Best Airline Portable Scopes

I've used the Pronto/TV-76 combination for years as a good airline portable scope, but have opted for a C5 as a travel companion more recently for reasons of light grasp. In giving up some FOV, I gained alot for objects like M57, M13, M81/M82, M31 and a host of other deep sky gems that 3" just can't give me a big enough taste of. I would say the only object I really miss a good 3" refractor for are really wide objects such as the North American Nebula with a filter. I've pondered just about every other options to gain some aperature without going much over the 6-8 lbs for an OTA range. I found the C6 to be just a little more than my Mircostar and Bogen can handle without the shakes. Would love to check out what anyone's ideal airline scope might be.

Hi,

Perhaps not what you had in mind, but the Uti6 is claimed to be carry on legal, on the company's website (Infinity Scopes).

Regards,

Duane