--- title: Girl Laughs a Lot on First Aerobatic Plane Ride With Dad: Video description: Viral video shows girl laughing hysterically during first aerobatic plane ride with her dad who is a pilot canonical: https://time.com/3928288/aerobatic-plane-dad-pilot-daughter-laughing/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jun 19, 2015 3:33 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jun 19, 2015 3:33 PM UTC A Canadian pilot took his four-year-old daughter on an aerobatic plane ride for the first time and filmed her reaction, which involved a delightfully maniacal laugh. Raphael Langumier, 40, [told the _CBC_ ](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/aerobatic-plane-ride-a-blast-for-quebec-girl-4-1.3117318)that he took her on the ride in Lachute, outside Montreal, so that she would not be afraid of planes going upside. In the video, little Léa can be seen having so much fun that she tells her father to do it again and again. He told [_The Toronto Star_](http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/17/watch-a-daredevil-four-year-old-laugh-like-a-maniac-when-flying-upside-down.html) that his daughter, who has been flying in planes since she was two, wants to be a “stewardess” like her mother. ### See 11 Adorable Babies Swimming Underwater  Zoe, 5 months Seth Casteel  Michael G., 12 months Seth Casteel  Zelda Mae, 7 months Seth Casteel  Emerson, 7 months Seth Casteel  Adeline, 10 months Seth Casteel  Bailey, 14 months Seth Casteel  Colton, 11 months Seth Casteel  Warren M., 11 months Seth Casteel  Khyleigh, 9 months Seth Casteel  Michael R., 4.5 months Seth Casteel  Valentina, 9 months Seth Casteel ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3928288/aerobatic-plane-dad-pilot-daughter-laughing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3928288/aerobatic-plane-dad-pilot-daughter-laughing/"},"headline":"Watch This 4-Year-Old Girl Laugh Like a Maniac as Her Pilot Dad Spins Plane Upside Down","datePublished":"2015-06-19T15:33:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:43:39.552Z","description":"She wants to be a flight attendant when she grows up","url":"https://time.com/3928288/aerobatic-plane-dad-pilot-daughter-laughing/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Family & Relationships"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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