Short packing

Earlier I wrote about my adventures getting ready to travel with my glider to France. Perhaps you'd like to know how things turned out and what lessons I learned, so that you can learn them through me, without the pain.

The Jeff's on short packing: http://ozreport.com/12.080#2

My lament: http://ozreport.com/12.110#3

I used to hate the idea of flying (in a plane) to an event. I had some bad experiences in the past when trying to take my hang glider with me. I was young, naive, inexperienced but have since learned a thing or two.

Airlines don't like it, their first reaction is "we can't take that on the plane" but with a bit of planning to make sure you get on a plane big enough to load your glider, they don't have much grounds to refuse it. Smiling always helps when checking in.