DisneylandMom
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We are still a couple years away from this vacation....but I am an uber-planner...ha!
We have flown twice with our son before....17 months old and 3 and half. For the first trip we used the Cosco Scenera on plane and in rental car. Second time we used the Evenflo Maestro on airplane and in rental car. Both worked really well. My son has autism and is non-verbal. I feel like being in a regular car seat helped him to sit better on the flights (though he did kick the seat in front a bit...ugh.)
Our next trip won't be until late 2018 or early 2019. He will be around 5 years (and a couple months) old at that time. Currently he is around 40-41 inches tall and 36 pounds or so.
I know that by our next trip, he can likely sit safely on the airplane using the belt. But we will need a car seat in our rental car. I feel 5 is still quite young for a booster (correct?) so I would prefer to use the Maestro again. But I worry he'll be too big to also use it on the airplane. I do NOT want to check or gate check it.
So what would you guys do in this situation?
We have flown twice with our son before....17 months old and 3 and half. For the first trip we used the Cosco Scenera on plane and in rental car. Second time we used the Evenflo Maestro on airplane and in rental car. Both worked really well. My son has autism and is non-verbal. I feel like being in a regular car seat helped him to sit better on the flights (though he did kick the seat in front a bit...ugh.)
Our next trip won't be until late 2018 or early 2019. He will be around 5 years (and a couple months) old at that time. Currently he is around 40-41 inches tall and 36 pounds or so.
I know that by our next trip, he can likely sit safely on the airplane using the belt. But we will need a car seat in our rental car. I feel 5 is still quite young for a booster (correct?) so I would prefer to use the Maestro again. But I worry he'll be too big to also use it on the airplane. I do NOT want to check or gate check it.
So what would you guys do in this situation?