Buttons on Airplanes?

[Wayne C.]

Here's a thought-

Just about every FIRST team I know of gives out buttons as mementos and tradeables at the competitions.

What are the airlines going to do with all these buttons when FIRST folks try to board planes?

While I can't picture a terrorist hijacker holding a flight attendant hostage with a "Swamp Thing" glowing eyed button, I can see all those collected buttons getting thrown out by the security guys at the gates.

And forget about a tool box!!!

Just a thought. Better plan ahead.

WC

[Andy A.]

I think as long as you keep them in checked baggage, it shouldn't be an issue.

I would keep them were you can easily pull them out and show the guard what they are and were your keeping them. No doubt they will look very suspicous in an x-ray. So just throw them in a zipperd capartment or on the top of your stuff.

-Andy A.

[Carolyn Duncan]

Actually, I would think that you should put them in your non carry-on luggage. Make sure to inform the airlines ahead of time to see that there won't be a problem or ask tem how they recomend you packing them. It would make sense to have them where you can get them out of a bag easily if you needed to but not have them where you could get to them on a plane. I hope that makes sense.

[Alfred Thompson]

Having flown a couple of times in the last few months I'd recommend putting them in you checked bags. You really don't want anything "pointy" in your carry on or on your clothing. Obviously tools should not be in your carry on either. not even that handy multipurpose tool you've been carrying in you pocket for quick robot adjustments.

[Wetzel]

Two years ago we had a team member try and take a 70 lbs tool chest has his carry on. It fit in the sizing box, but they didn't like the fact that he was trying to bring in cordless drills, files, hammers and other assorted pointng objects.

Needless to say it was checked.

[tenthirtythree]

Tools, buttons, etc. should all be checked. If there's anything that could be viewed as dangerous, declare it right away. Airlines usually don't have a problem as long as they know what it is and what it's there for.

Good luck everyone!

Damian "Chip" Eveland
#171 - Platteville, Wisconsin

[Mike375]

Two years ago coming home from the National, as we were going through the metal detector, I kept causing the detector to go off. I couldn't figure out what was setting it off. I must have gone through at least 5 times before my friend pointed at my hat; I had forgotten one of my team's buttons was fastened to it. Needless to say, I'm reminded of it often.

-Mike375

[David Kelly]

last year in orlando, a girl on our team got stopped by the bag checkers cause of all her buttons on her bag... lets just say she was a little embarrased

[volleygrrl234]

Hye, it wasn't the buttons.. it was my stinking keychain! Make sure you don't have any huge metal keychains on your keys or else they will stop you and it took forever to figure out what it was... not to mention having all your stuff taken out of your bag in front of the whole airport!

[THE EDGE]

it seems that not many over here are very bright , i mean come on he is obviously starting this thread as more of a joke, buttons?! hahah who really cares he is just tryign to get a rise out of you all, and congrats on accomplishing his silly goal.

[David Kelly]

Originally posted by THE EDGE
it seems that not many over here are very bright , i mean come on he is obviously starting this thread as more of a joke, buttons?! hahah who really cares he is just tryign to get a rise out of you all, and congrats on accomplishing his silly goal.

umm... who are you and why are you so rude?

[THE EDGE]

sorry if you thought i was rude but i was just trying to point out a fact, i was not trying to offend anyone just posting a reply

[twistedboi03]

ever thought of key chains..........

[jon]

Well, I went into the KSC vistors center during the regional and they make you go through metal detectors. I had a bunch of buttons with me and took them off, but it kept going off. They took me to the side and did a pat down and used a little metal detector. It turned out that I had a button in my back pocket. Silly me.

[katie86]

The battery on my cell phone was dead while I was going through the KSC metal detectors. They almost had a fit with me (you know how they make you "change" the screen...) so I had to get my friend give me his battery off his phone so I could prove that, yes, It was a cell phone.

Heh. I held up the line for a while. Oops.