Originally Posted by
sellener
about 15-20 years ago, my dad used to fly for business quite a bit. I believe he flew Northwest. I remember the Northwest pilots would hand out plastic 'wings' and littel plastic airplanes to the kids. Am I imagining this? It was awhile back, but I really remember those wings and the little plastic airplane! NObody still does that do they?
We still do it. I gave a kid some wings today. The crew room has bags of little plastic wings and baseball style cards for each aircraft. I hand them out all the time. I always thought it was cool as a kid when a pilot did that and it really leaves lasting memories for most kids. Some pilots dont care but i think its a great privilege and i really enjoy handing them out. Most people, especially kids, still look up to pilots after a safe flight. I am happy to keep the tradition going.