bins on a plane

[ron.s.g]

Hi,

Has anyone taken bins on a plane as i will be off to cyprus again soon and want to take my helios 25x100 but was wondering if it could affect the lenses with the pressure changes.

regards ron.s.g

[Talyn]

I have taken binoculars on a plane with absolutely no problems whatsoever.

[skye at night]

Just dont go tramping about the UN Buffer Zone with them.. Especially if you go to Nicosia or near the Turkish observation towers/posts...

Myself and a friend had a 'stroll' around there with bins and cameras a few years back while working in Cyprus and were 'invited' to leave the area rather quickly by the UN forces on duty... ( guns were pointing at us at one point)...

Enjoy the trip though..

Lovely country.

Steve

[ron.s.g]

Thanks guys was a bit worried about the pressure in cabin,

always go to limassol as we have family there,

wont go near any bases but will go to mountains to get away from the light pollution,

its slowly getting worse.

regards ron.s.g

[narrowbandpaul]

bins are probably OK.....

but what if snakes got on a plane.....SNAKES ON A PLANE

paul

[dark knight]

I would think the cabin de-pressurizing would be more of a concern Ron;)

[lulu57]

Blimey.

I took my binos on a plane to France this year and never even thought of the pressure issue.

All I could think about was Ryanair's weight limits and how it stopped me taking binos and an extra pair of sandals!

Every year, I swear I'll never fly with them again, and every year I do...

[ron.s.g]

Hi all,

the glasses are big and anti fog(nitrogen filled),

which made me think they may be sealed so i am concerned about the pressure breaking the lenses.

regards ron.s.g.

ps Lulu its getting that all airlines are starting to charge for every item we take on the plane now, but have ryanair started to charge for the toilet yet which was an item in the paper a while back....

[narrowbandpaul]

michael o leary only does that for free publicity.......

same goes for standing only!....no way is that allowed under JAA rules.....

[Talitha]

Let's stay on topic, please.

Thanks!

[lulu57]

Sorry!

[yeti monster]

If you hand carry your binos, rather than put them in the hold, then cabin pressure is not going to be an issue (unless of course it suddenly becomes one, in which case a pair of binos would be the least of your worries). Cargo holds are not, to my knowlege, pressurised, but I stand to be corrected, they do transport animals in cargo holds, and they seem to survive.

[FLO]

That is right, if your binocular is Nitrogen-filled (fogproof) then take them as hand luggage otherwise the change in air-pressure in the cargo hold will cause the Nitrogen to leak and air to enter.

HTH

[ron.s.g]

Thank you everyone,

last thing i want is to destroy a good pair of bins,

will put them in my rucksack and take on with me,

i was worried as i have seen what pressure does to a bag of crisp or bottle of water( very interesting results ).

regards ron.s.g

[RobH]

My Opticron monocular does tens of thousands of miles of air travel a year in my carry-on bag and I've never encountered a problem.

Wish I could say the same for my stomach!!

I have had to get it out of the bag at security in some countries though. (the monocular, not the stomach)

Cheers

Rob