5seven
Can someone advise on air transportation of drums what documents are needed and are they needed? I just read something about the need for some kind of expertise for musical instruments, that they have no historical value. Perhaps, of course, this is for international flights, I have an internal one. Is it better to take a separate seat for them, or can you risk it and check it in? Are the pad_sticks in the backpack heavily punished at customs?
insider
if you check in luggage, they will break at least the plates, only take them to the salon.
documents are bullshit. once I took a photo of all the staff with serials - nobody needs them, since 2005 the pictures are there, they have not asked once)
solidator
Racks with a pedal in the case and luggage, plates and a small one on the hands in the salon. Nobody swears anything. The airlines have managed to crack the hardcase of the bass guitar, so it's best not to risk it. Remember that in addition to the bag, you can carry one piece of luggage into the cabin, so if they won't let you in with two covers, give one to your friend
5seven
but the plates will not fit into the carry-on baggage.
insider
cymbals were always included.
take the drums to another country - xs ... I haven't tried it ...
why do you need all this? which air carrier?
5seven
I don’t need to go to another country, just a priori the rules abroad are stricter than inside the country, there simply will not be an opportunity for alternative movement in space.
aeroflot
amdm
I handed over plates in a soft barker case and everything is ok))
Maxofff
Aeroflot will not allow iron in hand luggage. You can take a small one in a soft case to the salon, the rest is in your luggage
5seven
Can you somehow indicate the value of such baggage, or is it just better to insure the whole thing in advance?
Maxofff
the airline is not responsible for fragile baggage that is not properly packed. So it's better to insure this business
insider
Aeroflot lets "iron" pass in hand luggage. it's another matter that their rules are stricter than those of international flights, but you can always negotiate with them as true Russians)
Maxofff
a rare case with plates will fit by hand in size / weight. As for making an agreement, if you are not flying from Moscow, then it is easier to do this, because Sheremetyevo monitors the size of hand luggage. Infa 100%)
a_sharapko
A very important point about one piece of luggage at Aeroflot
Somehow they demanded 50 euros for the change of plates in addition to a bag of junk
alex_marchenko
Look, I'm constantly flying with drums, I can tell everything as it is without any fantasies and conspiracy theories.
At airports, people work as movers who transfer thousands of loads daily and act according to certain regulations.
To ordinary cargo-the standard attitude:"grabbed-threw."
For cargo with a Fragile sticker - more lenient.
This applies not only to domestic workers, it is done everywhere.
At first, I transported cymbals in a semi-rigid case on wheels, small drums with a gimbal-in standard normal cases and pasted them with Fragile stickers.
This continued until, at the Kaliningrad airport, they gave me my plate case from the loader, the handle of which was permanently stuck in the grooves and did not move out, as a result of strong dents. It was obvious that the cover crashed with great force against the corner of something metal, and the runners could not leave, since the grooves were damaged.
After this incident, I thought about buying a hardcase on wheels, with a simple handle replacement system, which I did, and began packing the small drums in sealed cases. Later he switched to the 2b1 scheme, packing the small and cardan in a case from under the 14th volume, where he also put sticks, etc.
There was another episode with the AMC 3ch1 cover, the runners were also damaged, but also one wheel broke off. However, the use of low-quality materials rather affected here.
And yes, for all my dozens of flights with drums, cymbals have NEVER been pricked in the case and drums have not broken. Only the covers were damaged.
So I advise everyone to just fly with high-quality covers, or wrap the tools inside with a towel or something similar.
And yes, cymbals / drums are most often handed over through negobarit, and there they are treated more politely. My covers were always damaged during the flight with transfers, when the cargo was quickly transferred from plane to plane without looking at it.
Ivan_drums
iron in hardcase (strictly polyethylene - Hardcase / SKB) , small in hardcase (strictly polyethylene - Hardcase / SKY) , pedal also and everything in luggage
with hardware in a hardcase, there is a chance that they will be ordered to hand over in luggage, with a cover they usually missed
plastic cases crack from impact, plastic ones don't, plus the plastic case dampens.
laminated plywood
cases are also a good option, but heavy, expensive and less profitable for drum junk than polyethylene ones.
I
will not recommend Gator cases, the accessories are rotting in these cases