Metal Detector Dilemma

Jeff Clark said:
Items prohibited from aircraft cabins:

The following items will not be allowed through the security checkpoint. Please note that this list is not all-inclusive. In addition to items specifically listed here other items that may be deemed to present a potential threat may also be prohibited.

* Pepper spray
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WHAT! No Pepper Spray???? I need that to spice up the airplane food!!!
 
I always bring something like a Mini-Maglight and/or a sturdy pen for use as an eda-koppo. The removable strap from a handcarry will work as a kusarifundo for grappling.

Titanium knives will be detected by a modern metal detector. They will even detext a small foil wrapper or a coin. Plastic knives will get through but then you still can be frisked and you'll be in serious trouble if they find one on you.
 
Just carry alot of pens and pencils, a hardback book, and let your finger nails grow out. :)



Blades
 
Hi All-

I still don't believe the original post was about use of metal detectors prior to boarding an aircraft.

~ Blue Jays ~
 
Since the original question ended with: "I was just wondering what, if anything, anybody carried or do you just have to trust civilian/airport etc. security?" I would say the question had to do with airport security.

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Hi All-

Jeff, on rereading the post, I absolutely see your point. I suppose I just began focusing on his clarification where he said he wasn't trying to do anything illegal. My bad. Carrying a knife aboard an airplane is clearly illegal, even though it is an absurd restriction.

We likely could use a separate thread regarding the pain-in-the-*ss metal detectors that are present everywhere you turn...

~ Blue Jays ~
 
I've had a few SAKs taken away from me at airport security stations across the US... made it from London to Moscow with a leatherman multitool in my backpack. Honest mistake, just forgot about the damn thing.

Guess I haven't hit too many music venues and stadiums that have metal detectors... mostly I get patted down by some college boy who doesn't know the difference between a cigarette pack and a hand grenade. Then again, I haven't seen too many ballgames or concerts in the last couple of years.

Someone else mentioned a rolled-up magazine as an improvised weapon, word to the wise... if you are going to count on that, do yourself a favor and get something inocuous. No Guns and Ammo or Knives Illustrated. Also, bring some quarters and line them up in the middle of the mag against the inside of the spine, roll her up real tight, and it'll hit much harder.

That bit got passed to me by a friend in the Air Marshals. Be warned though, he told me a paranoid redneck bonked an Iranian national with a Soldier of Fortune fixed that way and got a hefty fine and a visit to some deluxe federal government housing ;)
 
I carried a knife into a large amusment park when I was 17. The place was known for having gangs present and at least once a year someone was killed there. They wanded me on the way in. They passed right over the knife without a problem. It did, however beep on my wallet. I opened it up and took everything out. It still beeped. I gave him the empty wallet and told him to take out whatever was bothering him. He handed it back to me. I asked him what weapon he thought I was hiding in my wallet. He said, "razor blades." Good point, but sheesh, captain bozo bugs me for 10 minutes about a wallet and misses a perfectly good knife.

Oh, what set the detector off in the wallet? A metal clip that held my pictures in. I offered that as an explanation, but he didn't like that.
 
I was sking out west with my wife about a year ago. She bought a new pair of ski boots on the trip which came with a small hex key to adjust the boots. The exposed HEX part of the key was about a 1/2 inch and rest was covered in plastic. The TSA dude siezed the key since it could be used to dismantle the plane while in flight. True story :confused:
 
I'm surprised he didn't seize the boots, which could have been used to kick the plane apart while in flight.
 
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