My husband travels with a hight adjustable walking stick with a sharp point under the black rubber tip, the last 10 years or so, and has never had a problem getting it on the plane. He uses it instead of a cane to help him walk around the airport. He needs wheelchair help to get from gate to gate and uses the stick instead of an ordinary cane to get around the gate area. Have never even thought he would have a problem. Maybe we have just been lucky.