I'm flying out to CA in the 14th with my 3y1m DS1 and 5m DS2 so I'm going through all my final preps to make sure everything is in place. I'm going to be the only adult so I'm reducing stuff going on the plane with us -- especially being as we have a connection. So I'm planning to only take a Scenera on the planes with us for DS2 and use a CARES harness for DS1.
I pulled the CARES harness out the other day and practiced using it. I noticed that the strap that goes around the back of the seat has to go over the tray table if its recessed. We're flying United and I think all of their tray tables are recessed. Has anybody used a CARES harness? How did it work out for you and did you have any issues with the tray table thing?
Also DS2 will be RF in the Scenera. I've done a seat belt install in my husband's car but I'm concerned about how the seat will install with an airplane seat belt since they put the buckle right in the lap instead of at the side. I'm not sure where the buckle would end up with going through the RF belt path. Anybody with experience on this?
Thanks in advance!
ETA: I forgot my last question. For the first leg (Dulles to LAX) we have all three seats side-by-side. I'm thinking the RF car seat will have to be by the window, I should be in the middle, and DS1 by the aisle. The second leg is only ~1hr and we have two seats on one side of the aisle and one on the other which is the entire width of the plane. I'm not sure how I should do seat positioning there. Car seat in the singleton so I can keep better control of DS1, maybe?
I pulled the CARES harness out the other day and practiced using it. I noticed that the strap that goes around the back of the seat has to go over the tray table if its recessed. We're flying United and I think all of their tray tables are recessed. Has anybody used a CARES harness? How did it work out for you and did you have any issues with the tray table thing?
Also DS2 will be RF in the Scenera. I've done a seat belt install in my husband's car but I'm concerned about how the seat will install with an airplane seat belt since they put the buckle right in the lap instead of at the side. I'm not sure where the buckle would end up with going through the RF belt path. Anybody with experience on this?
Thanks in advance!
ETA: I forgot my last question. For the first leg (Dulles to LAX) we have all three seats side-by-side. I'm thinking the RF car seat will have to be by the window, I should be in the middle, and DS1 by the aisle. The second leg is only ~1hr and we have two seats on one side of the aisle and one on the other which is the entire width of the plane. I'm not sure how I should do seat positioning there. Car seat in the singleton so I can keep better control of DS1, maybe?