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EPIC traveling on an airplane

Paul Lee

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Perhaps this has been discussed and please direct me to the thread if so.

Does anyone (inc. RED) have a take on traveling via air with their EPIC's? TSA stuff, radiation stuff, etc.? Basically, any good reason not to fly with an EPIC.
 
No reason not to fly with Epic, but I'd carry it on personally.
 
I carry mine on all the time. Just read about the battery restrictions. No problems and the Tsa hasn't asked for it to be inspected separately yet
 
Be careful if you are using Red Bricks to power the camera. If not you shouldn't have any issues at all as Red Volts are way under the limit.
 
Yes, we put some electrical tape over the RED Brick's contacts and TSA seems happy.
 
On my flight over to Spain, TSA needed to take out the EPIC brain because it was "too thick and solidly built for the X-Ray machine to show anything".
 
Mark Andersen said:
We carry on bricks all the time, putting them in your checked on luggage is a no no.
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Oops...... well havent had problems yet hehe:-P Carry on Epic ofcourse, been asked by TSA what the heck it was, and once they took it aside to swab it to check for chemicals hehe:-P
 
what about internationally? I just spent a few days in Canada and got a Carnét for my gear. I was just shooting stills, but still the gear was valued at over 150k (camera, lenses and lighting). The carnét cost me around $700 (all billable) and I had to do a pile of paperwork... what precautions does everyone else follow to insure hassle free travel?
 
As a Canadian a Carnet is a must, especially if leaving North America. I bring as little gear as I can, and carry on as much of it as possible. Always expect them to lose your bags.
 
Christopher Barrett said:
what about internationally? I just spent a few days in Canada and got a Carnét for my gear. I was just shooting stills, but still the gear was valued at over 150k (camera, lenses and lighting). The carnét cost me around $700 (all billable) and I had to do a pile of paperwork... what precautions does everyone else follow to insure hassle free travel?
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A carnét is a must... so many times you can get stuck in a airport (internationally) and the gear gets taken off you until you can prove that you are not exporting it. Some case, weeks before you get it back.
Using a Carnét is a pain in the arse... but not having your gear on set is a bigger pain and embarrassment..

You can gamble it... but one day!.. some customs guy keen on flexing the law book will get you. It's happened to many of my friends in the past..
 
Carnets are indeed an absolute must for international travel, but be aware that not all countries recognise them. Make sure you properly research the import/export requirements for any new country you are visiting - many have their own systems and a Carnet will be useless.

It is something of a pain, but it's necessary.

FWIW, (here in the UK, at least) production should sort out the paperwork and payments. If they don't, make sure you bill them for the (often not inconsiderable) time!

Cheers,
Dom.
 
George Tsai said:
Oops...... well havent had problems yet hehe:-P
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Weren't they banned from passenger flights due to some potential risk of fire? Perhaps it would be best for you and all the other lives on the plane if you made a point to know and voluntarily follow the regs... Lest you be responsible for 300 deaths +/-.

Just a thought.
 
Scott Crawley said:
Weren't they banned from passenger flights due to some potential risk of fire? Perhaps it would be best for you and all the other lives on the plane if you made a point to know and voluntarily follow the regs... Lest you be responsible for 300 deaths +/-.

Just a thought.
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Personally, i'm more worried about the plane fueling up and some idiot dropping a wrench and making a spark OR avionics failure....the UPS flight that crashed was easy to blame LiIon batts, but never actually determined....anyway, guess we live with risk daily.

with batts, bring them hand luggage, tape the ends with clear tape and just be smart.....
 
Scott Crawley said:
Weren't they banned from passenger flights due to some potential risk of fire? Perhaps it would be best for you and all the other lives on the plane if you made a point to know and voluntarily follow the regs... Lest you be responsible for 300 deaths +/-.

Just a thought.
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Personally, i'm more worried about the plane fueling up and some idiot dropping a wrench and making a spark OR avionics failure....the UPS flight that crashed was easy to blame LiIon batts, but never actually determined....anyway, guess we live with risk daily.

with batts, bring them hand luggage, tape the ends with clear tape and just be smart.....
 
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