Surfboard while Nonreving
In light of the below "surf trips" thread, I have a question regarding surf travel on your own metal. I work for Silver Airways and will be moving to Miami. I plan on making frequent day-trips over to Eleuthera in the Bahamas either out of FLL or MIA on our own aircraft. My question is, since I will know most of the crews and rampers personally:
First- can I carry a surfboard in a soft bag through TSA and check it plane-side to ensure it gets handled properlly.?
Second- will boards even fit in the cargo comp of a Saab 340? I have a 5'8" and 5'11".
I'm not looking to make a big trip out of it, so I dont want to have to make my boards bulletproof everytime I go over there. I just want to be able to hop on a plane with my board bag and backpack, surf, and fly home the same day....any insight?