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1. Hand luggage is the only appropriate place to pack your helm. Aside: Things that belong in your checked baggage include your camping cutlery, Allen keys and veil pins. Not that we'd know of course

2. Travel with a non-fighting consort. Unload your excess baggage into suitcase of said consort, preferably at the airport. Mothers of household members are also useful for this purpose.

3. To allow you to easily identify your packaged shield, be sure to draw your heraldry on the outside

4. Ensure you arrive at the airport at least two hours before your departure time, as the check-in chick will have to laugh hard, then insist you check your sword and shield as fragile baggage. Think about it. NB: remember to remove the fragile tag off your shield before entering the list, else you look like a big girlie.

5. Run a sweepstake for the winner of the Who Can Get Closest To The Baggage Limit Without Going Over It competion. Refer step 2. The winner on the Melbourne to Launceston leg was Conan weighing in at 19.8kg, mostly due to the approx 5kg unloaded into the baggage of his poor consort, incidently her bag weighed 22kg. The Launceston to Melbourne leg was won by said poor consort, who having palmed the remainder of his gear off, weighed in at exactly 19.9kg. Yay me. This was still not the 11kg it had weighed at home.

6. Take goofy photos at airport. Ensure you do not attempt to take photos of the security people's shocked expression on discovering contents of hand luggage. No sense of humour. Seriously. Realise later you could've taken the same photo from the other side of the foodcourt usign the zoom. Resolve to do so next time.

7. If you are fighting, it is MANDARTORY to wear black tracksuit pants and boots. Boots must be worn on the plane to conserve baggage room. If you can manage to look like the Terminator at the same time, so much the better...

8. Be sure to naff around the food court long enough that you get to see the final call flashing on the moniter. Do not panic, as you still have half an hour to get to the gate. Remind yourself it is a budget airline.

Clockwise from front left: Aedan, Conan, Isibeal, Eoghann, Angelina, Angie, Hugh and Meabhdh

L-R Conan, Isibeal and Angelina

9. Flying is fun, unless you're Isibeal.

If you are under a month old, you will find flying to be very little hassle.

Absolutely do not mention anything about parts falling off the aircraft, definately not in the hearing of said not happy people.

Little Angie

10. Realise that the $60 you've coughed up only gets you 47 minutes in the air, therefore costing you more than a $1 a minute. Marvel at the fact that by the time you get up, it's time to come down.

11. When disembarking, please take the time to take in the sights. If Launceston is your destination, realise that will consist mostly of String. And tarmac. Which you must walk along, as it is still approx 1978.

12. Surprise the local royalty with your presence. Be sure to organise your own transport, as said local royalty will no doubt be slightly stressed trying to nut out who's arriving on which plane, and where they've gone.

Clockwise from left: Isibeal, Aedan, Meadhbh and Hugh

13. Arrive on site. Will it never be dawn???!!!!!! Prepare for tourney. Loudly. With much giggling. Make sure it is close to midnight, for the most amusement value. Be sure to indulge in a little cardboard frisbee. The bigger the frisbee, the better. Suggest packing cardboard from bunny round. Goes good. Ensure court is not taking place.