Sleestak
Power User
I'm flying cross-country soon and may not be able to take my FM3 onboard as my carry-on. Has anyone had issues when checking their FM3 (or similar)? I intend for it to travel in a flight case, so the question isn't so much about handling; I want to know if people have had problems with their gear being exposed to the pressure / temps of being in a luggage hold.
A little background: I've been a professional guitarist for 40 years (yes, we really had electricity back then), and have flown with my gear for a long time. My tube amps sometimes reacted poorly to being checked as air freight, occasionally needing a retube after long flights. My guitars have been checked in flight cases, and have been fine. While the FM3 and AxeFX III have proven to be incredibly reliable (to the point where I haven't ever needed to use my backup rig), and they're designed with the rigors of the road in mind, they 're essentially computers with groovy interfaces. Any reason I should avoid checking them as airline luggage?
A little background: I've been a professional guitarist for 40 years (yes, we really had electricity back then), and have flown with my gear for a long time. My tube amps sometimes reacted poorly to being checked as air freight, occasionally needing a retube after long flights. My guitars have been checked in flight cases, and have been fine. While the FM3 and AxeFX III have proven to be incredibly reliable (to the point where I haven't ever needed to use my backup rig), and they're designed with the rigors of the road in mind, they 're essentially computers with groovy interfaces. Any reason I should avoid checking them as airline luggage?