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I have had a PPL for about four years. I was married two and a half years ago and now have a 14 month old son. Before my wife and I were married we made some wonderful trips that really hooked her on flying (Williamsburg Va. sightseeing, Canada fishing, Outer Banks camping Martha's Vinyard and Cape Cod sightseeing to name a few). After we were married and when she was 7 1/2 months pregnant with our son we flew to Martha's Vinyard for the day in a Cessna 172 and had a wonderful time. The baby also flies with us. This past spring when he was only 6 months old we took him to Bar Harbor Me. for a long weekend and this fall he went with us to Lake Lanier Ga.. Now, at fourteen months, he is starting to talk, and one of his first words was something that resembled airplane as he saw one in the sky (or was that my imagination).
As others have mentioned, I would make sure to involve the family in your flying from the start. Make it something that brings you together with them rather than isolating you from them. Other tips on traveling with todlers; provide them with good ear protection (we use a child headset for out todler),since a todler's ability to equalize pressure is limited make climbs and decents very gradually and make sure the child uses a pacifier during altitude changes. Also when traveling with the family plan frequent stops.
Flying has been a wonderful family experience for us and I would highly recommend it to others. Remember, when flying for fun, don't be in a hurry!!
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