Anyone who travels regularly is aware that the Transportation Safety Board has a huge responsibility  and thousands of workers with important jobs.

Since September 11th, the mandate these workers have from the Department of Homeland security is to refuse to board anyone or anything that causes them any concern whatsoever.

While many of us have flown with our units without incident, either checking our units as baggage or taking it onboard with us, a few of you have encountered some difficulties in getting it past security.

We have spoken with representatives at the TSA and it was made clear that because the box is bolted shut and agents cannot see with their own eyes what is inside, it is solely at the discretion of the individual TSA agent as to whether he/she will allow the unit to be boarded. At this time we strongly recommend that to avoid this problem in the future that the unit be shipped ahead via UPS, DHL or FedEx.

While this is frustrating, we have to be tolerant of the policies which were created to protect us in the first place.

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