When I was a little kid, I flew from Idlewild to LAX with my Mother on a Pan Am 707. Although I remember getting on the plane and looking out the window, seeing the propellers, and hearing the very loud engines the best part was being taken by a stewardess to visit the cockpit before takeoff and receiving a set of wings by the Captain that I still have to this day. The trip seemed to take forever but then again, so did everything at that age!