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Big Aviation Sale This Weekend at Tailwinds.com
Friday, May 25th, 2012DC-3 Airplane Weathervane
Monday, May 7th, 2012We couldn’t resist this bit of aviation trivia. An Airplane Weather Vane is vying for the title of world’s largest weather vane in the Guinness Book of World Records. A retired Douglas DC-3 sits atop a swiveling support at the Yukon Transportation Museum which is right next to the Whitehorse International Airport. Amazingly, even as large as it is, the DC-3 windvane only requires a 5 knot wind to rotate. Worth a flyby if you’re in the area.
At Tailwinds, we don’t have weather vanes that are this large but we do offer a fine selection of Airplane Weather Vanes. Tailwinds has a variety of airplane weather vanes that are suited for installation on top of an aircraft hangar, cupola, gazebo, or roof. The smaller airplane windvanes also make a good focal point in a garden setting or mounted on a deck railing. We offer only top quality weather vanes that are handcrafted from the finest copper or heavy duty 14-guage steel. Don’t forget to look for our selection of Made In the U.S.A. weather vanes.
Wishing you Blue Skies & Tailwinds!™
General Aviation Pilots Who Volunteer
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012There are many worthy organizations where pilots can donate their skill set to help make a difference in the world. One of those organizations is LightHawk. Volunteer pilots in North America donate their skills, plane and fuel to conservation partners. As pilots we know that seeing the land from the air provides a unique perspective of this magnificent country and its resources. If interested in learning more contact LightHawk.org. FYI, t
he image shown is from Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California which is about an hour north of the Tailwinds office via land transportation.
Wishing you Blue Skies & Tailwinds!™
Solar Impulse
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Here is a way to beat high avgas prices. For more information go to the Solar Impulse site. They were able to fly around the world using only the sun for power.
The year of the “flying” Dragon
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012Aviation Humor
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012-
Here is the real function of an airplane propeller.
The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.Wishing you Blue Skies & Tailwinds!™
Being Green in Aviation
Friday, April 22nd, 2011Today is Earth Day and Tailwinds is proud to be a “green” company. While it is now popular to claim being green, Tailwinds has been actively green since the first recycled paper came on the market. All the paper we use in the office has recycled content. We also ardently practice the 3Rs of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. For instance, we have two waste receptacles in every office. One is used for recyclables and the other for non-recyclables. We have been able to reduce our trash by about 90%.
We intentionally seek products that are made from recycled materials or use sustainably grown materials. We market several hundred products crafted from wood. We are pleased that most of the wood models and decorative propellers we sell are all produced from sustainably grown forests. Our Pilot Balance Sculptures and Pilot Wine Caddy (my favorite) are crafted from recycled metals.
After all, we are pilots and we want to keep those blue skies blue. Wishing you Blue Skies & Tailwinds!™
B-29 Superfortress Flies Again
Friday, February 11th, 2011Fifi is flying again! The world’s only flying B-29 Superfortress is now air borne thanks to the efforts of the Commemorative Air Force. With years of hard work and making custom built engines the B-29 Fifi will be making its rounds at air shows this summer. Check out the air show schedule at the Commemorative Air Force web site. Wishing you Blue Skies & Tailwinds!™
