Paul,

I just last week traveled Alaska Air. I put the scope, tripod head (detached) and binoculars in my carry-on backpack.
I carried the folded tripod (large/heavy duty) as my second piece of carry-on. Not a peep from anyone. Tripod fit nicely in overhead bin, backpack beneath the seat in front of me.

Good luck,
Martin Muller, Seattle
martinmuller at msn.com<mailto:martinmuller at msn.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Hicks<mailto:phicks at accessgrace.org>
To: , tweeters<mailto:tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 4:23 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] scope and air travel


Tweets,
What is the best way to travel by plane with a scope? Mine is fairly large
and heavy. Can it be toted as a carry-on that does not "count" as a
carry-on? (I saw somewhere that TSA may exempt certain carry-on items from
counting against the limit.)
--Paul Hicks, Tenino / phicks AT accessgrace.org