Now323@No-Spam wrote:
> Is there a case for the scope? Or is it checked as is?
he says at the bottom of that page, its double-boxed, and still qualifies as
checked luggage.
Airport luggage handlers can be REALLY abusive. I'd hope that outer box is a
wooden crate, with soft foam corner-cube shock absorbers supporting the inner
box. inside the inner box, the mirror-box should be in a thick clear plastic
bag to keep moisture and stuff out in case it gets left on a open gurney in the
rain outdoors.
man, I'd be scared to death of some ham-fingered TSA inspector putting his
donut-greased mitts all over it. I think the inner box, and inside the inner
box should be several 'precision optical instrument' 'amateur astronomy
telescope' 'HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE' stickers. outside carton should just
have 'handle with care', 'this side up', nothing specific about the contents.
Received on Sat Mar 19 22:37:28 2005