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Yesterday we took our first family trip in our Bearhawk. My wife and I rode in the front, and our toddler and infant daughters rode in the back. The littlest one was asleep before takeoff on both legs, and the older one slept for most of the first. My friend Steve took this picture of our takeoff on the second leg. Keep in mind that this was with a density altitude of around 2500 feet, 10" grass, no flaps, and no engine runup prior to brake release. Steve was standing about 2000 feet from the start of the takeoff roll.
We tried a few different carseat configurations, which I'll elaborate for those who may find a need to carry little ones. The Britax Marathon 70 is the widest seat that we have, and the Bearhawk back seat is just barely wide enough for two. Two Diono Radians would fit easily as long as they face forward. For this trip we put the toddler in the Marathon facing forward, and then strapped the infant seat without its base on the other side facing backwards. It looks like there is room in the front right seat for the Marthon or Diono also. I have acquired a CARES harness for use in the front seat, but haven't tried it yet. In another year or two I'm thinking we will be able to use two of those in the back seat with a 2" tiedown strap in place of the usual red horizontal strap. With the side protection all the way up on the Marathon, the toddler was able to wear a regular David Clark headset. The infant wears some special ear muffs that provide noise attenuation but no intercom audio.
We tried a few different carseat configurations, which I'll elaborate for those who may find a need to carry little ones. The Britax Marathon 70 is the widest seat that we have, and the Bearhawk back seat is just barely wide enough for two. Two Diono Radians would fit easily as long as they face forward. For this trip we put the toddler in the Marathon facing forward, and then strapped the infant seat without its base on the other side facing backwards. It looks like there is room in the front right seat for the Marthon or Diono also. I have acquired a CARES harness for use in the front seat, but haven't tried it yet. In another year or two I'm thinking we will be able to use two of those in the back seat with a 2" tiedown strap in place of the usual red horizontal strap. With the side protection all the way up on the Marathon, the toddler was able to wear a regular David Clark headset. The infant wears some special ear muffs that provide noise attenuation but no intercom audio.
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