Early Nov. I flew from Manchester, NH to San Francisco RT. Going I have no problem taking a 22" Bodhran In a hard case(it just fit in the overhead, no problems. Coming back I wasn't allowed to take it on as an overhead, because I went over the number of carry on (changed from 2 bags to 1 bag within a 5 day stay). I did managed to stuff it into a big bag & combine them, into the 1 limit bag. They would not insure it so I was damned if I wasn't gonna figure out some way to keep it beside me. I'd have given up all the other stuff first (except my meds. It seemed to me that flying out of a small airport was more laxed than the larger. One thing I didn't feel so keen about was me carrying a very odd shaped artical that has a steel bar for a brace instead of wood & allen wrenches in the case & a head that has a double row of brass tacks. None of this showed up not one question. I was also a walking pharmacy (over 100 pills on my person), not a peep. It was nice I could keep my drum with me but I felt the level of security was about as useful as a goat fart in a rain barrel. Good luck & happy trails, Barry