How do you travel with air tanks

I live in Massachusetts and I'm planning on traveling to Florida to do iguana hunting this upcoming winter. I'm assuming the only thing you have to do with your tank is make sure it's completely empty before boarding the plane. Then once I get to my destination I guess I could get the tank refilled. Then empty the tank once again before boarding the plane. Any other thoughtsanother thought would to be purchased a small compressor like a nomad 2 instead of bringing a tank.
 
if you want to get a small compressor, I have had a Omega trail charger from airguns of Arizona and it's worked perfectly since I think 2018.. I'm happy with it, although I wish they put the AC converter inside of it, instead of a separate box.. but I suppose if the power supply went bad it should be easy since it's not inside.. so mine is 12 volt with a 110 converter.. it fills all my guns in a reasonable time.. longest fill is my blitz.. the notos is so short of time it seems like it takes longer to put the probe in and start it than to fill it.. I like how the water separator is built in and drains everytime you bleed off the air line..
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if you want to get a small compressor, I have had a Omega trail charger from airguns of Arizona and it's worked perfectly since I think 2018.. I'm happy with it, although I wish they put the AC converter inside of it, instead of a separate box.. but I suppose if the power supply went bad it should be easy since it's not inside.. so mine is 12 volt with a 110 converter.. it fills all my guns in a reasonable time.. longest fill is my blitz.. the notos is so short of time it seems like it takes longer to put the probe in and start it than to fill it.. I like how the water separator is built in and drains everytime you bleed off the air line..
Mark
Thanks for the heads up buddy it's interesting I've been studying this compressor for the past few days exclusively. However I'm not sure if they would allow it on the plane because I believe it's liquid cooled correct I'm wondering if they'd make you drain out the fluid. It sounds ridiculous but you never know what they would make you do
 
Thanks for the heads up buddy it's interesting I've been studying this compressor for the past few days exclusively. However I'm not sure if they would allow it on the plane because I believe it's liquid cooled correct I'm wondering if they'd make you drain out the fluid. It sounds ridiculous but you never know what they would make you do
yes you are correct about liquid cooling.. it's just standard green premix antifreeze.. however I think I saw in AOA that they have a new one air cooled and power supply is inside and no lube grease pot.. but I honestly don't remember the price and I have not used it, I tend to recommend things I have experience with..
good luck with your flight.. my youngest daughter came to visit with her service dog and he was checked in baggage.. went to go home and they wouldn't let him on the plane.. same plane but his crate was too big.. very bad experience.. finally my daughter who was holding up the whole line said that she was not going to leave without her service dog because they told her to get rid of it.. yes a expensive trained service dog.. the main problem in charge decided to document it and was going to take pictures of the crate with a tape measure to prove it would not fit.. I was getting very upset so I nicely told the lady that she was taking the picture of the wrong side 🤣 so she came around and took another picture and she couldn't understand why I insisted on the other side.. hahaha it had the airlines label on it to prove it came on the plane.. also they wouldn't ship her malinois pup, even though she had a ticket for it.. because they didn't allegedly have room for the little crate.. she is currently training the malinois as a service dog and well I am not sure what all since she is in the police academy.. and his grandfather is a narcotics officer..
Mark
 
yes you are correct about liquid cooling.. it's just standard green premix antifreeze.. however I think I saw in AOA that they have a new one air cooled and power supply is inside and no lube grease pot.. but I honestly don't remember the price and I have not used it, I tend to recommend things I have experience with..
good luck with your flight.. my youngest daughter came to visit with her service dog and he was checked in baggage.. went to go home and they wouldn't let him on the plane.. same plane but his crate was too big.. very bad experience.. finally my daughter who was holding up the whole line said that she was not going to leave without her service dog because they told her to get rid of it.. yes a expensive trained service dog.. the main problem in charge decided to document it and was going to take pictures of the crate with a tape measure to prove it would not fit.. I was getting very upset so I nicely told the lady that she was taking the picture of the wrong side 🤣 so she came around and took another picture and she couldn't understand why I insisted on the other side.. hahaha it had the airlines label on it to prove it came on the plane.. also they wouldn't ship her malinois pup, even though she had a ticket for it.. because they didn't allegedly have room for the little crate.. she is currently training the malinois as a service dog and well I am not sure what all since she is in the police academy.. and his grandfather is a narcotics officer..
Mark
Thanks I don't plan on doing this yet but I'm trying to plan for the future as I'd like to travel to Florida from Massachusetts to do a guana hunting I'm not sure what they will let on the plane