Sure--lots of pilots travel with their cats these days. Monitor 121.5 and your cat will enjoy plenty of feline inflight entertainment. Meow!Anybody have any luck traveling with his/her cat? Tips? Thanks!
Anybody have any luck traveling with his/her cat? Tips? Thanks!
Iris! Her two videos are the all-time best.
Open In the house = den; security.We're taking our cat from AZ to MN in about a month, getting out of the heat. We'll probably medicate him and keep him in a carrier. Maybe prop it up so he can see out..
We did buy a carrier that we just keep open in the house and he loves it, so we're hoping he'll love it in the plane too.
I’ve thought about flying my cat but I’d worry about noise & hearing damage. Maybe putting some blankets around the carrier would damp the sound a bit.We're taking our cat from AZ to MN in about a month, getting out of the heat. We'll probably medicate him and keep him in a carrier. Maybe prop it up so he can see out..
We did buy a carrier that we just keep open in the house and he loves it, so we're hoping he'll love it in the plane too.
they’re easier to throw out in a carrierHave done so multiple times. Vomiting not uncommon. Clawing a concern also. I would recommend a carrier.
I've been told that doesn't matter a whole lot. I'm not fully sure if I believe that, but we do have these ear muffs for them that are meant for small dogs. It does make him look like a bug-eyed alien from Men In Black...I’ve thought about flying my cat but I’d worry about noise & hearing damage. Maybe putting some blankets around the carrier would damp the sound a bit.
No hearing protection?We frequently travel with our cat and dog. Cat is always in a crate. Dog next to him on the backseat. Once we reach cruising altitude, both fall asleep until we start the descend. Never had an issue with the cat flying despite the fact he was 7 when he first flew in a GA plane. He doesn’t seem afraid or stressed when flying. The dog also never had an issue but he got introduced to GA as a puppy.
No hearing protection?
Yeah I've talked to my CFI about it and the first thing she said was, "I've got a funny story to tell you but since we don't have time, I'll sum it up - don't create your own in-flight emergencies."Cats and flying reminds me of a fiasco from many many years ago. It involved a cat, a Stearman, and a decision of the pilot to determine if a cat would land on it's feet. Quite the funny tale, but not so funny for the pilot at the time.