# Question about power wheel chairs and air travel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-power-wheel-chairs-and-air-travel/732841>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 28, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-power-wheel-chairs-and-air-travel/732841 "2015-09-28T15:29:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-power-wheel-chairs-and-air-travel/732841/21 "2015-09-30T17:33:07Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> My Jazzy weighs a good 250 pounds, and unless the controller is turned on and the joystick moved, the wheels are damned difficult to budge

While in the cargo hold of a moving airplane, it’s not difficult to budge at all.

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