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Assuming all goes well with my checkride, I should be a pilot within the next two months.
My girlfriend has two children, ages 9 (girl) and 6 (boy). They've each been for one ride with my instructor and I. Once I'm certificated, I'd like to take trips with the four of us.
My question is, what are some ways you've engaged kids in the process of flying?
List compiled with the help of the POA community:
My girlfriend has two children, ages 9 (girl) and 6 (boy). They've each been for one ride with my instructor and I. Once I'm certificated, I'd like to take trips with the four of us.
My question is, what are some ways you've engaged kids in the process of flying?
List compiled with the help of the POA community:
- Have them help plan the flight on the sectional
- Play a game: for each aircraft they can point out in the air before you see them, they get $1
- Get each of them a youth headset they can call their own
- Get them a monogrammed headset/fight bag
- I Spy game with objects on the ground
- Let them be the official photographer for the flight
- Let them fly the plane as age permits
- Involve them in the pre-flight (double check their work!)
- Get them some aviation apparel, possibly personalized with the airplane they fly or a caricature
- A tour of a control tower
- Aviation museum
- Have them call your speeds on takeoff: "50,,,,60,,,,65 - rotate, positive climb, best rate is xx."
- In-flight movie
- Buy or create a Passenger's Log Book and log each leg of their flights
- Tune the radios (and talk, if old enough)
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