Is it permitted to fly space-a with a...

Author Message   Inga Aleman Senior Member Username: Panchito4 Post Number: 446 Registered: 08-2008 Posted From: 96.247.149.183 Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 12:57 pm:    No problems with mine. I just tell them ahead of time and I don't walk through the machine. Otherwise- it's all good! Inga   Jerry L Holt Intermediate Member Username: Jeranor Post Number: 144 Registered: 09-2003 Posted From: 66.230.124.70 Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 01:53 am:    I've had mine for five or six years, no problems with spaceA or commercial. You can go through the metal detector with it without a problem. The worst that can happen is that it will speed up your heart for a couple of beats, which is nothing compared to the speedup you get during your regular checks. The main thing is that it will trigger the alarm, which means you will have to be patted down anyway.   crystal reding Member Username: Crys Post Number: 15 Registered: 07-2008 Posted From: 174.25.142.61 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 05:34 am:    Hi Cecil, I have flown on several trips since getting my pacer and was told to make a note of it on our Space A sign up sheet and also to notify the loadmaster on boarding in case he wishes you to sit/ or not to sit in a certain area.....bon voyage!   Irwin Rovner Senior Member Username: Irovner Post Number: 407 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 66.245.126.207 Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 03:06 pm:    Tom, You're right, of course. Haven't seen anybody yet told to lie down with the hand luggage on the conveyor belt -- although it might save everybody the trouble of taking off your shoes. I guess I'm just hung up on the prospects of going through one of those full body scans some day. Always happy to provide a chuckle. Irv   Tom DeMicke Senior Member Username: Typhoontom Post Number: 981 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 211.121.74.189 Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 06:57 am:    "Seriously, though, don't go through the xray machines at the terminal." I had to chuckle over that...but I believe you meant "magnetometer" (walk-thru medal detector). Normally, passengers are not required to "go thru" an x-ray machine. This is exclusively for baggage and other articles. Sorry, couldn't resist. Seriously, as a former airport security screener (contractor, not TSA), we were required to perform a hand-patdown for passengers who declared themselves as having a pace-maker. No harm ever done and everyone was always happy. Safe travels, everyone!   cecil mills Member Username: Cecil_mills Post Number: 33 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 70.153.179.28 Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 08:48 pm:    Thanks to Neal Floyd, Cherry C.(and your medical doctor report). Mike Spengel, Ed Crews and Irwin Rovner(and your cardiologist report) We thought our space- travel was overwith. Thanks for a very fine and dedicated bunch of Space-A travelers.   Irwin Rovner Senior Member Username: Irovner Post Number: 406 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 66.32.87.36 Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 03:04 pm:    Every Space A flight I've taken has been with my pacemaker-defibrillator (the supercharged combo model). So far nothing has fired it off (and, no, it doesn't yell "clear" when it does), neither my heart itself or anything electronic around me -- because if it did, I'd damn well know it. It's like what Yogi Berra said on the Aflak ad on TV -- I'm glad I have it because I haven't used it yet! And, Cherry, my cardiologist gave me the same answer -- I think they learn it in med school. Seriously, though, don't go through the xray machines at the terminal. Unlike a microwave, these xray machines are made to emit (leak) radiation. Every TSA type screener at every base (foreign and domestic) I've told knew that I needed a manual scan and/or pat down. Only once, at Mildenhall, did a screener pass the hand wand directly over my implant even after I told him where it was located (left side). Fortunately, no harm done.   Ed Crews Member Username: Ed_crews Post Number: 43 Registered: 09-2009 Posted From: 72.216.5.103 Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 11:53 am:    Nobody's ever asked me to take mine out.   Mike Spengel Advanced Member Username: Mike_sp Post Number: 344 Registered: 07-2006 Posted From: 70.95.149.155 Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 01:10 am:    I do and no one except me is even aware of it.   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 6217 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 71.163.18.160 Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:55 am:    The only possible issue I could think of could be possible interference IF the crew has a microwave oven they use to warm up their food. So I checked on the web and found this from a Medical Doctor (who apparently has a sense of humor): Q:I've heard I need to be careful around microwave ovens. Is this true? A:Not unless your pacemaker is very, very old. Microwaves were used in the "old" days to communicate with the unit's pulse generator so it could be interrogated and reprogrammed. It was therefore subject to interference from other devices which produced microwaves, such as ovens. Even then, they had to be really leaky. Nowadays, I warn my patients that as long as they don't get in a microwave and turn it on, that they should be safe.   neal floyd Advanced Member Username: Nfloyd Post Number: 219 Registered: 09-2007 Posted From: 67.233.135.84 Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 11:35 pm:    I can't think of any issue that the aircraft would cause and I can't think that a pacemaker would cause any issues to the aircraft. I think it would be between you and your Dr.   cecil mills Member Username: Cecil_mills Post Number: 32 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 70.153.179.28 Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 09:57 pm:    Does anyone know if it is permitted to fly aboard space-a aircraft with a pace maker? Thank you.