Packing and Travel Tips for St. Louis
 

Every year Steven Wright, (one of our mentors) does a great packing demonstration for students that are traveling by air.
This year we decided to record it. Take a look.. even for seasoned air travelers Steven makes some great points about efficient packing and moving through airport security.

His best comment is about being courteous to everyone at the airport...

Here is Packing 101:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PybJQyLgkFM

Thanks Steven... We are so happy to have you as part of the Skunkworks Family!

Re: Packing and Travel Tips for St. Louis
 

Thanks for this - definitely some great tips!

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Thank you, we really appreciatte the advice since we are travelling from Mexico to Miami and then to St. Louis.

Re: Packing and Travel Tips for St. Louis
 

Seems like a good tutorial for any trip(robotics or not).


Sure beats my usual packing strategy of, "Pack as much as you can fit in the suitcase"

Re: Packing and Travel Tips for St. Louis
 

This is excellent. OK to put on the NEMO website after the CMP?
http://www.firstnemo.org/resources.htm

Re: Packing and Travel Tips for St. Louis
 

Sure no problem putting it on NEMO if you would like to.
Yes it is valuable for any kind of trip. Steven travels the world in his job. He lives out of his suitcase. He is a really great guy too...and very talented and dedicated to our students and FIRST

How to go through airport security with a team
 

Wow! Nice job to the team that put this together! A MUST video for teams to watch while traveling....ESPECIALLY for rookie travelers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PybJQyLgkFM

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Re: How to go through airport security with a team
 

You know, I hate it when that happens. As soon as I hit the post button, the thought came into my head...search first. I'm a dope.

Re: Packing and Travel Tips for St. Louis
 

Really nice job....It is also circulating on that OTHER social network we all use.

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Great! I'm notoriously bad at packing so, this will be helpful. Passing it along to teams I work with as well. :)

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I don't know who's the bigger dope: you for not searching or me for not searching ;-)

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So just have the mods combine the threads.

Re: How to go through airport security with a team
 

Another helpful travel tip, learned from Team 1923 experience:

Arrive earlier than you would alone to the airport.
Huge groups take extra time, but you're probably underestimating just how much time you'll need.

If, for example, one of your team members shares a name with someone on the no-fly-list... (ahem)... you'll need the extra time. If you get through checkin quickly, then you'll have some time to relax, read ChiefDelphi, or take a nap before your flight.

Then again, we fly thru either of two very major airports, Newark or Philly- so your mileage may vary.

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Thanks to your team for producing this video and to you for passing it along. See you in St Louis, if not at SeaTac.