Can you carry drones (eg. DJI Phantom or Inspire) on a plane as a carry on?
I live in the US and contemplating travel to Europe next Spring and taking a drone with a couple of extra batteries as carry-on, to get some aerial shots. The batteries are 5200mAh (57.72Wh) each on Phantom 2 and 5700mAh (129.96Wh) on Inspire.
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Just flew to the Virgin Islands and back. I stopped and asked 2 different TSA agents if it's ok to bring my drone when flying. Both said yes - they see drones in carry-on bags all the time they say. I'm planning to give it a try when I go to Montana next week.
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I just saw someone carrying a Phantom 4 drone in it's factory case through the Miami International airport, it just had a specialized sticker on the seam of the case. I don't know what the guy went through to get the sticker, but he didn't seam stressed. It was the only carry-on object I saw him with...
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I have taken my Phantom 4 case on 4 flights. I purchased a case specifically for this drone. Case is on wheels and it fits in the overhead compartment easily. No one has questioned me or examined the contents of the case.
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The 57Wh battery should be completely fine as long as it is plugged in to the drone but the inspire battery needs special confirmation papers
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