A story we posted recently about a pilot taking his dog flying with him generated a lot of discussion on our Facebook page, and a lot of our readers had their own photos and fond memories to share.
As you might expect, we couldn’t get enough. Here are some of our favorite photos of readers sharing their joy of flying with their canine companions.
Kirsten’s furry friend is her navigator on this flight.Kirsten Becker GLMolly flies with me frequently. She’s fine unless it’s turbulent or we fly into a canyon, neither of which she likes.Cary AlburnGidget loves to ride in planes, cars, boats, kayaks… you name it, she’s always down to go for a ride!Jennifer MenefeeMark JerniganMark JerniganAce and my daughter.Bryce YorkDetection dog lounging in a DC-3 (Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan).Joe ScoleriCan’t keep my dog out of the airplane! He has free roam most of the time. When he senses our descent for arrival, he always comes up front to see if everything is all right. Reminds me of the scene in the movie Airplane where Leslie Neilson keeps poking his head in the cockpit and says, “We’re all counting on you.”Mark JerniganMy dog Deepha sat on the floor next to me in my Bell47J2A because I was 15 lbs too light to fly my heli when I first bought it and needed a 15 lb sandbag … so Deepha fitted the need. She would smile and chat to all my joyride passengers (more than 5,000), who lost any nervousness, because “even the dog loves to fly.” Aviation Regs (IFRs) stated, “Dog had to be tethered and sitting on an absorbent mat” … so that is what Deepha did.Rosemary ArnoldMike and Trigger. Best buds!Kelly McNayJulie takes Stella with her in her 1958 Champ.Judy DestefanoJukati has done about 200 hours with me, and he loves it.James HalliganOur dogs love to fly with us and have never used a cage. They behave just the same as they do in the car, spoiled!John BleakleyOur dogs love to fly with us and have never used a cage. They behave just the same as they do in the car, spoiled!John BleakleyRocky!!Jonathan LeabeaterShe got mad because we only flew around the pattern.Ron WallaceHow about a bird! Took our bird Sunny on a flight around Catalina Island.Adolfo OrtizTook one of my two dogs for a cross-country flight a year ago.Curtis KooiengaMy dogs love flying too!Diny van der DriftMy dogs love flying too!Diny van der Drift
