Raising Kids Propper-Like

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 03:53 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A video showcases a young boy's immense joy and laughter during an aerobatic flight in an RV-7, piloted by his older brother.
The boy's enthusiastic reaction to every g-load change suggests a strong potential for him to become a pilot in the future.
The RV-7 is noted as an "Experimentally Built aircraft" capable of aerobatics, emphasizing the universal appeal of "fun flying" beyond standard LSA limits.

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While looking for images for my RV-12 post the other day, I came across the smile-worthy video below.

It was put up on YouTube by an RV-7 owner who treated his little brother to a flight, with some aerobatics thrown in for grins, and what a delight to see the sheer joy on the little guy’s face: no matter what maneuver his big brother pulled in that RV, as soon as he felt the g-load change, he started laughing. My guess is this is one of those future pilots who will be soloing and getting his ticket at the earliest possible age.

FYI, technically speaking the RV-7 is an Experimentally Built aircraft and performs way beyond the LSA envelope. But hey…fun flying is fun flying.

Enjoy!

jlawrence

""If it flies, it's cool"" pretty much nails the ethos of James Lawrence. Milestones along the taxiway include boyhood obsessions with airplane models and science fiction; first flight lesson at 15 (Piper Cub); cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy, (class of '67); sailplane lessons in the California desert when he could afford it; built and flew his first hang glider (1973); magazine and book author and actor (TJ on tv's SWAT); former Editor (Ultralight Aircraft, Outdoor Photographer, Plane & Pilot); freelance writer/photographer since 1992; current LSA Editor-at-Large. Rents a local Piper Cub in Great Barrington; still loves the sky, from ground and air.