on the plane

[Spartan]

I flown four times in the last month -- kilted each time. No hassle. My hassle was wearing a walking boot because of a broken foot. That was really no hassle. The TSA people were very courteous.

If you wear a kilt with buckles, as I did, they will set off the metal detector and they will have to wand you. My boot was going to set the metal detector off anyway. One time I put my kilt pin in my sporran to go through the x-ray. They wanted to take it out to look at it. No problem. The next time I just left it on the kilt since I knew they would have to check me with the wand for other reasons. Take the belt off and run it through the x-ray.

Just be prepared to spend a little more time going through security. Wearing your kilt is going to take some weight out of your baggage.

I was carrying a case with a set of Kitchen Pipes. When I checked my checked luggage at the ticket counter, the agent at the counter asked what was in my carry on. I just told her bagpipes, which they are, even though they are not the GHB. No problem.

Oh yes, I did receive two free bottles of Glenlivet 12 on one flight from one of the flight attendants.

Bon voyage!