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It’s funny how in an age where communications and media are expanding into wonderful new territory, some subjects are just plain stuck in the 20th (or even the 19th) century.
For folks who want to learn how to make paper airplanes, like you and me, this is not a good thing!
Not a year goes by without some new book being published on “the best paper airplanes”, or “super-duper origami aircraft”. Just check Amazon, or your local Barnes and Nobles. They seem to pop up all over, and every one of them promises the best plane designs, and easiest instructions.
Well, I’ve tried a few of these “easy” instructions in my days, with varying levels of success. Most of the time, though, I slowly work my way to the last 5 folds, and then get stuck. It’s like navigating a treacherous swamp, and then getting bogged down only ten feet from solid ground. By the time I finally give up I have several beat-up pieces of paper and a wasted half-hour or more to show for it. Talk about frustrating!
I finally decided that paper airplane books just don’t cut it for me.
And I suspect that they don’t work for most of the population either. Can you guess why?
Books are 2D. Paper airplanes are 3D
That’s all it is, folks. It’s not about the planes, it’s not about the books. It’s about the dimensions.
Our brains find find it hard to extrapolate 2D images into 3D models. I mean, when was the last time you built a bicycle, swing set, model boat, or some other instructional nightmare? Can you imagine how hard it would be if only 2D images were allowed? That would be nigh impossible!
So then, what’s the solution?
Learn how to make Paper Airplanes the right way. The fun way. The easy way. The 3D way. The video way.
The best way to learn something new is to watch it being done. That’s what this site is for – to provide you with best paper airplane tutorials on video available. And as I learn along with you, I might make a few videos of my own!
What do you do with all your old instructional books? I’d keep them – the pages make good paper airplanes.
So do I.
When I was a kid, I always wondered about the miracle of flight, and would try to figure out how to make paper airplanes. I was never much good at them, but enjoyed folding and flying paper airplanes so much, that I actually wanted to become an engineer, and design fighter jets for the government.
Years later, I am not an engineer. But I still have a love for aerodynamics, and the desire to throw paper around!
Join me as I take a turn into a simple childhood pleasure, an activity that truly transcends all age boundaries. Let’s learn how to make paper airplanes!
