A little boy's dream

Zahava and Yonah recently flew to the US for a family simcha.

Now, Zahava's a fairly seasoned traveler. But how Yonah will handle any long journey is a crap shoot; sometimes he's great... and other times, not so much.

Zahava needn't have worried. Thanks in part to his iPad full of games, books and music, Yonah was the perfect travel companion. So much so, that he was able to completely charm his fellow travelers, as well as the flight crew.

Since 9/11, it is a relative rarity for the flight crew to extend an invitation to anyone to visit the cockpit during the flight. But apparently they were so taken with Yonah that mid-flight he was escorted up to the cockpit and was allowed to watch the pilots in action.

Zahava said that it might have been her imagination, but she sensed a bit of nostalgia on the part of the pilots for the days when they could routinely oblige the dreams of kids by giving them a glimpse of the flight deck and the people manning it. I guess when the stars align, they still occasionally like to connect with a child, and by doing so, rediscover the wonder and miraculous nature of their job.

[Before anyone asks, I am not going to divulge the airline or destination... just in case the flight crew broke any rules or laws]