Compasses and hand luggage restrictions

[eagh]

Has anyone got any ideas about the effect on compasses in baggage put into the hold? I've only ever had them in hand luggage before but with current restrictions it looks as if they won't get through in the plastic bag.

[Mrs H.]

I never bother putting mine in hand luggage - I always put it in the hold - perhaps that explans why you always beat me

Shouldn't make a difference - holds are pressurised.

[DIDSCO]

Leave the compass at home, read the map!

[eagh]

Thanks Mrs H.
Didsco - I had said as much to the 21 juniors who are flying off to Sweden this week but some parents (Mrs H included) might think that we ought to give them a fighting chance of at least getting out of the forest on a safety bearing!

[Oldman]

Shouldn't make a difference - holds are pressurised.

But I think they are not heated so it could be very cold.

Can anyone confirm that, and is there anything in a compass that could freeze?

[bedders]

Well I have heard of compasses freezing so yes they can freeze, but whether it gets cold enough for them to do so is another question which I can't answer.

Surely the baggage handlers are having a field day stealing stuff now you put everything in the hold?

[RJ]

Don't be silly. Since when have you noticed any evidence of the bag having been subjected to cold temperatures when you collect it from the carousel. As if they all appear with frost all over them! DUH!

The pressure will be the same as the cabin pressure and probably the temperature as well.

[Mrs H.]

some parents (Mrs H included) might think that we ought to give them a fighting chance of at least getting out of the forest on a safety bearing!

Oh! I dunno

[Gross]

Might be wrong but I always thought that aircraft cargo holds were very cold at cruising height. Certainly some of the comments about laptops & GSM phones not being able to handle the cold would suggest this.

Like I say I'm not certain & I've never flown in a hold to check

[tim sleepless]

Pets seem to generally fly ok in the hold, so I suspect a compass might just hang in there.

[Gross]

my tesco's chicken was frozen:)

[the duncan]

the hold is pressurised, but not heated, so it does get very cold at altitude, not as cold as the outside, but chilly non the less.

animals have a special heated hold section, they are not put in with all the normal bags.

compasses should be fine, if in doubt, wrap it in a towel or something.

[the duncan]

the hold is pressurised, but not heated, so it does get very cold at altitude, not as cold as the outside, but chilly non the less.

animals have a special heated hold section, they are not put in with all the normal bags.

compasses should be fine, if in doubt, wrap it in a towel or something.

[DesignatedDriver]

we actually had a customer want to know just how cold the hold got on a 45min flight to belgium. we flew a thermometer over for them, to record the temperature.

got down as far as 5oC - so it does get cold.

although for some reason i think the liquid inside a compass is actually alcohol, which has a very low freezing point, so i would be very surprised if it froze on the flight.

but then i am quite hungover at the minute, so could be talking rubbish....

[tim sleepless]

the hold is pressurised, but not heated, so it does get very cold at altitude, not as cold as the outside, but chilly non the less.

animals have a special heated hold section, they are not put in with all the normal bags.

compasses should be fine, if in doubt, wrap it in a towel or something.

Puzzle solved. Buy a rabbit, send it as hold baggage, and pop your compass in the cage.

Supper at the other ended sorted too.