Jeffrey's and Cassidy's First Flight

Our kids have been begging me to take them flying since I became a private pilot. I finally got the chance to do so this weekend. Our youngest, Piper, could not go because I did not have an FAA-approved car seat, so I took our older two: Jeffrey and Cassidy. This was their first time flying in a small plane. For Cassidy, it was her first time flying ever!

My wife took a picture of the kids as I performed the pre-flight:

I think they were a little nervous; but once we we're in the air, they we're loving it!

We flew north towards Lake Lanier. On our way, I made sure we flew over our house and neighborhood so that they could see it from the air. They were amazed! Jeffrey could not believe we we're already over Buford in less than 5 minutes after taking off. We did a few circles over Lake Lanier and then headed over to Winder.

At Winder, I did a touch-and-go followed by a full-stop landing. I taxied back and departed towards KLZU. After we landed, Cassidy said she definitely wanted to learn to fly. They both looked like they had just come out of an amusement park!

My wife was a little jealous because I flew the kids around for about an hour whereas she only got to fly for 30 minutes on our lunch trip. I told her that there's always more time to fly in the future! Besides, Piper's first flight is next!