Any gouge for traveling with kids in the R44?
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Any gouge for traveling with kids in the R44?
Hi all. Wondering what the collective wisdom is on getting car seats and toddler harnesses into the 44. The belts are inertial reel but don't lock when fully extended like cars and the rear seats are all the way against the bulkhead which don't allow me to get the toddler harness behind it. Who has traveled with kids and knows the best way to keep the little ones in place? Serious replies appreciated.
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I flew with both of my sons from about 3 months old in the R44. When they were babies, we put the Max-Cosi car seat in the rear (initially rearwards when they were tiny). The seat belts in an R44 won’t extend far enough to wrap around behind the seat in the strap guides. I used two solutions 1) bought seat belt extensions or 2) ran the seat belts around the hard-points on each side and under the seat. I found the second method the easiest and most secure. (photo below)
When they were older, we used this seat (can't recall the brand/model), but it disassembled into two pieces and was an exact fit for the rear under-seat storage compartments, if by chance you only had the kids on one leg of a flight and wanted it out of the way.
When they were older, we used this seat (can't recall the brand/model), but it disassembled into two pieces and was an exact fit for the rear under-seat storage compartments, if by chance you only had the kids on one leg of a flight and wanted it out of the way.
I flew with both of my sons from about 3 months old in the R44. When they were babies, we put the Max-Cosi car seat in the rear (initially rearwards when they were tiny). The seat belts in an R44 won’t extend far enough to wrap around behind the seat in the strap guides. I used two solutions 1) bought seat belt extensions or 2) ran the seat belts around the hard-points on each side and under the seat. I found the second method the easiest and most secure. (photo below)
When they were older, we used this seat (can't recall the brand/model), but it disassembled into two pieces and was an exact fit for the rear under-seat storage compartments, if by chance you only had the kids on one leg of a flight and wanted it out of the way.
When they were older, we used this seat (can't recall the brand/model), but it disassembled into two pieces and was an exact fit for the rear under-seat storage compartments, if by chance you only had the kids on one leg of a flight and wanted it out of the way.
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Great! Thank you for the reply - I think the seat belt routing guidance was what we were missing.
I flew with both of my sons from about 3 months old in the R44. When they were babies, we put the Max-Cosi car seat in the rear (initially rearwards when they were tiny). The seat belts in an R44 won’t extend far enough to wrap around behind the seat in the strap guides. I used two solutions 1) bought seat belt extensions or 2) ran the seat belts around the hard-points on each side and under the seat. I found the second method the easiest and most secure. (photo below)
When they were older, we used this seat (can't recall the brand/model), but it disassembled into two pieces and was an exact fit for the rear under-seat storage compartments, if by chance you only had the kids on one leg of a flight and wanted it out of the way.
When they were older, we used this seat (can't recall the brand/model), but it disassembled into two pieces and was an exact fit for the rear under-seat storage compartments, if by chance you only had the kids on one leg of a flight and wanted it out of the way.
No, the reverse position of toddlers has to do with the yet underdeveloped neck muscles of the young child.
With a rearward facing infant seat in the front, obviously the airbag has be switched off.
If the (elder) child is in a forward facing child seat, it belongs in the back. Airbags, if fitted, should be left on (armed).
With a rearward facing infant seat in the front, obviously the airbag has be switched off.
If the (elder) child is in a forward facing child seat, it belongs in the back. Airbags, if fitted, should be left on (armed).
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No, the reverse position of toddlers has to do with the yet underdeveloped neck muscles of the young child.
With a rearward facing infant seat in the front, obviously the airbag has be switched off.
If the (elder) child is in a forward facing child seat, it belongs in the back. Airbags, if fitted, should be left on (armed).
With a rearward facing infant seat in the front, obviously the airbag has be switched off.
If the (elder) child is in a forward facing child seat, it belongs in the back. Airbags, if fitted, should be left on (armed).
It doesn't just affect kids, small people or poor driving position can end up far too close to the bag when it deploys, causing injury.
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