Travel with DJI Phantom Backpack

[Steve J Miller]

I have a P3A with the DJI Phantom hard shell backpack. I am traveling next week and was wondering if anyone has had an issue bringing this on a plane as a carry on?

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[srv49]

I had no problem taking my P3A to France last year on BA. Just make sure the LIPO batteries are not in the pack but carried separately in other hand luggage. I put each battery in a separate clear thick ziplock bag and marked the details on the outside of each bag. I checked with BA and Heathrow Airport beforehand as an extra check. No questions were asked at all

 

[Steve J Miller]

I had no problem taking my P3A to France last year on BA. Just make sure the LIPO batteries are not in the pack but carried separately in other hand luggage. I put each battery in a separate clear thick ziplock bag and marked the details on the outside of each bag. I checked with BA and Heathrow Airport beforehand as an extra check. No questions were asked at all

Thanks SRV49 - very helpful - I am going to place the batteries in one of those fireproof bags just to be careful

 

[Jericho]

It's advisable to phone the airline 1st to check, I was told this & that's what I done ,flew Gatwick to Rhodes. They checked for me and within a couple of minutes the guy on the phone said it was okay. Like the other gentlemen said separate drone from batterys.

 

[Jericho]

Sorry m8 srv 49 had already mentioned the phone call to the airline didn't see at first.

 

[davestern2]

steve I had no issues going to / from Florida. Doesn't fit under the seat though FYI (9" vs. the 8" needed to get under a seat), which means you can't also carry on a rollerboard. Kept batteries in the backpack with no problem .. once got swabbed and once just run through the x ray twice. Had those fireproof (resistant) bags but didn't use them .. ran batteries down to 30% before traveling with them however. no issues at all.

 

[t2adze]

What about putting the battery in the luggage?

 

[davestern2]

You have to carry on the lipo batteries... Cannot go under the plane

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[tatmank1]

I carried mine from Minneapolis to St. Louis and back. TSA didn't say a thing, much to my surprise, and in the end... the boots I was wearing turned out to be more of a hassle.

 

[Moose408]

I just got back from a trip to Mexico, no issues at all. The TSA agent did ask me a bunch of questions about how much fun the Phantom was to fly.

I had my batteries in the DJI hardshell backpack.