Wasn't able to give Mrs. rotated her first flight with me until some time after we were married, in the 172. Also her first flight in anything smaller than a jumbo. She spent the entirety of the flight huddled in the back seat (refused to go in front) with her jacket over her head. Our son however, who was 2 years old at the time, loved it from the beginning, and I am sure it changed HIS life. He is now nearly 5 and amazingly adept with FS2000, can't quite manage landings without dad yet but his takeoffs and level flight are something to see (seatbelts recommended, though).