Lowepro is the way to go. I suck at videos, but here is a review I did on it to help some friends out.
Hmm...I wonder if it was just a communication issue using the term "drone" oh well...I def would have raised a stink with the airline as well....missing a flight based on doing nothing illegal due to pilot not understanding its just a radio controlled helicopter, I would've been asking for one hell of a travel voucher!!
That all being said this price is very very tempting to get this bag as well and decide between it an the Manfrotto and return the other one.
If you don't want to watch the video, here is a pic of it in the bag checker from my trip to FL.
The Lowepro offers some good protection, but I always recommend a hard case for flying. You never know when they are gonna ask you to put it under the plane. If you travel with a soft case, make sure you are one of the first to board to make sure there is enough bin storage and make sure you are flying on a descent size plane. Every year I fly to my wife's family in Arkansas. We fly into a little airport and half the time most of the carry on bags, even though they fit in the checker pictured above, are taken at the plane door, put under the plane with the checked bags and you get them back when you land. Good thing is, if this happens these bags are loaded on top of the checked bags, so you might not have a bunch of heavy bags thrown on top of your drone. This can also happen if you board late and there is no more room in the overhead storage bins. So, like I said earlier, try to board first.
Don't forget. If you are made to put your bag under the plane, remove the batteries. I would be discreet about it. Someone recently got kicked off a plane because he was asked to put his bag underneath the plane. He told them he had to get his batteries out first and when he explained why the pilot freaked out and told him that him or his batteries had to go. They gave him crap because of the drone too. There is a video explaining the ordeal on YouTube. I'll look for it. Although he was within his rights and wasn't breaking the rules set by the FAA, he got screwed because a pilot and a flight attendant didn't know what they were talking about. He was eventually apologized to by he airline and was given free tickets, but he still missed his flight and for some that can be a bigger deal.
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