In the air...
In the air...
Are any of you out there private pilots or knows someone who flys with their dogs in small planes? I'm curious how well a dog can handle the flight considering the noise and motion...
also if you do fly with your dogs if you can give any helpful tips or anything i need to be aware of if i do so.
thanks
also if you do fly with your dogs if you can give any helpful tips or anything i need to be aware of if i do so.
thanks
- kninebirddog
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The couple guys I know that are pilots that take their dogs didn't ahve any problems..
The dogs were used to being crated in the truck.and took to the plane with the same excitement of going somewhere
The dogs were used to being crated in the truck.and took to the plane with the same excitement of going somewhere
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I've got a couple of clients/freinds that fly thier dogs in everything from piper cubs to lier jets. One guy even took the copilot's seat out and put a dog box there so his little girl could see where she was going and keep him company on long flights. CR
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I've flown my dogs many times in our plane (Cessna 182RG) I just put a crate on the back seat and bungie it down to the seatbelt fasteners. I have only had one dog get queasy and that was because there was a lot of turbulence.
We also flew a bitch that I co-own in a Baron 58 (what a SWEEEEEET ride!!!) I flew right seat while my friend's client piloted (it is his plane). LOL My friend who I co-own her with sat in back and got sick. The bitch was fine.
You can give a little bit of ginger to the dog pre-flight if you think it might get queasy.
We also flew a bitch that I co-own in a Baron 58 (what a SWEEEEEET ride!!!) I flew right seat while my friend's client piloted (it is his plane). LOL My friend who I co-own her with sat in back and got sick. The bitch was fine.
You can give a little bit of ginger to the dog pre-flight if you think it might get queasy.
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I flew my GSP from Southern Indiana to Perfection Kennels North of Kansas City (over 500 miles) non-stop in my single engine Beechcraft with no problem whatsoever.
I pulled the back seats to make room for the crate, told her to kennel through the baggage door...in she went, laid down and didn't make a sound for the next 3-1/2 hours.
It was a nice cool clear fall day, so i only flew about 3,500' msl, if I had flown higher I would have taken the time for a slow descent to avoid plugged ears.
I pulled the back seats to make room for the crate, told her to kennel through the baggage door...in she went, laid down and didn't make a sound for the next 3-1/2 hours.
It was a nice cool clear fall day, so i only flew about 3,500' msl, if I had flown higher I would have taken the time for a slow descent to avoid plugged ears.
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I've had thoughts of pulling the rear seats but it would be such a pain in the neck! I like using the crate for safety sake in case of a rough landing or turbulance. I start my pups out flying at about 4 mos. of age. I haven't done my current litter yet. Haven't been doing much flying lately because of so much dog stuff going on.I pulled the back seats to make room for the crate, told her to kennel through the baggage door...in she went, laid down and didn't make a sound for the next 3-1/2 hours.
The Baron had only four seats in it. The owner had pulled the rest because he likes to haul cargo in it. LOL He even hauled a miniature donkey in it!!
Flew a Cherokee Six with a couple of dogs one time. Great cargo space but man what a gas guzzler!!
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