My Daughters First Flight in the family J-3! Finally took Amelia up in the Cub. She loved it.

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Ай бұрын

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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@keithkristi7938 19 күн бұрын

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!"

@wonderrob3225 10 күн бұрын

That little girl is God's gift on earth

@logictheorist 22 күн бұрын

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.

@cpunut 4 күн бұрын

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 🙂

@forummorum Ай бұрын

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.

@paulmartos7730 26 күн бұрын

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.

@wonderrob3225 10 күн бұрын

God bless her she is wonderful

@BradYaateeh. 15 күн бұрын

There is nothing more heart warming than to watch the world through a young girls eyes.

@jean-marcpoirier9340 29 күн бұрын

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.

@UTube4Junky 28 күн бұрын

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! ❤️ ❤️

@Bananasssssssss 28 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@stephenreese5921 Ай бұрын

Flying with her dad will be a memory that will stay with her forever!

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

I hope so!

@marcelofilippini1899 28 күн бұрын

Y cuando sea abuela loa nietos le preguntarán ¿Hiciste éso en éso? ❤😊

@williammullis1913 27 күн бұрын

😮It'll also stay with her Dad forever. I have those memories with my oldest daughter who will be 54 this year.

@tommysonnier9848 19 күн бұрын

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.

@glennmullis1477 Ай бұрын

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 🙏 ❤️

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Thanks Glenn!

@cameronmolt5649 Ай бұрын

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.

@MrSoarman Ай бұрын

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.

@brianbell564 29 күн бұрын

Me too. Tears of joy in remembrance! Oh to be young again!

@mikeydx Ай бұрын

“Best day ever”!!! What a special daddy daughter moment!! Thanks for sharing this special video Joe!

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

@ebenezerwheezer2957 Ай бұрын

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.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

This Cub came with a Franklin originally from the factory.

@ebenezerwheezer2957 29 күн бұрын

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.

@wonderrob3225 10 күн бұрын

When i was little, my Dad took me flying in his Cessna 172 many years ago

@lukemolloy2971 Ай бұрын

She's a natural! Won't be long til she's got you sitting in the front seat Joe. Brilliant stuff...

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

I hope so!!

@cpunut Ай бұрын

Yea I can see that 🙂

@bertwooley 27 күн бұрын

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!

@Bananasssssssss 27 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

@jeffreygrantsmith 21 күн бұрын

The way she touched her dad's face. Beautiful.

@michaelkraus5984 Ай бұрын

This was so precious my teeth fell out!

@matthill1727 Ай бұрын

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.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Really seems to be the simple things they enjoy the most.

@sirtango1 25 күн бұрын

@@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😂

@waynemanning3262 Ай бұрын

Retired pilot here, I remember my Dad and I flying our J-3 together on Sunday mornings, best days of my life!

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Hopefully my girls look back and think the same

@waynemanning3262 Ай бұрын

@@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!

@scottnix4991 Ай бұрын

This is the best thing I've ever seen on KZfaq. Dad took me up in his Taylorcraft when I was about that age. I will never forget that ride. Neither will she.

@theflyingchillipepper Ай бұрын

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. 🥰

@stephenhodkinson7707 29 күн бұрын

This is adorable a real father and daughter moment.

@Bananasssssssss 29 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@stephenhodkinson7707 29 күн бұрын

@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.

@Bananasssssssss 29 күн бұрын

@@stephenhodkinson7707 thank you for sharing!

@stephenhodkinson7707 29 күн бұрын

@@Bananasssssssss ❤️

@lw216316 Ай бұрын

"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.

@jpb1958 17 күн бұрын

Moments like this is what makes life worthwhile.

@kenklingenberg4680 Ай бұрын

This is precious. What a great Daddy Daughter moment.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Thank you! She keeps asking me to go flying again, huge success!

@alcampbell5831 29 күн бұрын

Videos of the joy of a child are the best thing to find on KZfaq. Thank you very much.

@Bananasssssssss 28 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@annonymous6906 21 күн бұрын

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!

@skylerhempsall2934 28 күн бұрын

Whe she said "The Best Day Ever" my heart melted, bless her ♥️

@tarrabueche4922 15 күн бұрын

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.

@michaelladigo2395 Ай бұрын

I can't tell you the emotions that this brings back to me.

@lincturcotte6194 26 күн бұрын

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!

@jamestone265 Ай бұрын

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.

@steveanderson-xg1nc 21 күн бұрын

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!

@bradkalinowski7143 Ай бұрын

Well done Joe! That’s definitely what life’s all about!

@rogerd9150 28 күн бұрын

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!

@Bananasssssssss 28 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@eriku571 Ай бұрын

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...

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Thank you! Sincerely appreciate that!

@bearlemley 27 күн бұрын

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.

@Patrick42567 Ай бұрын

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.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Thank you for this Patrick, it's sincerely appreciated.

@gwenjones8 Ай бұрын

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.🙏

@Patrick42567 Ай бұрын

@@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.

@gwenjones8 Ай бұрын

@@Patrick42567 👍🙂

@zezeandjr4110 19 күн бұрын

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..

@mtacoustic1 25 күн бұрын

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!

@Bananasssssssss 25 күн бұрын

Agreed! Days like this really are The ones I’ll remember forever

@ThomasGrillo 19 күн бұрын

I can't think of a more wonderful way to introduce the next generation to the joys of aviation! Thanks for sharing this! :)

@Bananasssssssss 19 күн бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching

@barryvj171 21 күн бұрын

She’ll never forget this day !! ❤❤

@thecooky7744 Ай бұрын

Her excitement and smiles good dad

@BradSimmons 5 күн бұрын

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.

@jcwilcox6210 Ай бұрын

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.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

ha! hard to beat an open door J3 for first flight experience.

@tommywalker742 20 күн бұрын

Amazing Dad Award! She will never top that nor forget it!

@captbart3185 Ай бұрын

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

@robertmills2147 Ай бұрын

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!

@bigal1863 27 күн бұрын

Wonderful day and thank you for sharing it with this old pilot.

@33tonino Ай бұрын

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...

@sardillo Ай бұрын

Dad of the year award . Great video

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Beerbellybilly1 Ай бұрын

Super fun to watch. Good job Amelia😊

@cameronmolt5649 Ай бұрын

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.

@normfromhawaii1173 Ай бұрын

Cool - so cool - for her first flight! With Aloha...

@rgarlinyc 18 күн бұрын

What a brave, happy, inquisitive, gorgeous little girl, what a wonderful 'vintage 'plane' to soar in the skies, and what a great Dad!

@briannat1086 16 күн бұрын

So special! I too have a daughter named Amelia, inspired by Amelia Earhart.

@flyingmaniac3827 Ай бұрын

it's hard to get any better than this, best family memories are the small one.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Absolutely

@tommysonnier9848 19 күн бұрын

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.

@Michael-iy8ji 23 күн бұрын

So lovely to see. Good job dad. You're doing it right.

@freeofbug4761 Күн бұрын

That was so nice. Your daughter have a lot of chance to have a father like you. She will remember her first fight

@christopherslane7830 23 күн бұрын

Thank you. My best memories are flying with my dad in a J3 Cub…blue with, of all things, leopard interior. He also owned a 172 Cessna. Plenty of hours in both.

@RandThompson-dd3sk 21 күн бұрын

The only thing better than every kid having a father... is every kid having a good father!

@marleyboy7732 27 күн бұрын

Awesome father bro. Lots of respect. This is definitely something you two will always remember.

@Bananasssssssss 27 күн бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated

@marcsmith7037 Ай бұрын

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!

@jdl.1234 29 күн бұрын

What a great Dad. Your daughters will alway remember your Love!

@Bananasssssssss 29 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@eriklindgren5870 Ай бұрын

Reminded me of the first time I took my son flying on the Cub. Great stuff and something you will both remember forever. Thx.

@beniciomoldenado2315 21 күн бұрын

That was fantastic. The beautiful little girl will have great memories and fun watching it when she is older. Well done Dad.

@hillcrestannie Ай бұрын

Priceless ! Thanks for sharing this special moment !

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

You bet!

@sonnymolina8748 21 күн бұрын

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 👏🏽

@Bananasssssssss 21 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@EdwardGrim-yx6rr Ай бұрын

Probably, no absolutely the best video I have seen on KZfaq! Precious memories you and your daughter will have for a lifetime.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

THANK YOU!

@andrewchanis8082 28 күн бұрын

That's awesome! I'm so glad you can do that with your daughters.

@Samtzu Ай бұрын

You've just made an avid pilot.... she will never forget this day.....

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

I Hope!

@JC-td4gg Ай бұрын

What an great experience for both of you! Love that beautiful Cub, my favorite!

@steviegr36 20 күн бұрын

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 .

@davidchristensen6908 27 күн бұрын

I hope she shares your joy of flying for the rest 0f her life.

@nedgoldreyer8761 22 күн бұрын

This is how children should be raised. That is one fearless human in the making.

@michaelbohlander8392 Ай бұрын

Best video ever makes me miss my Dad a little. Put a smile on my face THANK YOU blue skies and grass strips forever.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate. Glad I could put a smile on your face

@Pixelatedworld-iu2dd 28 күн бұрын

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.

@Bananasssssssss 28 күн бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated!!

@brjimbo1 Ай бұрын

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.

@craigmeek6026 Ай бұрын

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

@l33790053 28 күн бұрын

Good dads do not get enough credit. Hope you and your family are thriving

@Bananasssssssss 28 күн бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate it

@davel831 22 күн бұрын

What a beautiful moment to share with your daughter, loved it her face is a picture . Thank you for sharing god bless you both.

@Bananasssssssss 22 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@JayOgle Ай бұрын

Everything about this video = video of the year.

@Bananasssssssss Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@pixamite1 Ай бұрын

Awesome!!! That time you and your little Amelia spent in the Cub was priceless👍🏼

@COMtnPilot 15 күн бұрын

That Sir, was a great vid! Beautiful plane, beautiful country, and a beautiful daughter! What more could a guy ask for? You’re an awesome Dad! God Bless! 😎

@Bananasssssssss 15 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@sablestryker Ай бұрын

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this special experience! This is what it’s all about right here.

@GilbertdeClare0704 25 күн бұрын

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 !

@Dax893 6 күн бұрын

Somebody's the greatest dad in the world right now.

@landonleathers5936 Ай бұрын

Aww too adorable she's hooked already won't be long and she'll be flying her own plane right next to yours 🤘😎❤️

@z98133 23 күн бұрын

Always good to see the excitement on a child's face.

@loneranger7153 27 күн бұрын

How inspiring , thankyou for sharing. Now in my mid 70's i might just start flying again.

@Bananasssssssss 26 күн бұрын

Go for it!

@Mekazas 19 күн бұрын

That was awesome! She won't ever forget that experience, what a good father you are and she is a great kid too!

@martind181968 Ай бұрын

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 !

@VH-lp4ll 26 күн бұрын

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.

@dinosoarmotorsports Ай бұрын

What a precious memory! Thanks for sharing!!

@jonnohz1 29 күн бұрын

my heart is so warmed by you and your daughter...and my face happily hurts from smiling all the way through your beautiful flight with her.... Blessings for you and your family... oh and your Piper too....

@t.r.campbell6585 22 күн бұрын

What a lucky girl. Flying a G3 cub is pure flying. I wish I had one.

@chipbaker2025 20 күн бұрын

I couldn't do things like this with my daughter because of her mom. I did some things that today made me feel grateful that I did them with her. she can tell people that she had breakfast at the top of the world trade center, and walked around the top deck. This was so awesome to watch.

@PaulMacklinAmazing Ай бұрын

'this is the best day ever'!!!!

@bartman9400 27 күн бұрын

Aww such happy memories for her and your self, I love videos like this so heart warming.

@sreggird60 22 күн бұрын

To be young when so much is still magical.

@johnmccormick2883 Ай бұрын

Beautiful … good job Dad 👍🏻 They grow up way too fast. Memories forever

@mikepech6822 28 күн бұрын

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.

@Bananasssssssss 28 күн бұрын

100% agree!