Hints for parents of 13 year old student pilot?

Jay Honeck wrote:

My son, age 13, is planning to take flight lessons this summer.

My only advice is to go for it. Ok, so he *can't* solo for a few years. If you
wait until he can, there's a good chance that he'll be more interested in abusing
your ears with his idea of how to play a guitar or mooning over some girl. Let
him do what he can, and, if he loses interest, he'll have more to come back to
later than a vague memory of how Papa took him flying as a kid.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote:

My only advice is to go for it. Ok, so he *can't* solo for a few years. If you
wait until he can, there's a good chance that he'll be more interested in abusing
your ears with his idea of how to play a guitar or mooning over some girl. Let
him do what he can, and, if he loses interest, he'll have more to come back to
later than a vague memory of how Papa took him flying as a kid.

On my last flight I let my little four-year-old think she was flying
the airplane. "Left turn! Yay!" "Right Turn! Yay!"

People tell me that she'll never let go of that interest, having
developed it at such an early age. If so, then I should not have a
problem keeping her interested in flying, because she'll do it all on
her own.

Rob

On my last flight I let my little four-year-old think she was flying
the airplane. "Left turn! Yay!" "Right Turn! Yay!"

My son started flying the plane about age 4, too.

The only danger is that flying can become so commonplace, they forget how
special it is. Both of my kids have gone through period where they were
jaded about flying, simply because we do it so much.

Of course, that's when it's time to give them some right seat time, which
usually does the trick. (But it ain't always easy, getting my wife -- also
a pilot -- to relinquish that seat! :-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In rec.aviation.piloting Jay Honeck wrote:
Of course, that's when it's time to give them some right seat time, which
usually does the trick. (But it ain't always easy, getting my wife -- also
a pilot -- to relinquish that seat! :-)

How about Mary in the left seat, and your son in the right?



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How about Mary in the left seat, and your son in the right?

Actually, the only time we've done that it was my DAUGHTER in the right
seat, Mary in the left seat, and us guys in the back.

It felt very, very strange!

But Mary's always welcome to do so -- she just never wants to.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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On my last flight I let my little four-year-old think she was flying
the airplane. "Left turn! Yay!" "Right Turn! Yay!"

My son started flying the plane about age 4, too.

The only danger is that flying can become so commonplace, they forget how
special it is. Both of my kids have gone through period where they were
jaded about flying, simply because we do it so much.

Keep increasing their participation on each flight to where by the time
they're 15 they're doing most everything.