Althouse: "This is the first aerobatic ride fof my 4yo daughter. She asked me to go in flight and do inverted things. So, we discussed, review the figures and went to fly ;)."

June 18, 2015

"This is the first aerobatic ride fof my 4yo daughter. She asked me to go in flight and do inverted things. So, we discussed, review the figures and went to fly ;)."

40 comments:

Rusty said...: That was adorable. The joyful fearlessness of being four years old.; 6/18/15, 4:42 PM
Larry J said...: I always hoped at least one of my grandchildren would love flying as I do. Unfortunately, we live very far apart and I sold my plane. The pure joy in her laughter is a beautiful thing. She obviously feels safe flying with her father. It won't be long before she wants to take the controls herself and another pilot joins the ranks. Good for her!; 6/18/15, 4:45 PM
rhhardin said...: It's all pretty gentle and he pulled no negative g's.

It looks like a Citabria or some variant. I've lost track of the children of the Aeronca 7AC.

The loop was the most g forces (as you start going up), and that's not too bad.

Kids like being dizzy, for some reason, and so would be naturals.; 6/18/15, 4:46 PM
lemondog said...: Gutsy kid. Total love, faith and trust in Dad to keep her safe.

ps........ I HATE heights!; 6/18/15, 4:53 PM
CWJ said...: Charming.; 6/18/15, 4:54 PM
Ron said...: "Dad! Blow some flares and chaff when we come out of that Split-S and make that Mig behind us auger into the ground! That would be a blast!"; 6/18/15, 4:55 PM
Deb said...: Love the thumbs up at 2:47.; 6/18/15, 4:59 PM
Curious George said...: Cute.; 6/18/15, 5:06 PM
Chris said...: Love the pink headset.; 6/18/15, 5:11 PM
Roughcoat said...: Afterward she played beach volleyball with Maverick, Goose, Iceman, and the rest of the gang.

Sadly, they were all killed in the Battle of Macho Grande. I'll never forget the Battle of Macho Grande *sob*.; 6/18/15, 5:11 PM
Anonymous said...: three rolls, two loops and perhaps an immelman?; 6/18/15, 5:13 PM
madAsHell said...: She made him buy a pink headset??; 6/18/15, 5:13 PM
dix said...: They must have edited out the beginning where he said "don't tell your mother"; 6/18/15, 5:37 PM
Yancey Ward said...: You should see the video where CPS came and took her away.; 6/18/15, 6:30 PM
Eric the Fruit Bat said...: I didn't watch because I don't care and yet I left this comment, go figure.; 6/18/15, 6:31 PM
Jimmy said...: Wow, I needed to see that today, Thank You. The pure joy of the girl- no fear at all, just joy and trust. her laughter was so wonderful to hear. The father must be so proud. the whole video was just a tonic-happiness.; 6/18/15, 6:34 PM
MarkW said...: Encore!; 6/18/15, 7:22 PM
traditionalguy said...: I wonder if the Dayton, Ohio brother Wilbur felt the same way in 1903 when their lift equation and a new aluminum engine first did this trick.; 6/18/15, 7:47 PM
pm317 said...: That was cool. French are cool, unlike some Americans (like the one here who does not like rich people).; 6/18/15, 8:00 PM
Gahrie said...: French are cool, unlike some Americans

He's Canadian, not French.; 6/18/15, 8:10 PM
Bob R said...: He should be ashamed! That's almost as dangerous as taking the kid on 3 mile drive on the DC beltway. Only child abusers would do that!; 6/18/15, 8:24 PM
MadisonMan said...: Any daughter that age will love spending time alone with Dad. The acrobatics were probably just icing on the cake.; 6/18/15, 8:54 PM
Quaestor said...: rhhardin wrote: It looks like a Citabria or some variant.

Bellanca Scout is my guess.; 6/18/15, 8:54 PM
pm317 said...: Any daughter that age will love spending time alone with Dad

Yes. I notice that with my niece's little girl. So, last time I was visiting them, they were trying to get her to drink milk. She was not interested. Then the dad covers his face and fake cries and the little girl runs to him and takes a big gulp. How can a two year old understand empathy and feel that she is making him unhappy?; 6/18/15, 9:19 PM
Emil Blatz said...: I flew in a Citabria back in the 1980's out of Lone Rock (WI). Loads of fun. It belonged to a time share club and not too long after my last flight some joker took it up to show off. He was doing loops of 2000 foot radius under a 3000 foot ceiling. Yup. Crashed into the roof of an empty strip mall setting it afire.; 6/18/15, 9:23 PM
Rusty said...: She'll remember that day for the rest of her life.; 6/18/15, 9:25 PM
Etienne said...: traditionalguy said...I wonder if the Dayton, Ohio brother Wilbur felt the same way in 1903...

Probably not. The brothers were experienced glider pilots years before they installed the engine. With the engine it was just a short hop.; 6/18/15, 10:03 PM
Unknown said...: A joyous child: all the justification the universe needs for it existence.; 6/18/15, 10:54 PM
MathMom said...: If that had been me at 4, or any time since I was born, there would have been two air shows happening - one, the plane, and one, my barf stream. Good on her that she can enjoy all that turning!; 6/19/15, 5:25 AM
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Bart Hall (Kansas, USA) said...: I don't dare show that clip to my 4 yo daughter because ... a) she's already very fond of airplanes, and b) I have spoken Canadian French with her since birth and she'll understand every single word they're saying to each other.

Then she'll want me to do the same thing for her.; 6/19/15, 5:37 AM
tim maguire said...: That was pretty awesome. I wish he'd done subtitles. I'm sure I know generally what she's saying, but still...; 6/19/15, 6:07 AM
sinz52 said...: I envy that little girl.

All my life, I've had a problem with motion sickness (or maybe it's vertigo), though it's gotten much better as an adult.

As a child, I used to get carsick just riding in a car or subway train for more than a half hour. I could never go on any amusement park rides.; 6/19/15, 6:55 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "That was pretty awesome. I wish he'd done subtitles."

I think the main thing she was saying was a French word that needs no translation: "Encore!"; 6/19/15, 7:05 AM
sinz52 said...: To MathMom:

If acrobatic flying wouldn't work for you, then how about skydiving?

This kid took his first skydive at age 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-QUwuTdY2o

(Actually, he looks a little nervous, but that's normal for your first skydive.); 6/19/15, 7:07 AM
Larry J said...: Quaestor said...
rhhardin wrote: It looks like a Citabria or some variant.

Bellanca Scout is my guess.

Probably a Citabria or Decathlon. Bellanca Scouts aren't rated for aerobatics. They're more like Super Cubs on steroids.; 6/19/15, 7:32 AM
dbp said...: Sure, the little tot looks as if she is having fun, but listen to the audio: She is cursing continuously and is so mad that she never asks her dad to, "Excuse my French"!; 6/19/15, 9:59 AM
Bart Hall (Kansas, USA) said...: "Encore" and "Tete a l'envers" which is "head upside down". She just loved the rolls. I decided to show it to my daughter, and her face was incredible.

"Moi aussi, Papa. Moi aussi." Me too, Papa, me too.; 6/19/15, 7:23 PM
holdfast said...: I would love to do that with my boys. They are both complete dare-devils.; 6/19/15, 8:59 PM
zefal said...: I have a niece that I'd push around wildly in a swing when she was about four. She loved it. It was the kind with the amusement park ride like locking bar. About a year later I was pushing her again in it and started to do it in the wild manner as before and she was terrified and started crying. It'd be interesting to see if Lea stays as fearless as she is now.; 6/21/15, 12:19 AM