Flying with small kids

On Fri, 06 May 2005 00:58:58 GMT, Bill G wrote:

Anyone have any experience taking small children flying for the first
time?

Did the kids start screaming the minute the wheels left the pavement
or were they pretty calm?

Bill

Hi Bill,

My niece and nephew have been up with me at the young age of 1 1/2. First
trip was just around the pattern to see what their reaction would be.

Big mistake *smile* as my nephew lives and breathes airplane. My niece now
looks at it as "just another way of getting around".

Both were calm the first time, though the first time my nephew squawked
about getting in the plane. He didn't like the slope of the wing, and was
too "independent" to accept help. Once in, not a problem. We had bought a
child size headset, and he didn't mind it at all.

Both kids on their first cross country were great. It was a one hour
flight and right at 50 minutes, they did get fidgety, but once they felt
the plane start to descend, they seem to understand the trip was almost
over. Both wore headsets without any discomforts or problems.

Hope this helps.

Allen