I have read all the posts on suggestions to you. Years ago there were a lot of featherweights. Some have been lightly used and put out to pasture. Considering the cost of some of the newer featherweights and if you travel by plane, you might want to see if you can get a good used mature machine that if lost would not break the bank. It was just a thought, depending on how you travel and what you can afford to buy.
Carol from NC