The Top 15 Signs You Might Be an AvGeek
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Thank you to everyone who submitted their #AvGeekSigns! The judging panel has selected the top 15 signs you might be an #AvGeek (listed below in no particular order).
On Wednesday, May 18, @theAPEXassoc will begin randomly selecting and tweeting each of the top 15 signs. The 10 tweets with the most engagement will be announced during APEX TECH, taking place June 8-9 in Los Angeles, and featured in issue 6.3 of APEX Experience magazine as a collectible tear-out poster.
Help us determine the top 10 signs you might be an #AvGeek!
You know you’re an AvGeek when …
1 … you know the difference between standard winglets, split scimitar winglets and sharklets.
2 … you ask a friend who’s just returned from vacation which airline they flew with and what aircraft they flew on.
3 … you fly to a place just for lunch or a day.
4 … you tweet the local TV news when they use a graphic of an obsolete airline livery.
5 … you get angry when the airplane taking off in a movie is a different type when it lands.
6 … you look up every time you hear an airplane, and can positively identify the type. By its sound.
7 … at a party, you’re the one correcting everyone else’s misconceptions about airlines and aircraft.
8 … you can decode an airport based on three or four letters on a license plate.
9 … you use SeatGuru.com to make sure that there actually is a window beside your window seat.
10 … you know how much fuel a plane consumes, but not your own car.
11 … you go to the In-N-Out on Sepulveda in Los Angeles not just for the burgers, but to watch the planes on short final at LAX.
12 … you’ll book an unconventional itinerary just to fly on a new aircraft type, or visit a new airport.
13… you check the fin number of your flight and are disappointed when you’ve already flown on that plane.
14 … you refer to cities by their airport codes.
15 … the day that in-flight cockpit visits were barred was a very sad day, indeed.