Flying With A Capless Fountain Pen - Ok Or A Big Mess?

[piblondin]

Does anyone have experience flying with an inked, capless fountain pen. I'm wondering if I can take my Lamy Dialog 3 on an airplane and not land with a huge mess in my bag. Any thoughts on or experience with this?

 

Thanks!

[deepak23]

Keep it in your pocket upright and you should be OK. My vp with a full cart behaved well. Not sure how the con 20 with the squeeze filter would do.

[Sasha Royale]

NOT IN THE BAG !

[piblondin]

NOT IN THE BAG !

Meaning don't fly with it? I keep my 2000 and Studio in my bag and haven't had any troubles with either one.

[fabri00]

 

Meaning don't fly with it? I keep my 2000 and Studio in my bag and haven't had any troubles with either one.

You need to have a full cartridge in your pen, and to keep the pen upright.

Once you keep the pen upright during flight, the chances of having problems are very much reduced.

If you keep your pen in your bag, you cannot be allways sure about the pen position.

[lynxcat]

flying with your pen stored horizontally isn't any guarantee of an inky mess, you might get lucky --- but it's definitely asking for trouble. if there's any reasonable way to store it nib up during the flight instead, do that. or just carry lots of paper towels, ink won't kill you after all.

[piblondin]

Storing nib up in my bag during flights is easy and what I've done in the past with capped FPs.

[Bklyn]

I will pray for you...