Flying Telinga

["Scott Fraser" scottbfraser]

<<In particular, I'm wondering what airport security typically makes  
of the strange cylindrical objects with wires-hanging out ? I'm not  
keen on
risking mic/handle as hold luggage, having seen suitcases getting  
thrown out of plane onto tarmac etc.>>

I fly with a half dozen Neumann & Schoeps mics packed in checked  
baggage to 85 to 90 concerts worldwide every year with not a single  
damaged microphone in a quarter century of touring. A lot of the rack  
gear has suffered damage, but a mic properly packed in foam just won't  
accelerate enough when thrown to cause any damage. As far as security,  
I can recall maybe a handful of times in the last few decades when  
security personnel needed to open a case to inspect the mics. Not  
really a problem.

Scott Fraser