Taking the MSR on holiday

[Amxen.mick]

Im going away soon just for a week in the sun. I was thinking of geting an MSR to take with me so i dont get bord when the mrs is sat by the pool. the thing is can i take the radio gear on the plane with out any issues.

What have you experienced befor ? can you take the radio as hand luggage ?

thanks Mick

[Gav]

Radio in hand luggage no probs - stick the little lipos in you case. Make some Floats from match sticks and finger balloons then land on the pool - that should kill 1/2 hour, then head for the bar.


Don't tell the Lipo police I occasionally put small lipos in my case. Whoops

[Amxen.mick]

Radio in hand luggage no probs - stick the little lipos in you case. Make some Floats from match sticks and finger balloons then land on the pool - that should kill 1/2 hour, then head for the bar.

kool thanks for that

[chris jones2.4]

ive plugged the laptop on charge on a 9hour flight and used sim before for the whole time

[dam74]

I admit I'm pretty geeky and love my tecnology but are you guys for real? Seriously if I go away on holiday the last thing I want to do is take a laptop or any sort of hobby with me. Unless the trip was dedicated to that hobby. I mean if I was taking a trip abroad for my archery or rc models than that is different but if I was sunning it up in the med then I would do just that. I'd get out and learn a bit about the culture or some other leisure activity.

[chris jones2.4]

I admit I'm pretty geeky and love my tecnology but are you guys for real?

have you got any other ways to spend nine hours in economy

[dam74]

Well you could always try sleeping, drinking and watching a few movies. That has always worked for me on longhauls. The 9hour legs are the easy ones

Anyway if I was on a longhaul I don't think I'd be too impressed with somebody flying an MSR about. I usually like to chill out and try to relax as much as possible and get some kip.

[Mart61]

Don't put the Lipos in your case. They must go in your hand luggage.

[chris jones2.4]

i didnt fly an msr, just took reflex xtr sim,

[dogbiscuit]

"Im going away soon just for a week in the sun. I was thinking of geting an MSR to take with me so i dont get bord when the mrs is sat by the pool. the thing is can i take the radio gear on the plane with out any issues. "

dont do it. this hobby is a little mental. i wanted to take my blade 400 on holiday to cornwall over easter but really glad i didnt. took the inflatable and outboard instead and cruised the cornish coast for a few days. did something totally different and forgot the helicopter and went back to pre heli normal life for a week. take a double break and enjoy the holiday for what it should be. go an get yourself some fins and a snorkel and get in the sea while the other half stays by the pool. a speargun is another great holiday purchase. catch your tea.

[alex]

hehe- some of the replies are making heli flying sound like a job and a chore. If you want to take an MSR, take it m8- holidays are about doing what you want without the normal routine to bog you down - there is plenty of time for other activities and culture, even if you do spend half an hour flying. The MSR is just a bit fo fun.

I nearly took my MSR skiing with me, just for the laugh of trying to fly it at 10,000ft, in snow on a sunny mountain.

[alioth]

Well, when I go off to Scotland in May, either the T-Rex 600 or the 500, or perhaps both, are coming with me! Maybe the 250 as well :-)

[Mark_T]

Don't put the Lipos in your case. They must go in your hand luggage.

Totally correct.

That said, I have accidentally forgotten to take them out of the box and shipped my MSR in my checked luggage a couple of times without problems so the world will not end if you do forget.

Larger batteries I make a point of packing in a proper lipo bag and carrying in my hand luggage.

I seem to be moving heli equipment and batteries between here and the USA pretty much every month and I've yet to have a problem at security checkpoints.

[Mart61]

...so the world will not end if you do forget.

Unless of course they catch fire, which is the reason they should be in your carry-on luggage. In this case the world will still not end, but it just might for you and your fellow passengers/crew.

[dogbiscuit]

quote "Well, when I go off to Scotland in May, either the T-Rex 600 or the 500, or perhaps both, are coming with me! Maybe the 250 as well "

good idea. you could use them to blow the midges away while you do something more interesting