Comments on: The Pelican 1514 Case : A Bag You Can Check Under The Plane & Know Your Gear Is Safe In

By: mike austen

mike austen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:01:24 +0000

Hi, thanks for the informative posts, I was just wondering what your solution is on shoots where you have to take a laptop and all the associated kit as well as the usual camera gear but are still faced with the 1 bag carry on rule. I can just manage to get all the essentials into a LowePro rucsac but it weighs 18kg and that’s too heavy to carry all day while travelling.

By: flyingfish

flyingfish — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:59:42 +0000

I have flown Air Canada with the Pelican 1514 flying on Boeing 767, Airbus A320, EMB-170, Dash-8 and CRJ aircraft. My flights have been US-Canada, domestic within Canada and trans-Atlantic between Canada and the United Kingdom.

Happy Flying!

-Fish

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:49:27 +0000

Has anyone flown with this using Air Canada? It seems like it’s 1/2 inch over spec. I really don’t want to check thousands of dollars worth of equipment…

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Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:33:52 +0000

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By: Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:44:32 +0000

Yup I’m a 1514 devotee, absolutely love the case, and oddly an even bigger fn of the organiser lid too…

Seriously considering getting one of Pelican’s custom name plates, has anyone gone down this route??

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:32:39 +0000

Good to know and a good rule to follow in all cases.

The airline was NWA by the way. Even so, you can’t trust that the attendant will let you carry the case on, so it goes back to planning on gate checking it.

By: flyingfish

flyingfish — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:24:05 +0000

Jonathan,

The 1514 will fit under ‘some’ CRJ seats. Some airlines have seats with less vertical space than others, which can prevent a 1514 from sliding under there. The other problem, as you mentioned, is you had better be sitting alone or with someone you know to slide it under there.

The 1514 can also fit under certain Q400 seats, I stuffed it under the seats of a Horizon Q400 once, but it does not fit fit under the Dash8 seats of the airlines I fly with (Q400 is the ‘new’ version of the Dash 8).

As a rule, I plan for the case to not fit under the seats, rather than deal with the hassle.

Happy Flying!

-Fish

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:52:33 +0000

I can confirm that the 1514 will fit under the seat of a CRJ, but it protrudes into your seat partner’s foot space (which has not been a problem for me flying with the wife). They will ask you to gate check it, but I’ve had luck telling them it will fit under the seat and having them let me bring it on board.

If you’re not traveling with a friend, you’d better have something to bribe your seat partner with!

Love my 1514 by the way. It’s my everyday case, location foot stool, carry-on, camera vault……

By: flyingfish

flyingfish — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:51:06 +0000

Ross,

On a Turbo Prop & RJ the Pelican 1514 is valet checked (stair checked) and redelivered to you at the stairs upon arrival. The 1514 can fit under the E-170/190 seats, but not those of a CRJ, EMB-135/145, Dash 8/Q400, or ATR-42. I have jammed it under the seats of a BAe-146 though.

Happy Flying!

-Fish

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:47:29 +0000

Steve – On the regional jets did it fit under the seats or did it get gate checked? TIA