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PhilDernerJr
2007-07-04, 09:57 AM
I've started to collect safety cards from aircraft that I find to be special.

For me, some of my gems include:

ATA L-1011
ATA DC-10
Carpatair Saab 2000
Frontier CRJ

Next, I want to try to get a NW A330 one, or a Russian airline (other than Aeroflot).
hiss srq
2007-07-04, 09:59 AM
I would go for the NWA 320 firast. At the rate they are meeting the scrap torch they will get rare before NW DC-9's do.
PhilDernerJr
2007-07-04, 09:59 AM
Oh, good call. I actually should hunt down an NW DC-9 card first.
RDU-JFK
2007-07-04, 10:07 AM
Some of my finest are an Icelandair 757 and Atlantic Coast D328Jet.
nwafan20
2007-07-04, 01:07 PM
Do you go and fly the planes or just collect them off the 'net?

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cancidas
2007-07-04, 01:15 PM
i collect them to phil, but only from the types that i fly. i'm not about to start buying them just for the sake of having them...
RDU-JFK
2007-07-04, 01:17 PM
Some friends of mine used to give them to me as gifts, and I've asked the FA for extras and some have been more than happy to give them to me.
T-Bird76
2007-07-04, 01:49 PM
Man I have a ton of safety cards, I try to get one for every new type I fly but the most prized one I have is from a Continental 737-100.
nwafan20
2007-07-04, 01:53 PM
Yeah, I have just started collecting safty cards from each trip. I put a little piece of tape on the back and label the flight number and date
Mateo
2007-07-04, 04:13 PM
I only take from a new type. I do have a couple that were "liberated" by a friend on a trip that he took (including a Canadi>n Regional F28), although it doesn't have the same satisfaction. Best one (of about 12) in the collection is a Beech 36/58 series.
LGA777
2007-07-04, 05:24 PM
I have a small collection from over the years only from aircraft I have actually flown on. If I had to pick a favorite it would be the MGM Grand DC-8-62. A tip for those who want to collect them, while we all know they are widely available on E-Bay, a more fun way is at an Airline Memorabilia Show. Sadly I will be missing this weeks Airliners International Convention held this year in MCI, with several hundred vendors, probably at least 20 of which sell or trade safety cards.
N790SW
2007-07-04, 06:02 PM
This may surprise some people but!

I have A Safety Card from a WN plane that still has the 737-200 on it.
PhilDernerJr
2007-07-04, 08:26 PM
Do you go and fly the planes or just collect them off the 'net?

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Neither for me. I usually get them from employees of said airlines.
N790SW
2007-07-04, 10:03 PM
I also have a Song 757 safety card, but I don't know where it is or even if it will be worth anything?
PhilDernerJr
2007-07-17, 02:03 PM
Oh happy day.

I was able to obtain not only a few NW DC-9 cards, but I also got the A320 and A320SR.

Honestly, I got a little TOO excited about it. WOOHOO!
Chris102
2007-07-17, 02:10 PM
The only safety cards I have are more like safety booklets from Air Force One. I have 2 different ones, and they're from the old VC-137's - one's from the Nixon years, one's from the Reagan years.

I have seen the current Marine One and Air Force One booklets, but I don't have them. I do have a Reagan Marine One seating chart, though.

Here's what the covers of the AF1 books looks like, in case anyone's curious to see what they look like:

Nixon:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/CDolan/safetycard.jpg


Reagan:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/CDolan/safetycard1.jpg


Anyone know if these are rare? I would think so.
PhilDernerJr
2007-07-17, 03:56 PM
We all have those. *yawn*



kidding.
PhilDernerJr
2007-08-19, 01:06 PM
Newest addition for me is a crisp Champion Air 727 card. :)
T-Bird76
2007-08-19, 01:07 PM
Thanks to Mr. Fred Miller I now have 2 TWA safety cards, a 727 and a MD-80 from the double strip days. Thanks Fred.
Alex T
2007-08-19, 01:31 PM
I have...

Bunch of AA MD80 safety Cards
Quite a few AA 757 Safety Cards.

NWA A319, DC9, AVRO and 757 Safety Cards.

SWA 737 Safety Cards.

I believe thats it.

Alex

Edit- Left out USA3000 A320 Card, and a Champion Air 727 Card as well, but Dirty though haha.
nwafan20
2007-08-19, 06:13 PM
Ugh, you guys make me mad!

I would have had another safety card to my collection (a good shape WN 73G, I have one that is all torn up from my first leg) but some idiot left gum on it that I can't get off..... So I really only have an AirTran 73G in good shape!!

Alex, I would kill for that NW DC-9 and Avro card!
Winglets747
2007-08-22, 02:37 PM
The only safety cards I have are more like safety booklets from Air Force One. I have 2 different ones, and they're from the old VC-137's - one's from the Nixon years, one's from the Reagan years.

I have seen the current Marine One and Air Force One booklets, but I don't have them. I do have a Reagan Marine One seating chart, though.

Anyone know if these are rare? I would think so.

I have seen the Reagan card a very few times in eBay in the past six years. I've never seen the Nixon one, or the card for VC-25A.

Each time the Reagan card was on eBay, IIRC, it sold for $100+. It's probably one of the highest selling cards ever after Braniff Concorde, BA Concorde Issue 1, and TU-144. The TU-144 card, to my knowledge, is the highest-selling card ever. It sold at over $1,200--one expensive piece of paper! :shock:

I am impressed with how many of you collect safety cards. For those of you looking to trade safety cards or add to your collection, I'll drop a shameless plug for my safety card collecting group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/inflight-safetycards/

Hope to see some of you there! :wink: