This is actually Rod’s wife speaking… I love flying with my husband, with or without an exciting destination. (Though I must admit to getting a taste for those bacon butties, all the little clubs make!) I’ve flown front or back, and had the occasional go at the controls. I’ve been across the channel with him, and tried some light aerobatics- Great Fun! Perhaps this is partly because I absolutely trust his flying.
If I didn’t, I would not have let him take our 2 kids, since they’ve each been old enough to communicate earache. They also both love it. Tim, (now 12, then 18m,) sang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang throughout, whilst Dominic, (now 7, then 14m,) giggled and shouted for more, more!
Unfortunately, whilst Dominic is fine, Tim & I suffer from occasional airsickness. It makes no difference if I sit front or back, or even how bumpy it is, - it was only predictable whilst I was pregnant. Anyone out there know a cure for this? It isn’t a big problem; Tim just quietly gets on with it, with sickbag, but it makes it less enjoyable. When I tried it, Microlight flying, out in the fresh air, was totally sickness free!
I would recommend any landbound partner/kids to give it a go. That moment when the wheels leave the ground and you tell gravity to go suck… Wow!