The part of the vane that turns into the wind is usually shaped like an arrow. The other end is wide so it will catch the smallest breeze. Sometimes a metal rooster or other animal sits on top of ...

As wind vanes go, the oversized one at Felts Field is unique. Not the usual rooster or arrow, it takes the form of a 19-foot-long cassette racer airplane mounted at the top of a flagpole.