TSA to allos small knives and golf clubs onboard

[ComplexHiAv8r]

Business TSA eases ban on small knives, golf clubs on U.S. planes

http://www.chron.com/business/article/TSA-eases-ban-on-small-knives-golf-clubs-on-U-S-4330357.php

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Awesome! I can take two golf clubs as carry on luggage. That means I only have to make 7 round trips to get my entire bag to the course.

 

[Pilotforhire587]

I was just about to post this. Glad I looked, So does this mean pilots can start bringing their leathermans to work with them?

another link.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/03/05/tsa-knives/1964941/

 

[Pilotforhire587]

Guess not.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I was just about to post this. Glad I looked, So does this mean pilots can start bringing their leathermans to work with them?

another link.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/03/05/tsa-knives/1964941/

So I like how the permitted knives section has a Swiss army knife in it, which is a blade that does, in fact, stay relatively firmly in place.

 

[EIR]

Awesome! I can take two golf clubs as carry on luggage. That means I only have to make 7 round trips to get my entire bag to the course.

 

[Pilotforhire587]

So I like how the permitted knives section has a Swiss army knife in it, which is a blade that does, in fact, stay relatively firmly in place.

yep, it is pretty firm but I it doesn't have a lock out like a leatherman or gerber knife. To your point though, most Swiss Army knives have blades longer than 2 inches

 

[Autothrust Blue]

"Click click, it's a mishy-mashy..."

 

[Autothrust Blue]

yep, it is pretty firm but I it doesn't have a lock out like a leatherman or gerber knife. To your point though, most Swiss Army knives have blades longer than 2 inches

Even though the screening approach is fundamentally flawed, this still does not make me feel any better.

 

[Pilotforhire587]

Even though the screening approach is fundamentally flawed, this still does not make me feel any better.

Completely agree!

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

I play by the rules, son...
4-2. Playing Characteristics Changed And Foreign Material

a. Playing Characteristics Changed

During a stipulated round, the playing characteristics of a club must not be purposely changed by adjustment or by any other means.

 

[drunkenbeagle]

yep, it is pretty firm but I it doesn't have a lock out like a leatherman or gerber knife. To your point though, most Swiss Army knives have blades longer than 2 inches

The blade on mine is exactly 2 inches, but I believe they are counting anything metal, not just the blade.

Either way, wouldn't take any knife I care about keeping with me...

 

[Stomp16]

Do we still have to take our shoes off?

 

[Autothrust Blue]

The blade on mine is exactly 2 inches, but I believe they are counting anything metal, not just the blade.

Either way, wouldn't take any knife I care about keeping with me...

In $8/hour terms, "no knives" is much easier to enforce and communicate than "some knives."

 

[SpiceWeasel]

The ban was dumb in the first place.

 

[statusseeker1]

TSA screeners have a hard enough time regulating bottles of water and laptops. Throwing knives into the mix will lead to catastrophe

 

[Ayork62493]

So can I take my leatherman with me now as a pilot? I've been in places where it certainly would've been nice to have a screwdriver with me.

 

[smack300]

I don't understand why they are even allowing knifes again. Let me keep my shoes on or not go through that naked body scanner thing before you let knifes back on planes.

 

[ShortField]

So can I take my leatherman with me now as a pilot? I've been in places where it certainly would've been nice to have a screwdriver with me.

We don't have to deal with security so I keep mine in my flight bag anyhow. It does come in handy.

 

[ljg]

If you fly on many foreign carriers (Lufthansa, Emirates for example), you are provided a full set of metal silverware which includes a sharp-enough knife, when dinner is served.