Got a Plane Spotter in the Family?
Like most families, my family has plenty of strange habits. I devour Jane Austen fan fiction by the pound, my husband subscribes to cooking magazines but does not actually cook, and my daughter collects business cards. My son seems to be bucking the trend so far, but then again he’s still little.
One thing we don’t do, however, is obsess over trains and planes. Apparently it’s not uncommon though, particularly with the short set.
Got a plane spotter in the family? (and the politically correct moniker is “aviation enthusiast”, by the way) Have we ever got a gift idea for you. Behold the PLANE SPOTTER! A laminated, full-color 12-panel card that teaches users how to tell a DC-10 from a 747. It features a reference guide to seating configurations, a NASA co-written “How Do Airplanes Fly?” section, and a handy “Parts Department” that will explain which parts do what.
You can thank us later.
February 23rd, 2010 | by Jamie Pearson 8 comments
1. Jane on February 23rd, 2010
Useful! Thanks.
2. Lorraine on February 23rd, 2010
Great tip! I should contact them about sourcing bulk quantities for My Busy Kit if the dimensions fit. Thanks Jamie!
3. Linda on February 23rd, 2010
What a great idea for my to guys – hubby and son, who are always looking up when they hear the sound of a plane, and thump their feet when it’s a military plane. This will definately make them both happy!
4. Shenandoah bed and breakfast on February 24th, 2010
Great tips!! I don’t know what is the plane spotting. It is in the high desert and most people who live there work “down the hill”. Like any other city, there are good and bad areas.
Best Regards,
5. Debbie Ferm on February 24th, 2010
Oh my gosh, I should give this to my husband.
He went to the Air Force Academy and I’ve had to listen to him identify far too many airplanes. That would be fine, except he also needs to tell me how he was able to identify it as model blah blah blah, and then I am obligated to notice those things.
Sigh…Little boys never really grow up:)
6. Rich P on February 25th, 2010
Wait a second . . . I cook sometimes
7. Jamie Pearson on February 25th, 2010
That is true. Let the record show that I was using hyperbole (or what my husband Rich likes to call “lying”) as a humor device.
My husband *sometimes* cooks.
8. Chuck Flagg on February 25th, 2010
Take the plane enthusiast in your life to St. Maarten and hang out at the beach near the airport and watch the planes fly low and slow over the beach barely touching the road before landing.
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