The Lee Family: Sofia's first Cub Flight!

Monday, December 24, 2012

Sofia's first Cub Flight!

After we returned from the train exhibit, we finally convinced Sofia to go up in the Piper Cub for her very first solo ride! CK has tried everything over the past several visits to get her to go up with him and I've offered to go up with her on my lap like when she was a little girl, but nothing has convinced her. Since she was air sick in the Blue Bird several months ago, she's been very reluctant to go flying in anything but the Baron. Finally, CK offered to take her up, fly around once and land without taking her any further, unless she wanted to go. She agreed to it, although seemed very hesitant to do anything but taxi along the ground.

They loaded up in the Cub and taxied to the end of the runway where they waited for quite a long time. I assumed CK was having to re-convince Sofia into it, but he later told me that he was just letting the Cub get warmed up. Soon they were heading down the runway and taking off, CK in the back and Sofia in the front waving to us with an unsure smile on her face. They flew low and it looked like they were coming back as he promised, but soon they were flying a little higher and a little further. CK flew Sofia around for maybe 15-20 minutes before landing. She was SO super excited when she jumped out of the Cub and the first words out of her mouth were, "Mommy, that was awesome! I want to go flying every day!" I know CK was overjoyed that Sofia had fun and I'm so proud that she tried it and enjoyed it, as we all knew she would!

I was able to go up with CK for a bit and we flew over to Orange Lake for awhile. It was really fun - one of my favorite things about visiting the farm. The Cub gives such a great, comfortable view and I always get lost in thought once we're up in the air. It's always so relaxing to me.

Olivia