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Old July 8th 05, 12:30 AM
Jim Burns
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I wonder if at age 11, the FAA still wants Jay to position Becca backwards
in that booster seat???

"Chris G." nospam@noemail wrote in message
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Be VERY careful about booster seats! In many cases, they are not
permitted per FAA regs. This month's AOPA magazine has a very good
article about child restraint devices and how/where to seat children in
airplanes, specifically dealing with GA.

chris


Michelle P wrote:
Jay,
Have you tried a booster style seat for Becca? If she can see over the
panel her interest may rise.
Michelle

Jay Honeck wrote:

Radio work Jay. First easy step, have him announce your taxi
progress on
unicom. Work with him a little prior to getting in the plane. Next
step,
initial call ups after freq changes while using flight following.
Nothing
complicated, just report on the freq at what ever altitude. After

that,
coach him on pattern announcements.



Great minds think alike, Jim. Joe's been practicing on the radio for
the last few months.

We flew last night as per Michelle's recommendation. Joe and I on
the flight out, Bec and Mary on the flight back. It worked out pretty
well, although Becca still can't see over the dashboard, so all of her
flying is IFR.... :-)

Joe did okay, but usually I can let him get us down to about 50 feet
off the runway before I take over. We had a wicked cross wind, with
MUCH higher winds at altitude, so he was having a terrible time
keeping the runway in its proper place in the patter -- so I took over
at 1000 AGL.

All in all, an enjoyable flight for all, and I got to sit in the back
and enjoy the limitless leg room that sitting behind two 5 footers
allows!