Yes, flying in a kilt was worth it!

[sorcererdale]

A few weeks ago we flew from Wisconsin to Arizona, going through a few airports. After driving 2 hours there, and then flying, I was happy to be wearing my black Survival Utilikilt. One, since we went from a cold climate still with snow to one of 80 degrees F, the kilt was always kept me just warm or cool enough.

I was a bit worried about going through security, but there were no body scanners and only the first time did I set off the alarm. I forgot to take my belt off with a big buckle. Number two was putting everything into my kilt pockets, unsnapping them and just sending them through the X-Ray. Then just grab the pockets, snap them back on and everything was right there, including space for my cell phone, ear buds, a reading book, wallet, change holder, breath spray, pen and little note book and a few other items. also, while on the plane, all these items were right there with me and I just had to remember what pocket or part of the pocket they were in. I got a few questions out in AZ, but most people didn't say anything. Although my wife said there sure were a lot of "the LOOK" from people I passed.

Sorcererdale

[Chirs]

I was looking at the UK specifically for the pockets. Now you're making me think I should look again. They seem to be really handy, especially for airport security!

[OftKilted]

Having traveled out of Virginia, through Los Angeles and to New Zealand and back in a UK, I would say they're pretty comfortable. None of the airports did a feel up the leg under the kilt. (They seem to have moved towards avoidance on that maneuver.)

I might (however) recommend taking a look at some of the other modern style kilt makers out there who frequent this board. They would be likely quite willing to custom do some cargo pockets for a custom done kilt. (Or there is a nice pattern on XMarks for the X-Kilt (a boxed pleat kilt) that is inexpensive to make.)

The narrow apron combined with the knife pleats on the UK seem to be fiddly when getting up from sitting IMO.

That being said, the removable cargo pockets aren't much different in that regards from removing your sporran. (Hooray for sporrans when going through security!)

[seanachie]

OftKilted remarks makes me wonder how arbitrary and capricious the TSA's policy is. I live near LAX and have flown kilted several times, though not in the last 2 months. I have been hand searched and patted each and every time, without exception. When I politely inquired as to why, because it does create a lot of curiosity, I was told it was policy. Obviously this is not accurate.

[gordontaos]

I flew kilted on St. Patricks day from Albuquerque to Baltimore. The "x-ray" machine detected my 3 strap buckles and my metal hose flash clips. A cursory patdown was all that I got.
On the way back I went through a metal detector. It beeped, but since I had gotten the advice on a thread like this to put my strap buckles front and back, rather than on the sides, that is what I did for the second go through. It worked like a charm and I breezed through without any patdowns.
I must say, it certainly is very comfortable flying in a kilt.