Wings badges
Hi Guys,
I feel the presentation of a wings badge at a club night ceremony is a lovely idea. As has been said, it recognises real achievement and gives the new pilot something he/she may well cherish for ever. I still have my 'Association of British Aeroclubs' wings I obtained in 1960.
I also think it would be a good idea if people did wear their wings badges more when flying or when around the aerodrome, purely as a marketing ploy. Quite a lot of non-flyers frequent the flyers' club restaurants and to see people around wearing their wings might make them feel they wish they had some too. The more people we can tempt to take up flying the better it is for private flying. However, I must confess that I don't wear my own, purely because no one else does. But I still wish people would and then I would do so too.
As for the wings badges available over the counter, in my view they are without exception naff, ill designed and cheap looking. I also suspect that they should not really be displaying those distorted impressions of the St Edward's crown that most of them seem to have. I should have thought that should be confined to military wings.
My advice to the original poster would be to search on the Internet for a badge manufacturer, (there are lots of them), and have a really nice club wings badge made to order. I think you will find you don't have to order that many as a minimum order.
Broomstick.