Have you ever flown in a small private

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airplane? Like 6 seats or less?
If you haven't, are you too scared to go or just haven't had the opportunity?

[SusanBAnthony]

Scared. I flew in a 16ish seated and thought I would die. I could do it if I had too, but I would be asking my dr. For some happy pills.

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I haven't but I would. I have flown in a helicopter though if that counts!

[sockerheel]

My dad got his pilot's license several years ago and I got to ride with him. I think it was only a 2-seater.

[adlove]

The smallest I've flown was around 15 seats, but it was only a 7 minute island hopping flight.

Smoothest landing I've ever felt. I'd love to fly in a smaller plane, just haven't had the opportunity.

[dr.girlfriend]

Yes. We did one of these in Key West:

[drloretta]

Yes. My dad and his private pilot friend (both former military pilots) picked me up from college once in his friend's Cessna. I also dated 2 different guys with pilot's licenses who took me up. I was a little nervous but it was really cool. My BFF is also licensed, but I haven't gone up with her

[phunluvin82]

No, but I totally would. Never had the opportunity. I would also love to ride in a helicopter one day.

[ohgillian]

I haven't had the opportunity, but I would say no b/c I am too scared.

[hopecounts]

I have, several times.
My Dad and my FIL are pilots and have access to small planes that we've used for travel.

In fact that's how I escaped from Mississippi before Katrina hit, my dad flew me home.

[hbomdiggity]

Yes. A friend's dad has a small plane (4seater and not a jet) and would fly us to various stuff like camp and even college (until she transferred - bitch ;-)

I was definitely younger and more fearless then but i would still fly with him.

[definitelyO]

one of my first dates with DH was in a single engine cessna his friend piloted. it was awesome!!!

[bliss]

I have. My uncle has a plane and it's a 2 seater. Maybe 4? Anyway, I've been for a spin in it. I actually liked it more than a real big airplane. I absolutely hate flying.

[Deleted]

Yup, for our first date SO took me flying in a little two-seater. He's a private pilot.

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yes. When I was young ( like 10 to 14 yrs old) my dad owned a 4 seater plane and every weekend we'd go up in it. It was so cool to fly over friends houses and stuff!

[Kore]

No. We were signed up to do an Arctic Circle tour in Alaska, and it (thankfully!!) was cancelled after a 2 hour delay thanks to fog. I was terrified. It was a 6 seater plane.

This was prior to obtaining a Xanax prescription. I'd handle it better now.

[rootbeerfloat]

I also dated a guy training to be a pilot. One of our dates was on a two-seat Cessna.

I've also flown between islands on small planes (9 seats).

[Deleted]

Yes, a four seater (like the pilot, co-pilot and two passengers) that I had to wear headphones for. It was so cool.

And then a couple of puddle jumpers that were slightly scary. Flying is something I'm the least afraid of for some reason so I was fine.

[perkyderky]

A private jet, yes, but I think it may have 8-10 seats. I dig planes of all kinds, I'd love to fly in something smaller.

[Bob Loblaw]

I regularly fly in a small cessna. I don't find it scary at all, because I can see everything the pilot is doing. If the pilot's not panicking, I've got no reason to be worried

[ejpint]

Yep! My BFF's dad always had a small Cessna for work, technically a 6-seater, but the two back seats were really only big enough for the toy poodle to lay on. He flew us to Florida several times, and to some other fun places. He often let me "fly" the plane - I fell asleep once when I was supposed to be flying us over the Everglades. Good thing I was never really in control, or we'd all have been gator bait.

I'd love to take flying lessons some day, but what an expensive hobby!

[shopgirl07]

Yes, I've flown in 6 seater planes several times to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Not private though. It doesn't really bother me, mostly because the flights are so short.

[rikki]

Yes. With a 22 year old pilot (friend). I wasn't scared then but looking back I should have been. We had to be weighed before boarding to balance the plane out.

[DarcyLongfellow]

No, and I don't believe I would.

Well, I'd take a very small plane flown by a professional pilot, but I really don't think that I'd take a plane flown by someone who flew as a hobby. It just seems so incredibly unsafe to me.

The judge I used to work for used to fly all over Florida and Georgia in tiny planes owned and/or piloted by friends of his, and he had countless stories of emergency landings in corn fields and things. (Or whatever fields you have around here. Orange groves maybe.) I'm sure some hobby pilots are very safe, but I'll stick to commercial planes.

I also don't know any rich friends with planes :-) I have been on helicopters a few times. Maybe I'm delusional and those aren't any safer.

[minzy]

Yes, flying to/between small islands a few times, and at least once at an airshow.

[realtorchic]

Yes. My husband is a pilot for an airline now, but when we were in college we flew a lot while he was building hours. A lot of the time it was just around our state, but a few times we ventured out. We flew into NJ around 4 weeks or so after 9/11. We stayed with a friend that lived by Madison Square Garden, and went to Ground Zero and a few other places. We also flew to New Orleans a few time and some other random places.

All of these planes were 2-6 seaters.

[Deleted]

I've flown in a 4-6 seater pretty often. My dad flew around the state regularly for work, and a couple of friends from college had family planes. It's not as "rich kids of instagram" as it sounds; they'd herd cattle/ check stock and crops by plane because they had too much ground to cover via truck/ 4-wheeler/ horse.

[zelda25]

Yes, many times; H is a pilot.

[keweenawlove]

DH and I got to fly on his company's private jet when he was going down to look for an apartment after he had accepted his job. We were more excited than scared.

[jigsy]

Yep...Once was in a death trap owned by dh cousin...that plane was a piece of shit and shouldn't have been flown. Lucky to be alive I tell ya.