Traveling on an airplane with OpenPPG - my first trip!

Getting in the Air
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I took my first trip with my ePPG. I ground shipped the batteries, and took everything else on the airline with me.

Batteries packed as instructed (discharged, connectors taped, wrapped in bubble-wrap, with a layer of cardboard between each pack):

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Clothes and helmet in my carry-on (not pictured), and hoops carried on separately.

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Glider and chargers in one piece of checked luggage.

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Motor in my second piece of checked “luggage”.

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I wrapped the motor in foam and stuffed into a small wheeled trashcan. Even though the trashcan was probably over the size limit (it only weighed 42 lbs), I got lucky both ways and didn’t get charged extra by Delta. :slight_smile:

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Everything arrived in good condition both ways (although the motor was opened and inspected on both flights).

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Nice! Great idea with that plastic bin!

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Ah ah ah, I wonder how the ground staff reacted when you asked to check-in a garbage can! Nice idea!

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What shipping carrier did you use to transport the batteries, and how much was it? Thanks!

Bill

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FedEx - shipped it as batteries, no issues.

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And how much was it to ship your batteries? If I were to fly to say… Florida… about how much would it cost? Thanks for your time. (Also, and tips on how to pack batteries for shopping?)

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FedEx had the following instructions: “discharged, connectors taped, wrapped in bubble-wrap, with a layer of cardboard between each pack” (see top pic),

It was $35 each way for the six batteries. They had a few options for “hazardous,” I chose the checkbox for batteries (the other checkbox increased the price to $100.

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