Airline new-hire parting gift ideas?

[Alchemy]

My CFI of nearly 3 years recently completed the interview process with Expressjet and will be leaving for training in Houston on monday. This guy has signed me off for 5 checkrides so I'd like to pitch in with a few other co-workers to give him a nice parting gift.

To all you current or former regional pilots out there, what's something that you wish you had or were glad you did have when you started new hire training? It doesn't necessarily have to be aviation related, I'm thinking something in the 50-100 dollar range (hey, i'm a CFI too).

 

[FLYMcDoofer]

Tomorrow night I am going out to celebrate the hiring and fare well to a CFI and good friend of mine who leaves this weekend for new hire training. My gift to him will be cold beers.

 

[bullmastiff]

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My CFI of nearly 3 years recently completed the interview process with Expressjet and will be leaving for training in Houston on monday. This guy has signed me off for 5 checkrides so I'd like to pitch in with a few other co-workers to give him a nice parting gift.

To all you current or former regional pilots out there, what's something that you wish you had or were glad you did have when you started new hire training? It doesn't necessarily have to be aviation related, I'm thinking something in the 50-100 dollar range (hey, i'm a CFI too).

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Stripper

 

[crashmbern]

give him cash,

he's gonna need the extra money

 

[viper548]

Get him a stripper and cash

 

[kellwolf]

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Get him a stripper and cash

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Just get him the stripper and give the cash to her. That's where it's gonna wind up anyway.

 

[viper548]

If you give him cash, make sure it's small bills (preferably $1's)

 

[derg]

A can opener?

 

[Malko]

Ahhh, for all the canned food he'll be eating in his early days as a pilot. Very Useful.

On a side note, I jsut booked the Hawthorn for Vegas. WooHoo...

 

[Aussie]

Cook him a steak on the Barbie mate!
Grab him a beer, shell be right!

hell be a happy vegemite after that

 

[mtsu_av8er]

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Cook him a steak on the Barbie mate!
Grab him a beer, shell be right!

hell be a happy vegemite after that

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[PurduePilot]

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A can opener?

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Nah... get him an Oster Breadmaker!

 

[mpenguin1]

Well here is another idea:

Just some products of the Wright Brothers.

http://www.firstflightstore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=firstflight&Category_Code=1019

http://www.xkms.org/Things-You-Never-Knew-Existed-Online-Catalog-2/Wright-Flyer-Model.htm

 

[flyover]

Get some gift certificates for here:http://goodecompany.com/

Seriously good barbeque in Houston.

Other suggestion a massage. Scheduled just before the checkride. Go in with a silly grin on his face istead of all tensed up. If you go with the stripper, after the checkride.

 

[FatBastard]

I know, I know,.......Why not get him a BABY!
BABY...the other ,other white meat.Baby...its' what for DINNER!!

 

[Skinnah]

food stamps!

 

[Bumblebee]

There is a great headlamp I got for my multi and instrument instructor. It is a climbing headlamp but it has red and green filters for night flight it is plain awesome. It is manufactured by petzl Headlamps

 

[JAM]

If he doesn't have it already, a copy of E. Gann's Fate Is The Hunter . An appreciative inscription would be a nice touch. Sounds like he is a good CFI.