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Originally Posted by rickyrhodesii are there any FARs governing small children in airplanes? |
Not really besides useing a car seat for the kids. Other than that they are under the general classification of "passenger". The FARs actually permit carrying kids under 2 in your lap as a passenger, but NEVER will my son ride as a lap baby. Babies can become projectiles very easily. My wife worked a car accident where the baby was in a carrier which was not properly fastened to the car. It went through the winshield and slid 50 ft. The Baby was fine, the adults in the care were far worse.
Other than the car seat thing, just make a few short local flights at first. The kids will probably view it as nothing more than a noisy car ride. On any longer flights, flights in IMC, or busy airspace take another adult to deal with the kids while you concentrate on flying.
I just bought my son a headset, haven't tried it out yet so we will see how that goes. I have used foam earplugs that I cut inhalf lengthwise and put into his ears, he pulled them out before takeoff.