What does he fly?
Does he smoke? Does he like Irish whiskey (I've still got an unopened bottle of very high quality Canadian whiskey a student gave me as a thank-you not knowing I really don't like Canadian whiskey)? Does he use iTunes?
My thinking is that unless you know for sure what someone really likes or wants (e.g., many folks know I like Jack Daniel's), you may be better off giving an appropriate gift certificate, which for a pilot/mechanic might be to Sporty's, Aircraft Spruce, or Aircraft Tool Supply.
That's the idea, although most professional aircraft mechanics still use either Snap-On or MAC for hand tools (see what's in their shop), and places like ATS for specialty equipment.Good idea, something from the mechanic angle might be more appropriate (the auto repairman's equivalent of the snap-on truck gift cert?)
http://www.aircraft-tool.com/shop/detail.aspx?PRODUCT_ID=GIFTCERT100Good idea, something from the mechanic angle might be more appropriate (the auto repairman's equivalent of the snap-on truck gift cert?)
Gift card to a really good local restaurant he can take his SO to as a thank you for putting up with the hours, the emergency call outs, etc.A gift card to a good restaurant where he would have to fly into. Would give him a reason to make a $100 hambuger run that he might not have otherwise.