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We report a case of a previously healthy 54-year-old patient who sustained a small traumatic hemopneumothorax (10% by the Collins formula1) and multiple rib fractures after a biking accident while on vacation. The patient was initially treated conservatively and then had a chest drain with Heimlich valve inserted a week later to allow him to fly home unaccompanied on a long-distance commercial flight. No complications were reported. We discuss the need for chest drain with Heimlich valve in such cases.