2PreciousSouls wrote:
...and said something about the engine spinning too fast...
Which has me wondering if this plane was jet where he saw the front of the turbines, or a propeller job (either piston or turboprop)?
Yeah, that prop doing who knows how many tens-of-thousands RPM can be pretty loud as its blades approach sonic speeds at their tips.
I come from an aviation family but do not remember how I got over the inherent small child's fear of something so large and so intense, with either planes or trains.
There are CDs of airplane sounds sold for aviation fans - get one of those to get him accustomed, maybe?
don't know where they'd be bought in OZ, but here's where I get mine:
http://www.historicaviation.com/index.po?product=home
Expect there's something similar over there.

do make sure he understands and expects that sometimes the plane can get a bit bouncy without warning in flight from the air currents the plane flies in.
(with that, it just occurred to me, no wonder flying is so intimidating and overwhelming to the small set)
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