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AggieMM wrote: [*] Do your due diligence with the Airline and TSA policies before leaving.

I'd go one step further. I'd print out the TSA rules, the airline rules, and federal laws. Specifically print out FOPA.
Realise that the people you're dealing with probably almost never see guns and arent sure what to do. If a supervisor isn't available to too busy, having the printout can help speed things. It can also help correct a supervisor if they are wrong, and encourage them to check into something.

Also, identifying that a case contains a firearm is against federal law.

Don't let them do it.

Can you take pictures of this?

I'm more of a visual learner

I do something similar but it only works for bags with the little extend-a-handle.

One piece of advice:
Make sure you're filling out the little card saying your firearm is unloaded.

Twice, I was asked to fill out the form allowing LEO's to board a plane armed.