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Holiday Gift Guide: 50 Cool Gifts For The Ultimate Aviator
 The holiday season is here again, and with it, those pressing questions from friends and loved-ones trying to buy the perfect gift for the aviator in their lives.
Let’s face it, none of us really wants another new tie or a fresh soap-on-a-rope.
So how do you ensure that you get what you really want this year without having to go out and buy the gifts yourself? Again this year, we’ve scoured the globe for the 50 best aviation gifts and compiled them into our annual holiday gift guide. Here you’ll find items to accommodate all types of budgets, whether you want a new Women Fly baseball cap or a Piper Matrix. Wouldn’t that be great to find under your tree?
So, to make sure you get what you really want this year, just sift through the great gift ideas on the following pages, and then check off the items you'd like from our Holiday Gift Wish List. Leave the checklist and the magazine in an obvious spot, then cross your fingers and hope for the best!
You will be amazed at how well your family and friends can take a hint, and they’ll be relieved to know they can get you a gift that you need and want.
 SEWING KIT
It only takes one popped button or loose seam to ruin a perfectly good business trip, which is why this clever sewing kit is an ideal gadget for every flight bag. It includes six colors of thread, blunt-nose scissors that are TSA-approved for airline travel, and a supply of buttons that can be used for quick repairs on the road. Makes a great stocking stuffer for just $2.95 from protravelgear.com.
ARTIE THE AIRPLANE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE BOOKS
Capt.Chuck Harman, a designated pilot examiner for American Airlines, is the author and illustrator of the Artie The Airplane series. The books feature illustrated airplane characters such as Alister P. Airstream, Grandpa Cubbie, Alice the Air Ambulance, and Cousin Piper, who help teach the importance of helping others, honesty, keeping rooms clean, not judging people (or airplanes) by their looks, and other value-based themes. "Capt. Chuck" makes regular appearances at schools across the country, using his experiences as a 767 captain to educate children and discuss values. A great gift for the budding aviator in your life for $6 each from artietheairplane.com.
 FODOR'S FOR FIDO
Don't forget your pets this holiday season with a handy travel guide that is a directory of the best pet-friendly hotels and resorts in the United States. It also lists traditional resort amenities such as nearby beaches, golfing, and more! Small enough to fit in your flight bag or aircraft glove compartment. Just $14 from citydog.net.
AVIATOR'S GUIDE GIFT SUBSCRIPTION
Give the gift that keeps on giving, a full-year subscription to our favorite general aviation travel magazine. Filled with great destination stories and columns about how to enjoy and manage your airplane, this fun magazine can be sent to the aviator of your choice all year for just $14.95 from aviatorsguide.com/subscribe.
 THE ALASKAN MILE
Doug Geeting is an Alaskan bush pilot who began his musical career in 1979 and has spent the last 25 years playing a combination of ballads, blues folk and country music. Both of his CDs, Between Flights and The Alaskan Mile, have flown in space aboard the space shuttle as part of the Shuttle Juke Box. A great gift for the music-loving aviator, just $15 from womenfly.com.
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