Flying with sewing machine
I have flown to and from Trinidad to the UK carrying my Pfaff 2170 (without embroidery unit) in an overhead locker sized wheelie bag. I must admit it was a tad heavy (11kgs) but I managed alone. The only problem I had was leaving Trinidad where they asked me to take out the needle I had left in the machine, however they didn't say anything about the pack of 5 I had in the accessory box! No real problems anywhere else, I had it well wrapped with bubble wrap in the hard case but did have to open it up to show the customs people on 2 occasions. I certainly wouldn't put it in the checked in baggage if you don't have the original packing box and I suspect that is the case here with an older machine, as they really don't take much care with stuff even if marked 'Fragile'. However I also carried the adjustable legs and an extra pole for my Little Gracie II frame from the UK to Oman but they had to go through checked and were fine but they were VERY well wrapped up. Hope that helps.