Flying With Your Kids
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Flying With Your Kids
I've seen several posts by folks with young kids. I highly recommend that you get a children's log book for each one. Besides the flight time and destination locations, it also has columns for airplanes they saw on the flight and their favorite part of the flight.
I bought one for my son when he started flying with me back when he was four. Now, he's 24 and a flight instructor at Kansas State University. When he was home this summer, I dug it out and he had a blast reading the entries and reminiscing. Priceless!
I bought one for my son when he started flying with me back when he was four. Now, he's 24 and a flight instructor at Kansas State University. When he was home this summer, I dug it out and he had a blast reading the entries and reminiscing. Priceless!
Terry Gandy
Don't stop flying the plane until it's tied down or the paramedics arrive
Don't stop flying the plane until it's tied down or the paramedics arrive
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That logbook for your children is a good one. Also get them some headsets to protect their hearing.
OLE POKEY
170C
Director:
2012-2018
170C
Director:
2012-2018
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GREAT IDEA! Thanks! (and Thanks from my grandkids!)
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Not just your own kids but ANY kid you happen to give a ride to (IMO)
Our field gives a lot of intro flight to kids (flight school) and I am always surprised when they don't give them a log book afterwards.
An 8 or 9 year old kid just got his first little airplane ride on his birthday, give him a log book so he's got something to hold on to until the next ride!
It would be really neat if AOPA would print up a cheap/free kids log book with a few dozen pages in it for just this occasion.
I would have loved to have on as a kid.
Our field gives a lot of intro flight to kids (flight school) and I am always surprised when they don't give them a log book afterwards.
An 8 or 9 year old kid just got his first little airplane ride on his birthday, give him a log book so he's got something to hold on to until the next ride!
It would be really neat if AOPA would print up a cheap/free kids log book with a few dozen pages in it for just this occasion.
I would have loved to have on as a kid.
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Don't Young Eagles get a logbook?
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
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Only for special occasions.
John
John
John Hess
Past President 2018-2021
President 2016-2018, TIC170A
Vice President 2014-2016, TIC170A
Director 2005-2014, TIC170A
N3833V Flying for Fun
'67 XLH 900 Harley Sportster
EAA Chapter 390 Pres since 2006
K3KNT
Past President 2018-2021
President 2016-2018, TIC170A
Vice President 2014-2016, TIC170A
Director 2005-2014, TIC170A
N3833V Flying for Fun
'67 XLH 900 Harley Sportster
EAA Chapter 390 Pres since 2006
K3KNT
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Every Young Eagles flight is a special occasion at our Chapter they always get a logbook. Bill K.
Polished 48 170 Cat 22 JD 620 & Pug
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My little-est grandchild is Ava.
Ava has cried maybe twice in her entire 5-years. She is one of those children who accepts her restrictions but explores anything/anywhere not denied her.
In April of 2011 we took her to a 170 FLy-In at Brenham, TX where the airport has a 1950's style cafe, complete with bubbling juke-box and teen-aged, pony-tailed waitresses dressed in poodle-skirts, Bobbie-sox and penny-loafers.
You can see how Ava kept her eyes pressed to the rear window almost the entire flight....after much prodding from "Pop-Pop" (me) she finally turned around to face me so I could take her picture. You can see our fellow 170-ers sitting around the table waiting for our hamburgers, chicken-fried steaks smothered in cream gravy, and milk shakes, etc.. (see how Frank is digging in his wallet while asking Becky if she brought any money?) Jamie is reading a children's book to her as Ava waits for her chicken-nuggets and what Ava deliriously enjoyed what the cafe had re-named hush-puppies.... the menu called them "shut-up puppies".
Next to Jamie is one of our Members who owns a B-model. He is one of the maintenance techs at the largest importer of Toyotas, Gulf States Toyota. (They operate a G-5 in the Houston area which he maintains.)
Also present, sitting next to Becky Stephenson is a Member from Corpus Christi, TX with a highly-modified B-model. Next to him is another owner from the Rosenberg area. I'm sorry not to recall the names of these three newest participants in our fly-ins.
After a good-times lunch with friends, Ava is ready to board for the flight back home.
Ava has cried maybe twice in her entire 5-years. She is one of those children who accepts her restrictions but explores anything/anywhere not denied her.
In April of 2011 we took her to a 170 FLy-In at Brenham, TX where the airport has a 1950's style cafe, complete with bubbling juke-box and teen-aged, pony-tailed waitresses dressed in poodle-skirts, Bobbie-sox and penny-loafers.
You can see how Ava kept her eyes pressed to the rear window almost the entire flight....after much prodding from "Pop-Pop" (me) she finally turned around to face me so I could take her picture. You can see our fellow 170-ers sitting around the table waiting for our hamburgers, chicken-fried steaks smothered in cream gravy, and milk shakes, etc.. (see how Frank is digging in his wallet while asking Becky if she brought any money?) Jamie is reading a children's book to her as Ava waits for her chicken-nuggets and what Ava deliriously enjoyed what the cafe had re-named hush-puppies.... the menu called them "shut-up puppies".
Next to Jamie is one of our Members who owns a B-model. He is one of the maintenance techs at the largest importer of Toyotas, Gulf States Toyota. (They operate a G-5 in the Houston area which he maintains.)
Also present, sitting next to Becky Stephenson is a Member from Corpus Christi, TX with a highly-modified B-model. Next to him is another owner from the Rosenberg area. I'm sorry not to recall the names of these three newest participants in our fly-ins.
After a good-times lunch with friends, Ava is ready to board for the flight back home.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Great pictures gahorn. Ava is definately a pilot in the making. Pretty 170, too.
Terry Gandy
Don't stop flying the plane until it's tied down or the paramedics arrive
Don't stop flying the plane until it's tied down or the paramedics arrive
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George
I would venture to say that in another year or so She will give you a run for your money.........can't wait to watch that
W.
I would venture to say that in another year or so She will give you a run for your money.........can't wait to watch that
W.
May there always be and Angel flying with you.
Loyalty above all else except honor.
1942 Stearman 450
1946 Super Champ 7AC
Loyalty above all else except honor.
1942 Stearman 450
1946 Super Champ 7AC
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hilltop170 wrote:Don't Young Eagles get a logbook?
Maybe should have some "170" ones printed up for the young ones
May there always be and Angel flying with you.
Loyalty above all else except honor.
1942 Stearman 450
1946 Super Champ 7AC
Loyalty above all else except honor.
1942 Stearman 450
1946 Super Champ 7AC