Taking N2 tanks on planes?

[hostage]

Hey I am going back to Texas with my mag, I wanted to take the tank down, but I hear you cannot bring compress air tanks onboard planes? Is this correct, or is there any specifics that you have to have to take one on, blah... Well I drove up to college and I am flying down. If worst comes to worst usps.
-Hostage

[Smokee_2_7]

first off, call the airline your traveling with and check with them.

I am pretty dang positive that the tank must be completely empty, as well as be 'opened up' to the outside pressure. This would be accomplished by removing the high pressure burst disk. Obviously, it would also need to be checked in with your luggage.

Hope this helps,

Carl

[Load SM5]

Don't try and board the plane with it. You'll want to check it through. Completely empty the tank and be able to prove it's empty. You'll want to leave the on/off on if you have one or screw and ASA onto the tank (if it's a preset) with no fittings to depress the pin valve. That way you can prove it's empty if the situation arises.

[FrAuStY]

Actually I've know people to just depressurize the tank and put it in with your luggage.. They didn't even tell the airline about it.. as long as there's no gas in it and the guns disassembled... you shouldn't have any problems.

[spazzed]

No need to report it. I didn't & had no problems whatsoever :cool:

[Kevmaster]

technically, you have to delcare it as a scuba tank. dont do it as a paintball air tank(the airlines dont distiguish b/w Co2 and HPA--and they dont allow co2 paintball air tanks), ubt as scuba. youll have to prove to the people that there is no pressure in the bottle(gauge, on-off valve, burst disk open, reg off, etc)