Matronics Email Lists :: View topic - Infant carseat in the -10

Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists

Get Email Distribution Too! FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register

Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in

Infant carseat in the -10

Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> RV10-List

View previous topic :: View next topic

Author Message

rv10rob(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:12 pm Post subject: Infant carseat in the -10

Just a few weeks away from our first kid, and I'm already thinking about flying him around.  I test fit our infant (rear-facing) carseat today, and am not happy with how the lap belt of my 4-point system secures the seat (see picture).  I'd rather not have the buckle in the middle.  Ideally I'd use the seat base, but my seatbelt doesn't get short enough to make the base work.  What have others done?

  

Thanks in advance for the help...

 

-Rob

-- 



Rob Kochman

RV-10 Flying since March 2011

 Woodinville, WA

 http://kochman.net/N819K

- The Matronics RV10-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List

carseat_sm.jpg

Description:

Filesize:

686.46 KB

Viewed:

2193 Time(s)

ScooterF15

Joined: 19 Jun 2006
Posts: 136

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 1:56 am Post subject: Infant carseat in the -10

For starters, I wasn't allowed to take them flying until age 1. Not my

decision, but that's about when we could trust them to keep the

headset on, so it worked out. By then we had graduated to the forward

facing seat. Still challenging to install with the standard Van's 4

point seatbelts, but not too bad. My 4 year old now uses just a

booster seat which is infinitely less effort. In the past it has been

a lot of work transfering the seats from the car to the plane to the

pilot car at our destination back to the plane... Looking forward to

leaving that behind.



-Jim



On 5/21/12, Rob Kochman <rv10rob(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Just a few weeks away from our first kid, and I'm already thinking about

 flying him around.  I test fit our infant (rear-facing) carseat today, and

 am not happy with how the lap belt of my 4-point system secures the seat

 (see picture).  I'd rather not have the buckle in the middle.  Ideally I'd

 use the seat base, but my seatbelt doesn't get short enough to make the

 base work.  What have others done?



 Thanks in advance for the help...



 -Rob



 --

 Rob Kochman

 RV-10 Flying since March 2011

 Woodinville, WA

 http://kochman.net/N819K




	


-- 

Sent from my mobile device

- The Matronics RV10-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List

jesse(at)saintaviation.co
Guest

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:15 am Post subject: Infant carseat in the -10

When is the baby due? My wife should be having a little girl around June 19th. Not exactly our first, but precious just the same. 

We have only had a baby in the plane once. We strapped in the infant carrier without the base. We have the standard Vans 4-point harnesses and it was adequate. 



Jesse SaintI-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org (jesse(at)itecusa.org)

www.itecusa.org

www.mavericklsa.com

C: 352-427-0285

O: 352-465-4545

F: 815-377-3694

Sent from my iPhone

On May 21, 2012, at 12:07 AM, Rob Kochman <rv10rob(at)gmail.com (rv10rob(at)gmail.com)> wrote:



[quote]Just a few weeks away from our first kid, and I'm already thinking about flying him around.  I test fit our infant (rear-facing) carseat today, and am not happy with how the lap belt of my 4-point system secures the seat (see picture).  I'd rather not have the buckle in the middle.  Ideally I'd use the seat base, but my seatbelt doesn't get short enough to make the base work.  What have others done?

  

Thanks in advance for the help...

 

-Rob

-- 



Rob Kochman

RV-10 Flying since March 2011

 Woodinville, WA

 http://kochman.net/N819K



 

<carseat_sm.jpg>

[b]

- The Matronics RV10-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List

rv10rob(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:32 pm Post subject: Infant carseat in the -10

Thanks, guys... I may try getting the Van's harness to see whether it works better.  How short can you make one side of the lap belt?  Would prefer the buckle to be on the side, rather in the middle.

 

 Baby is due June 12.  We're really excited.  When we do start flying, the plan is to have my wife in the other back seat with him.

 

-Rob

 

do not archive

 On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 3:14 AM, Jesse Saint <jesse(at)saintaviation.com (jesse(at)saintaviation.com)> wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   When is the baby due? My wife should be having a little girl around June 19th. Not exactly our first, but precious just the same. 

We have only had a baby in the plane once. We strapped in the infant carrier without the base. We have the standard Vans 4-point harnesses and it was adequate. 

 

Jesse SaintI-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org (jesse(at)itecusa.org)

www.itecusa.org

www.mavericklsa.com

 C: [url=tel:352-427-0285]352-427-0285[/url]

O: [url=tel:352-465-4545]352-465-4545[/url]

F: [url=tel:815-377-3694]815-377-3694[/url]

 



Sent from my iPhone

On May 21, 2012, at 12:07 AM, Rob Kochman <rv10rob(at)gmail.com (rv10rob(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

 

 	  Quote: 	
		  Just a few weeks away from our first kid, and I'm already thinking about flying him around.  I test fit our infant (rear-facing) carseat today, and am not happy with how the lap belt of my 4-point system secures the seat (see picture).  I'd rather not have the buckle in the middle.  Ideally I'd use the seat base, but my seatbelt doesn't get short enough to make the base work.  What have others done?

   

Thanks in advance for the help...

 

-Rob

-- 



Rob Kochman

RV-10 Flying since March 2011

 Woodinville, WA

 http://kochman.net/N819K



 

<carseat_sm.jpg>

	
  	  Quote: 	
		  



get="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List

tp://forums.matronics.com

_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution



	




	


-- 

Rob Kochman

RV-10 Flying since March 2011

 Woodinville, WA

 http://kochman.net/N819K



  [quote][b]

- The Matronics RV10-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List

Display posts from previous:

	Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> RV10-List	All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Page 1 of 1

Jump to:

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum