Advice for flying with a RF car seat, which car seat to take on flight?

CanadaGirl · Nov 10, 2010

I'll be flying with my son from MD to TX in a week and a half. I'll be on an American Airline flight. My son (18 months) has his own seat. I have 2 car seats and need to know which would fit better rear facing on an airplane.
#1 Graco MyRide 65
#2 Safety 1st Complete Air LX
Anyone have experience flying RF with either of these? Anyone want to chime in with advice etc on flying with a car seat? This is our first time taking a convertible onboard and any advice/tips would be appreciated.
TIA

rachelandtyke · Nov 10, 2010

I have flown with rfing seats, but neither of those. I would suggest which ever is narrower and has less of a recline (can be installed more upright) since there it not a ton of room. Both would fit, but a narrower, more upright one would fit better.

ketchupqueen · Nov 10, 2010

I flew with the Complete Air NOT LX and it juuuuust barely fit. I'd be concerned the LX would not fit rear-facing.

I'm reasonably sure someone has put a MyRide rear-facing on a plane, but not sure...

What aircraft are you flying, do you know? You can look up the pitch for AA on that airplane, I believe... I was on a SouthWest 737.

MomToEliEm · Nov 10, 2010

Before you head out for your trip, print off this document to keep in your carry-on bag:
http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC 120-87B.pdf
It contains all the FAA regulations stating that you can use the seat rearfacing as long as your child fits within the limits of the seat.

I haven't used either of those seats on a plane yet, so I can't offer any advice on which seat to take.

DahliaRW · Nov 11, 2010

I would take the CA. It is lighter and narrower. It should fit rfing (I haven't personally tried it, however - but I've gotten a britax MA rfing on a plane and with the base I'd imagine the shell height would be similar and the CA is really easy to get upright).

ketchupqueen · Nov 11, 2010

Actually, as I said, I JUST BARELY fit the CA without the base in, at a 30-32 degree angle, it had NO extra room. I don't know that the one with the base would fit RF on an airplane seat. :twocents: The CA has a VERY TALL shell. Significantly taller than a Marathon. The MR is similar to the Marathon in shell height.

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