Many retail stores and web sites claim to have the best aviation and pilot gifts. Yet Tailwinds remains a cut above the rest as a place to find the right gift for a pilot or aviation enthusiast.

Why? It's simple. We are pilots who love flying and racing airplanes. Tailwinds has helped to bring new gifts items to market such as the 1st Casio Triple Sensor Pilot Watch, and a new line of American made Aviation Jewelry. We continue to present the best quality aviation gifts and are focusing on offering more made in America pilot gifts.

Marion, one of our founders, was an avid aviator and passionate air racer. She was the 13th woman to earn her Airline Transport Pilot rating (ATP), and was honored as one of the top 100 aviators of the century at the 2003 Centennial of Flight celebration at Kitty Hawk. The photograph is of Nancy and Marion winning the 1979 cross country air race, the Air Race Classic. Learn more about our founders.

Looking specifically for a gift for a pilot or aviation enthusiast you can find them here or enjoy browsing the some of our Popular Pilot Picks below.Tailwinds features an excellent selection of quality airplane decor for those wanting to decorate an airplane themed room, man cave, den, or hangar with vintage replica wooden airplane propellers, airplane ceiling fans, lighting fixtures and much more. Of course, no room would be complete without a desktop model airplane or aviation art to grace the walls. Don’t forget to decorate the outside of your home on your rooftop or in your garden with our copper and steel airplane weather vanes.

As a modern, web based company, Tailwinds has become expert in helping you select the right aviation software for training, the best hardware and software for flight simulation, and aircraft management. For some high flyin’ deals flyby our Fly Market where you can get discounts up to 75%!

We believe that we have charted the right course as over 250,000 pilots and aviation enthusiasts have chosen Tailwinds as their source for fine aviation gifts, and why we receive a top Yahoo store customer rating. Thanks again for landing at Tailwinds.com. You can always call us at 800-TAILWINDS (1-800-824-5946) if you have any questions or need any help. Wishing you Blue Skies and Tailwinds! ™