Advice for Flying Needed

[Pour1Malt]

ai've flown fraim Los Angeles tae Glasga and back, kilted...

an ma best advice is ... dinnae dae it...

they didnae luek twice a ma in Glasga... but in the states ai was almaist strip searched... oan baith trips!

they made ma remove ma shoes, flashes, belt, kilt pin, (nay sgain dhu tae remove), shirt... (it had metal eyelets) and on the way oot o' LA they made ma remove the kilt because o the buckles....

then they STILL wanded o'er me... wearin nothin but ma hose....

the pleats got quite scrunched and it wuz uncomfortable tae squeeze the bulk o ma kilt intae the wee airplane seat... it wuz HOT tae....

ai'll probably n'er dae thot again!!!

[bangkok kilt]

Thanks P1M, that answers the question perfectly. Didn't think about security in the states! They're a pain. I always get hassled after living abroad for so long. They look at me like I'm crazy for being gone so long.

[Pour1Malt]

noodays it will nae bae "crazy" they arr thinkin...

it' ll bae "terrorist"

[Abax]

and on the way oot o' LA they made ma remove the kilt because o the buckles....

We just flew through LAX (again) on the way to and from Sydney. The security there has to be the most arbitrary, capricious and rude implementation I've seen in all my travels across the Lower 48 states and abroad.

Abax

[kilted in seattle]

I worked for TSA for a couple of years in various capacities. Here's what I can offer as advice.

If'n yer gonna wear a kilt, go with something that has no snaps or buckles and it will stay on if you take your belt off. Also, strip every bit of metal off your body. Just take your shoes off before you go through.

sgain dubhs are a pretty sold no go in the states. Ditto pins.

It's a violation of policy for males screeners in the US to screen females and vice versa. This means that most males won't know how to wand someone in an unbifurcated garment.

I flew in my sport kilt a while back but I made damn sure that I wouldn't set the alarm off. Way more comfortable.