SixPapaCharlie
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Took our first family flight in the new plane yesterday and It couldn't have been more perfect.
Until we started our descent back home
It was night, ATC was busy, There was a 150 hobbling back on one magnito and my little girl starts screaming. I mean she was in major pain.
I am struggling to not be a dad at this point and just be PIC (That is hard) I wanted to climb back up, hold her hand, and tell her sweet things but I hit the iso switch to put her on ignore.
I could hear her screaming still just in the plane as we got lower and lower on final. You just want to reach back and hold their hand or something.
She is at this point too young to understand a valasalva. We tried but she just held her nose and blew air out her mouth (which was funny. I mean "hold your nose and blow"... She did.) We gave her gum thinking swallowing would help but no dice there.
I know she was having sinus issues earlier in the day but it has been years since I have had that experience. I recall having major ear pain as a kid but that was on SWA so we are talking what 8k feet pressurized?
Last night we were 5500 descending to ~1000 field elevation. She is not a drama queen so I know she must have really been hurting.
Any tips for little ears on planes?
On the flight out she slept so it was pleasant. Gave big brother a chance to have some fun w/ the selfie too.
Until we started our descent back home
It was night, ATC was busy, There was a 150 hobbling back on one magnito and my little girl starts screaming. I mean she was in major pain.
I am struggling to not be a dad at this point and just be PIC (That is hard) I wanted to climb back up, hold her hand, and tell her sweet things but I hit the iso switch to put her on ignore.
I could hear her screaming still just in the plane as we got lower and lower on final. You just want to reach back and hold their hand or something.
She is at this point too young to understand a valasalva. We tried but she just held her nose and blew air out her mouth (which was funny. I mean "hold your nose and blow"... She did.) We gave her gum thinking swallowing would help but no dice there.
I know she was having sinus issues earlier in the day but it has been years since I have had that experience. I recall having major ear pain as a kid but that was on SWA so we are talking what 8k feet pressurized?
Last night we were 5500 descending to ~1000 field elevation. She is not a drama queen so I know she must have really been hurting.
Any tips for little ears on planes?
On the flight out she slept so it was pleasant. Gave big brother a chance to have some fun w/ the selfie too.
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