I am a VFR pilot with a 6 month old son. He loves to fly and doesn't mind the noise.
My wife and I are debating flying from Colorado to Toledo OH to visit family for Christmas. I have made this trip several times but always in the summer.
My concern is the low ceilings and generally cruddy weather than can occur in the winter. I have several days of flexibility with my vacation time, so I'm not concerned with being rushed, but at the same time I don't want to spend a week in a hotel in Iowa waiting for weather to clear.
A secondary concern is my son. I might be tempted to fly high to get more favorable winds, but I assume small children would be more susceptible to hypoxia than my wife and I. Not to mention that even though he enjoys flights in the local area he might get motion sickness.
Suggestions? How fast does cruddy weather moves in when it does get nasty out? As I recall from my childhood, this weather can linger several days. I am not nearly concerned about this as about the baby though.
My wife and I are debating flying from Colorado to Toledo OH to visit family for Christmas. I have made this trip several times but always in the summer.
My concern is the low ceilings and generally cruddy weather than can occur in the winter. I have several days of flexibility with my vacation time, so I'm not concerned with being rushed, but at the same time I don't want to spend a week in a hotel in Iowa waiting for weather to clear.
A secondary concern is my son. I might be tempted to fly high to get more favorable winds, but I assume small children would be more susceptible to hypoxia than my wife and I. Not to mention that even though he enjoys flights in the local area he might get motion sickness.
Suggestions? How fast does cruddy weather moves in when it does get nasty out? As I recall from my childhood, this weather can linger several days. I am not nearly concerned about this as about the baby though.