When it comes to gift-giving this Valentine's Day, context is everything.
For special person in your life, someone who has always wanted to fly, there is no better gift than a flight in a small plane. Intimately in touch with the sky around them, they will never forget the amazing feeling of being above the clouds, watching the sun glint off the top of a cloud bank, turning to follow the line of the coast, or to see a familiar river from the sky.
It's easy to get the most amazing gift that you will ever give (and remember, it is perfectly OK to give yourself a little gift this Valentine's Day). In Connecticut, the Meriden and New Haven Aviation Centers offer gift certificates good for an hour of flying time. You can use the gift certificate at any time that is convenient, no time limit! They are convenient to the whole state (and beyond), and their instructors get rave reviews! The hour of time can also be applied to actually getting a private pilot's license, they’ll have time before the flight with the instructor for some real pre-flight planning and inspections and afterwards for a debrief, and a chance for them to get any questions they might have answered!!
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. - Sir Winston Churchill
Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
Celebrate a Birthday (maybe yours?), The Holidays, an Anniversary, Summertime, Wedding, Labor Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, even the Equinox. Gift giving is its own reward, but imagine how unbelievably happy you can make someone when you give them the most challenging and rewarding activities they will ever accomplish! Gifts can be a way to celebrate life, love, and friendship.
Everybody has that one person in their life who stymies every gift-giving effort, either by buying whatever they need or by claiming they don’t want anything. This is the gift for everyone especially those who are hard to please. The added bonus is that giving the perfect gift will make both you and the receiver feel better.