Different ways to take tools to Atlanta

[EricH]

Originally Posted by ShaneP

We ship most of our tools with the robot in the crate. We only keep with us absolutely necessary tools to work on the practice robot, etc. We then check these things in a tote or bag when it's time to fly. Last year we checked our spare/practice robot arm and transmissions in a ski bag.

Haha, if you remember the shape of our arm last year, it looked like a rifle in the ski bag. It took a little while to get through the security while they ran a bunch of tests on it.

That and the batteries. How many did we have??

Oh, and we carry zip ties for the totes. That way we can seal them after TSA has checked them.

[ShaneP]

Originally Posted by EricH

That and the batteries. How many did we have??

Oh, and we carry zip ties for the totes. That way we can seal them after TSA has checked them.

If I remember right, last year all our 07 batteries were shipped with the robot (about 7-8). We used 2006 or earlier batteries to practice with. We borrowed some from 294. I think we kept the chargers (or a few of them) and shipped them when we flew.

This year we have the 07's to practice with.

[Jeff Waegelin]

Originally Posted by EricH

That and the batteries. How many did we have??

Oh, and we carry zip ties for the totes. That way we can seal them after TSA has checked them.

We ziptied ours, too. Back in 2001, we used padlocks, but after they changed the security rules, we switched over to zipties. We'd let the TSA person at the desk check the bin, then run a ziptie through the loops on each side to seal it shut. It worked pretty well.