My Daughters First Flight in the family J-3! Finally took Amelia up in the Cub. She loved it.
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- Опубликовано: 3 май 2024
- My two older daughters started flying with me at the age of four. The twins seemed to want to take their time and wait until they were really ready. The thing about the Cub is, it's a vintage aircraft, it's loud, it's drafty, you can't see much, and it's tandem seating, so it is a bit more intimidating than, say, a 172. What makes the Cub intimidating to a child is also what makes it so magical when they first get up. The smiles and pure joy on my girls' faces are priceless. This is what makes flying in your personal aircraft with your kids so much fun. It's general aviation at it's best. They literally reach out and touch the sky and are able to experience flight in one of the purest forms, in a vintage taildragger. The hope is that all four of my daughters learn to fly, but at this stage, I just want to introduce it to them and get them comfortable with flying with me.
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As a father this video brought a lump to my throat...seeing the sheer joy in this little girls' face and hearing her sweet little voice as she told her father: "This is the best day, ever!"
That little girl is God's gift on earth
I used to take my daughter flying at that age. She's now 25 and a licensed pilot herself. In my family she is the 4th generation to become a pilot, but she is the first girl to get her license. These are priceless memories to have with our kids, thanks for sharing yours with the rest of us.
That's awesome. I used to take my teen daughters flying back last time I was current, about 20 years back. They learned to fly, we all had a great time. It's a special bond 🙂
Wasn’t blessed with kids but as an international airline pilot and an occasional glider pilot, videos like this put a smile on my face..
congrats.. she’ll always cherish that day!
❤️ ❤️
Thank you!
When this little princess grows up and has children, she will show her children how she spent an incredibly beautiful time with their grandfather with this video. What a great memory.
I totally agree. She absorbs flight as a natural phenomenon, just one more remarkable thing humans can do.
I never had such luck but I loved aviation as long as I knew it and enjoyed being a pilot more than almost anything.
God bless her she is wonderful
It's wonderful that an 83-year-old plane can give so much joy to a young child. The result of an excellently designed and very well piloted machine.
THIS ❤️ is what it's all about! I was actually crying tears of joy as I watched this video. It brought back memories of my grandfather and his love of aviation... a passion I share with him and his memory ❤️. Sadly, I never got to fly in his J-3 Cub. A terrible thunderstorm struck 8A6 Wilgrove Airpark while he was out of town on business, and many airplanes were destroyed by the extreme winds. His was one of them. Watching your sweet flight with your daughter made me think of what could've been for my grandfather and me once. 😊 Thank you so much, Joe, for creating and sharing this special video. You and your family will always cherish this beautiful day. May God bless you always 🙏 ❤️
Thanks Glenn!
Me to! I used to fly with my gramps in his Aeronca. Now I fly it. After I got signed off to fly it (insurance checkout) I had to gather my composure before my 1st solo.
My goodness, I loved every second of that, she is sooo cute and sweet, great job dad in explaining and nurturing her first flight, due to poor health I no longer fly, enjoy every flight as your last.
Me too. Tears of joy in remembrance! Oh to be young again!
This is exactly how I was introduced to Flying my dad had a cub 1947 I think. I know it had a Franklin engine. I was about the same age as this little girl.
I sat in the front seat couldn't see anything out the front windshield had to look out the sides my dad was 6 ft 5 so i had his long legs next to me.
I earned my pilot's license at 18 years old and ended up becoming a commercial pilot.
I still remember taking my dad up few months before I had my license shortly before he died. I still don't regret bending the rules. No radio, no lights, no Electric System, a simpler time.
This Cub came with a Franklin originally from the factory.
Two things that I remember was the fuel indicator. A bent wire that came out of the fuel cap on top of the engine cowling. When flying with the doors open. Your stall warning indicator was the lower door raising up as you were approaching a stall.
When i was little, my Dad took me flying in his Cessna 172 many years ago
Flying with her dad will be a memory that will stay with her forever!
I hope so!
Y cuando sea abuela loa nietos le preguntarán ¿Hiciste éso en éso? ❤😊
😮It'll also stay with her Dad forever. I have those memories with my oldest daughter who will be 54 this year.
Looks like it will become a normal thing in here life because she will definitely do it with him countless times more. Also, her dad infected her with the flying bug. She will never get rid of it.
There is nothing more heart warming than to watch the world through a young girls eyes.
“Best day ever”!!! What a special daddy daughter moment!! Thanks for sharing this special video Joe!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
The first time I went up in with my Dad in his plane, was about the same age.....I cried seeing this!!!! Now I fly 777's and others all over the world.....You should get this quote for her room, like my father did. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." ......She is so precious and she will always remember this! And my dad was a B-17 Pilot at the age of 23!
My dad was a flyer in WWII. When I was about 3 (1953) my dad took me flying in a J 3 Cub much like yours. What a thrill. It changed my life. Thanks for the video and the memory. Your daughters will remember this forever. Beautiful, just Beautiful!
Thanks for watching
She's a natural! Won't be long til she's got you sitting in the front seat Joe. Brilliant stuff...
I hope so!!
Yea I can see that 🙂
You had me after pancakes. Pure gold. Brought back lots of great memories flying with my mom and dad just a bit older than Amilia. We all need to take notes on her pure joy of just running around in a circle on the grass.
Really seems to be the simple things they enjoy the most.
@@BananasssssssssIsn’t that the truth! You can buy them a toy or something and they’ll ignore the toy and make a fort out of the box the toy came in, and move into it! I😂
Retired pilot here, I remember my Dad and I flying our J-3 together on Sunday mornings, best days of my life!
Hopefully my girls look back and think the same
@@Bananasssssssss I’m sure they will! Our Sunday morning breakfast at the air park was our tradition and later my wife enjoyed that tradition with us. Beautify Cub by the way, mine needs a total rebuild, my retirement project!
This is the best thing I've ever seen on RUclips. Dad took me up in his Taylorcraft when I was about that age. I will never forget that ride. Neither will she.
"Are we flying now?" - love it from I'm scared to best day ever , this is fun
- brings back memories of flying with my father when I was a kid.
I remember the first time he made a bank turn. I looked down out the window and was scared. So I leaned way over against my dad. He said, "Are you scared?" -
unlike this precious, honest girl who said she was scared,
I said , "No, I just wanted to see out your window".
I think I was 5 years old.
The way she touched her dad's face. Beautiful.
A moment to treasure forever. Daddy's and their little girls have a special bond and it's so cool to give them experiences like this. 🥰
This was so precious my teeth fell out!
This is precious. What a great Daddy Daughter moment.
Thank you! She keeps asking me to go flying again, huge success!
Moments like this is what makes life worthwhile.
Videos of the joy of a child are the best thing to find on RUclips. Thank you very much.
Thank you!
Whe she said "The Best Day Ever" my heart melted, bless her ♥️
This is adorable a real father and daughter moment.
Thank you!!
@Bananasssssssss it reminded me of the times with my daughter I spent every minute I could with her.
Cherish every moment because before you know it their a young woman. My daughter now is a midwife and she love me to bits and often reflects on our time together.
Would change a thing.
Have a lovely life.
Stephen H.
@@stephenhodkinson7707 thank you for sharing!
@@Bananasssssssss ❤️
Have 2 boys about her age. Actually made me tear up a little when she said 'best day ever'. That's literally my favorite thing to hear. Good on you dad!
I can't tell you the emotions that this brings back to me.
Flying with Daddy is something this little girl will always remember. I am 61 years old, and my Daddy had a J3 Cub when I was Little and flying with him are some of my most wonderful memories.
4 years ago, I took my youngest grandson Mike up in my RV6 for his first flight ever. The noise he made when I built speed and did a pull-up at the end of the runway made my 20 year build effort totally worthwhile!
I've never watched a video of yours. I don't have a daughter.
This video makes me smile and feel filled with joy.
What a wonderful way to preserve and cherish your memories...
Thank you! Sincerely appreciate that!
My first aviation memory was information with my Dad’s 210. I was with my mom in her bonanza. My sisters was screaming for her mommy and remained just terrified. Meanwhile my mom was flopping the controls over to my side so I could see how the controls worked. I had to stand on the see]at to see outside. We flew up to Myrtle Beach to stay at a nice hotel on the beach.
My granddad taught my mother in 37. My dad learned in a hurry to fly B17’s in 42.
This month, I’ve had my license for 51 years. Flight kinda sticks to your ribs and you can’t stop.
This lassie’s pink heads are so cute.
Well done Joe! That’s definitely what life’s all about!
I remember the first time I flew with my dad in our J-3 Cub.. I was 5 in 1949; we flew out of Hawthorne Municipal where had built his first hanger and machine shop.The Cub is still flying today out of El Monte Airport. I don’t remember how long we flew but I was hooked and continued to fly with him until he died in 1963 when I was 19. I never got my license or never went up in another private plane.
The many hours I spent with him in our various planes and doing many hours with my hands and feet on the controls is and will be always the greatest time I ever spent with him.
What a great dad! And might I say, that is one of the sweetest looking J-3 Cubs I have ever seen. You are one very blessed man!
Wow, thank you!
I may not word this right so bare with me. The thing I love about this is your setting the foundation for her on how her future man should treat her with respect, caring, concern and love. THAT is a true FATHERs job, hats off to you my man.....
Best wishes for you all and safe flying.
Thank you for this Patrick, it's sincerely appreciated.
Patrick, thank you for saying that. It was the first thing that came to my mind when the video started. Dad has made quite an impression on his daughter in her formative years. God bless you all.🙏
@@gwenjones8 Thx, I just had to, I just feel a lot of parents now a days don't realize just how much kids unconditionally trust and respect their parents, I felt Joe was not taking advantage of that and he was continuing to ensure her she could trust him, he knows the dangers, her not so much. Hopefully she will continue to look for these qualities in people she meets in her life. I'm rambling now so I'll zip it. Peace to all.
@@Patrick42567 👍🙂
I can't believe this little girl is a spitting image of my daughter Samantha when she was 3......it felt like a lump in my throat to see this beautiful family....Samantha, she is 50 now...
I can't think of a more wonderful way to introduce the next generation to the joys of aviation! Thanks for sharing this! :)
My pleasure! Thanks for watching
Just the simple fact that you get to do this with your daughter is amazing! I have 3 and have nothing this close. Great work dad!
Amazing Dad Award! She will never top that nor forget it!
Wonderful day and thank you for sharing it with this old pilot.
Outstanding! My son and I rode front seat in a J-3 when he was 2yo. We flew over our house while the wife was outside hanging his little brother's diapers on the clothesline. My friend throttled back and she said she could hear him calling "Momma" from 300'. Great first experience in a string of many involving aviation that I've been able to share over my career as a commercial pilot. Like my son, that first flight surely has set the hook deep for Amelia for a love of flying.
ha! hard to beat an open door J3 for first flight experience.
My favorite memories are flying with my Dad and flying with my son. I wish those 2 could have flown together. That would have been perfection
Dad of the year award . Great video
Thank you!
Her excitement and smiles good dad
She’ll never forget this day !! ❤❤
Just over-the-top darling! A bright yellow Piper Cub, a beautiful warm day and a cute little gal as your passenger- just doesn't get any better than that!
Agreed! Days like this really are
The ones I’ll remember forever
That tiny hand feeling the air as the plane was taking off, and just the experience, I wish I had anything close to this, beautiful..
I have watched thousands of RUclips videos and this one has to rank near the top. What memories and a lucky family.
The only thing better than every kid having a father...
is every kid having a good father!
Magical. your Dad skills are 10/10 brother. I have always had the dream of flying - but never had the opportunity. I encouraged our little boys -- now , not so little - we have a PPL in the family - and he's going for commercial now. We do things for our kids that we didn't have... You are doing right. thank you for the video.
That's awesome. My favorite thing to do is take kids flying. The nervous ones are always smiles when we lift off. The amount of responsibility is equal to the joy of sharing GA.
Super fun to watch. Good job Amelia😊
Cool - so cool - for her first flight! With Aloha...
Brings back lots of memories. Dad sat me on a boat cushion so I could see over the dash...8yrs old. I later soloed in our Cub, rebuilt it as an A&P.
I lost several hats in that cockpit!
Reminded me of the first time I took my son flying on the Cub. Great stuff and something you will both remember forever. Thx.
I remember a little brown eyed, curly haired girl I took flying 25 years ago. An old Piper Cherokee 140 (1965) in the summer from a grass strip. We flew to Tulsa for snow cones at the airport snack shack.
Probably, no absolutely the best video I have seen on RUclips! Precious memories you and your daughter will have for a lifetime.
THANK YOU!
it's hard to get any better than this, best family memories are the small one.
Absolutely
What a great Dad. Your daughters will alway remember your Love!
Thank you!
What an great experience for both of you! Love that beautiful Cub, my favorite!
Everything about this video = video of the year.
Thank you!
Priceless !
Thanks for sharing this special moment !
You bet!
Awesome!!! That time you and your little Amelia spent in the Cub was priceless👍🏼
Such an adorable little girl and a great loving father. Fantastic memories created this day Joe. Thanks for sharing .
Best video ever makes me miss my Dad a little. Put a smile on my face THANK YOU
blue skies and grass strips forever.
Thank you! I appreciate. Glad I could put a smile on your face
'this is the best day ever'!!!!
Nice and sweet !! Indeed a magical moment for you and Amelia, something as you know is irreplaceable.
It is nice to see dads doing stuff like this with their kids, ! I believe I even saw the Cub smiling !!!!
Thanks for the nice video !
So lovely to see. Good job dad. You're doing it right.
Somebody's the greatest dad in the world right now.
I Remember my First Airplane Ride in my Dads Plane way Back in 1972..He is Gone now but I Can Still Remember that day like it was yesterday
You've just made an avid pilot.... she will never forget this day.....
I Hope!
That was fantastic. The beautiful little girl will have great memories and fun watching it when she is older. Well done Dad.
I’m nominating you to the internets for dad of the year for this, and your wife for mom of the year for being onboard with all this aviation goodness 🏆! Appreciate all of your REAL content, we all love it! 💛
Wow, thank you! much appreciated. Wife is definitely an angel for putting up with my Aviation mistress, lol
Aww too adorable she's hooked already won't be long and she'll be flying her own plane right next to yours 🤘😎❤️
What a cool guy, father and husband. Aside from this video being so beautiful to watch, what stands out to me is the insitution of family and the character of this man. Anyone without a dad, especially a good one, is at such a loss in life. This is a wonderful video for ALL these reasons. I wish all men were good fathers. This world would be a far better place.
That's awesome! I'm so glad you can do that with your daughters.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this special experience! This is what it’s all about right here.
I Absolutely Loved ❤️ this video I couldn’t stop crying your Daughter will never forget this moment thank you so much for sharing your special time with your Daughter and with all of us 👏🏽
Thank you!
What a brave, happy, inquisitive, gorgeous little girl, what a wonderful 'vintage 'plane' to soar in the skies, and what a great Dad!
So special! I too have a daughter named Amelia, inspired by Amelia Earhart.
I hope she shares your joy of flying for the rest 0f her life.
Thank you for showing your daughter the gift of flight. She seemed very much at ease with her daddy at the controls. God Bless and visibility unlimited to your family .
I don't think there is anything as gratifying as doing the first thing with your child they have only watched before. Just the look on her face and smile was priceless for me so could imagine for her dad. Thumbs up for both of them.
100% agree!
What a lovely video! This is what life is all about.....Great Dad and his beautiful daughter enjoying such an amazing experience together.. Thanks for sharing this precious moment.
Thank you! Much appreciated!!
This brought tears to my eyes. What a lucky, LUCKY little girl ! That WONDERFUL first time flying experience, but ALSO having a SUPERB father like YOU, sir. Man, you are AWESOME for giving her such a wonderful experience of up into the blue, but also in TRUST in her DAD. Way too many kids do not get that trust, so it becomes hard to recognise a GOOD man when they're older. You, sir, give her SUCH a priceless GIFT ! TOTAL respect to you sir !
Awesome father bro. Lots of respect. This is definitely something you two will always remember.
Thank you! Much appreciated
Beautiful … good job Dad 👍🏻
They grow up way too fast.
Memories forever
That was so nice. Your daughter have a lot of chance to have a father like you. She will remember her first fight
Dad & Daughter bonding, that’s what it’s all about!! You gave her a lifetime memory!! Dads don’t get enough credit. Thank You for being an incredible Dad and Happy early Father’s Day to you!! God Bless to you & your Family.
I took my first plane ride in a J-3 61 years ago. I'm now 69 and have a Taylorcraft. Love this video 😊.
I took my son my flying for the first time when he was 4. It was one of the greatest days of my life. Flying with your young child for the first time, especially in a J3 Cub with the windows open, is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth.
wholeheartedly agree!
Cutest pilot in the world! Congratulations Amelia! She probably flew better than most of the fo’s
That was awesome! She won't ever forget that experience, what a good father you are and she is a great kid too!
Nothing better than having a daughter... and being a daddy.
One brave little girl , Daddy👍
I can only imagine the feelings of joy that you must have had! Your daughter will remember her first flight forever!
Great memory for sure!
Beautifully done! Heartwarming to the max.
She will always remember this
What a precious memory! Thanks for sharing!!
Always good to see the excitement on a child's face.