Although not new to helicopter flying, I am a recent new member to PHPA and was very surprised at the lack of a flight jacket patch.
Yes, you have a round patch that says "HOVER", but I think thats a stretch that anyone would know what that actually means. In fact, everyone I show it to either reads it as "HOOVER" or think thats my last name.
You offer all these window stickers that have a great logo except for the web address right in the middle, so if you really do not offer a jacket patch (something I just cannot believe) I am taking the oval shaped window sticker to one of those computer controlled logo sewing firms and haveing my own patch made that includes the "Professional helicopter Pilots Association" around the perimeter, and the rotor blades and "PHPA" in the middle. I am leaving off the web address as this is not normally shown on any type patch.
Again, I hate to go to this much trouble and cost just to make a jacket patch, and think you all are really missing the boat since all of us could be advertising the full name and logo of this associaiton instead of "HOVER" around the airports! |