US tightened security on markers and a US paintball authority published a similar letter on a web site for US players travelling to/from tournaments by air to download and carry with them. It also had a phone number of the organisation in case of queries by airport security. Can any of you recall the site/ whether UKPSF do something similar?
I'm guessing your in the UK? Guys, does the UKPSF do a 'letter' along the lines of...to whom it may concern...the holder of this letter has paintball equipment with them and is travelling to play in a tournament ...(going on to explain what a marker is & how its not operational without the air tank etc..blah blah). I recall after Sept 11 the US tightened security on markers and a US paintball authority published a similar letter on a web site for US players travelling to/from tournaments by air to download and carry with them. It also had a phone number of the organisation in case of queries by airport security. Can any of you recall the site/ whether UKPSF do something similar?
Carl
Just dont start ranting, or you will end up with a full cavity search as well for your trouble, better still, take the boat.
Just dont start ranting, or you will end up with a full cavity search as well for your trouble, better still, take the boat.
Silentbob, Ill be carefull what I tell you guys, I can see you lot sniggering at the end of the phone to the airport police