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[misshinryu]

Positional. Situational. But, there are some general tactics and strategies that do cross-apply.

Such as? Were they already listed?
I know a guy who brings his Surefire flashlight in his briefcase  on the plane. The light has "teeth" around the beam area. Surprised that they allow it on. I use a wooden kubuton. One TSA guy picked it up and asked me what it was. "A keychain" I said. He said it looks like a kubuton. I shrug my shouldersa nd he hands it back. I understand that if I would have said it was a kubuton, he would have taken it.
Another, man I know takes a padlock with cord wrapped around it, on the plane. How creative.

[Nick Hughes]

Well we're getting off track here but I've always had a padlock (to lock the zips on my carry on bag) and a steel bike lock cable (plastic wrapped to tie said bag up because the zip popped).  Get on the plane, lock the padlock(s) onto the cable and you're good to go.

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[Hock]

Such as? Were they already listed?

No, not listed here.
Actually it takes up a whole chapter in Training Mission Two book on searching with and without lights. Too long to list here. And some information sources can fill two and three day courses in police and military training!

On the flashlight? The guy I know has a small plastic flashlight and gets on a plane all the time. I am talking about cheap-plastic looking one. Several off-duty officers I know ALWAYS carry small, expensive flashlights. Just in case they need them. On planes too. I guess, it becomes obvious they have a flashlight and on they go. But they are palm-sized.

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[TwoGun]

I'm a huge believer in carry a small flashlight.  I have both one of the expensive, high intensity lights and the less expensive garden variety.  I always travel with one, even on a plane and normally don't have any trouble getting on with one.  I was once in a hotel and the power went out something was causiing a great deal of smoke to occur.  While there was emergency lights at various places it was pretty sparce and not all of them worked.  I was 14 stories up.  After that expericne I make it a practice to always take my own light with me.

The high intensity job will make you flinch if your eye are accustomed to the darkenss, every time.  What's more it somebody makes you nervous and shine the light directly into thier face it will give you the oppertunity to better asses what is going on while they are reacting to being temporarly blinded. And if you have jumpe dthe gun, there is no law (at least that I know of) that you can be chaged with breaking by shining a light at someone.

One manufactuer even has classes for using thier high intensity lights for personal defense.  I understand that it is desinged for civilians and is a one day class rather then one designed for armed persons.  For people who won't or can't carry a firearm this is pretty good idea.