Carseat for 5 year old on flight

my2kidsSafe · Jan 8, 2009

We might be going to disney in may. If we go dd would be 5 in april and ds is 2. I would definately be bringing a carseat for ds to have during the flight. My debate is for dd. We will be using disney transportation and not leaving disney so she wouldn't be able to use a seat on the way to and from the park. She currently rides in a regent so that is a no go option for the flight since its not approved. She is now 42 lbs, but had heart surgery in april and put on about 4 lbs since then so i am guessing she will be around 45 lbs at the time of the trip. Would you be comfortable with a 45 lb, 5 year old not using a harnessed seat on the plane. We have a MA for ds, and debating if we should buy a new seat just for the flight.

tanyaandallie · Jan 8, 2009

I would not take a carseat for your 5 year old. As long as she is fairly mature, she will be fine on the plane.

NVMBR02 · Jan 8, 2009

I also wouldn't take a seat for your 5 year old. Once my 5 year old weighs enough to use a booster (I have no doubt she would sit in one fine now) I am buying a booster seat and leaving it in CA and will stop using her Radian on flights.

Pixels · Jan 8, 2009

What about to/from the airport? Sorry I don't know if Disney transportation does that too, or if you would be in a taxi or something.

CDNTech · Jan 8, 2009

Disney transportation is a huge commuter bus... no seatbelts (ie. no carseats either).

We leave for Disney in 18 days and I am not taking a seat for our 6.5 year old (40lbs).

emandbri · Jan 9, 2009

I wouldn't take a seat either. I flew by myself with 2 kids and didn't take a seat for my third son and he fit fine. He was almost 4, 38 lbs and 38 inches tall.

Here is a picture how the seat belt fit. Sorry the pictures are big, at the time I didn't know how to make them smaller! lol

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=17132&highlight=benjamin+plane

Correction I said he was almost 3 but he was almost 4.

teacher01 · Jan 9, 2009

Sorry to hijack this thread, but would the same go for a 34 lb 40 inch 4 year old? I am debating whether or not to take his seat with us to Winter Park. We will be on a charter bus to and from the airport.

Maedze · Jan 9, 2009

teacher01 said:
Sorry to hijack this thread, but would the same go for a 34 lb 40 inch 4 year old? I am debating whether or not to take his seat with us to Winter Park. We will be on a charter bus to and from the airport.

For a 34 pound 4 year old, I would prefer to see him in a harnessed seat (or a CARES harness) on the plane, simply because those big airline belts just don't fit little folk well.

OP, I wouldn't hesitate to go sans car seat with your five year old.

theshapeshifter · Jan 9, 2009

emandbri said:
I wouldn't take a seat either. I flew by myself with 2 kids and didn't take a seat for my third son and he fit fine. He was almost 3, 38 lbs and 38 inches tall.

Here is a picture how the seat belt fit. Sorry the pictures are big, at the time I didn't know how to make them smaller! lol

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=17132&highlight=benjamin+plane

Sorry to hijack, but thanks for that info! We're in the early-early stages of talking about a trip for summer 2010, where we wouldn't be doing any car travel, and when my DS will have just turned 3. If he follows his current growth pattern, he should be about 38-40lbs and 41-42" tall by then (too tall for a CARES harness, apparently?) and I was wondering how he might fit in just a plane seatbelt.

mommaon112903 · Jan 9, 2009

We went to Disney last month with our son who just turned five, we too stayed on Disney property and did not take a carseat. We saw absolutly no reason to when you can not use it on the buses, and that is where I would have wanted it. He did GREAT on the plane! Have fun!

Maedze · Jan 9, 2009

theshapeshifter said:
Sorry to hijack, but thanks for that info! We're in the early-early stages of talking about a trip for summer 2010, where we wouldn't be doing any car travel, and when my DS will have just turned 3. If he follows his current growth pattern, he should be about 38-40lbs and 41-42" tall by then (too tall for a CARES harness, apparently?) and I was wondering how he might fit in just a plane seatbelt.

Badly

Plus, you'll find that he'll be near impossible to manage. You'll find the flight much easier, safety not even considered, if he's harnessed as he's accustomed to being.

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