Good shoes

Most of the online shoe sellers now allow you to search for steel-free/airport friendly shoes. Many are god awful ugly but Clarks and Deerstags make a couple professional looking Oxfords that might be to your liking. Or you could just show up in a pair of Crocs!
 
if you are looking for good comfortable airport friendly shoes you should try these prands
Mephisto ,Rockport or Ecco you won't be disappointed
 
I've had a pair of Nunn-Bush or Florsheims (I forget which, same company though) for about 3 1/2 years. I got them at JCPenney for around $80. Very comfortable.
 
I have some Ecco shoes that I got at Nordstroms. I bought them when they had a sale and they were a under 100 bucks.
 
Doc Martens here. I picked 'em up at Journey's for under $100. Yellow stitching + black Sharpie = no problem.
 
I've tried almost every black dress shoe out there and have finally settled on slip-on Eccos. All of my others would wear out after a year but, the Eccos are running strong after three years. Best uniform shoe IMHO.
 
Capt. Caucasian said:
I've tried almost every black dress shoe out there and have finally settled on slip-on Eccos. All of my others would wear out after a year but, the Eccos are running strong after three years. Best uniform shoe IMHO.
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I also would recommend the Eccos. They're my summer show. I've had the same pair for over 4 years and they still look and feel brand new! Excellent shoe. In the winter time, I wear a pair of Justin Boots (especially since the last few trips have had highs below freezing everywhere we went).

Is that Prater in your avatar?
 
Hey thanks for the replies guys.

I didn't realize that Doc Martens made shoes without a metal shank. I'm gonna be in the CVG airport today and tomorrow for a 90 minute turn both times. Anybody know where the crew shop is? I just may have to stop by and see what they have.
 
I'll second or third the support for the Ecco's. Still wearing the same pair I started with and they are still just as comfortable and polish up great.

That said... if you really like a specific shoe that has a metal shank, just take it to your local cobbler (yes, they still exist) and ask them to take it out and replace it with a thermoplastic shank. This can be done on close to 90+ percent of the shoes out there and the cost should be @ $10-$20.

Not a bad investment if you are really happy with the shoes.

Hope that helps.

Bob
 
robair73 said:
Hey thanks for the replies guys.

I didn't realize that Doc Martens made shoes without a metal shank. I'm gonna be in the CVG airport today and tomorrow for a 90 minute turn both times. Anybody know where the crew shop is? I just may have to stop by and see what they have.
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Every pair of Docs that I have ever had had wooden shanks and that is a lot of shoes.
 
ERfly said:
Is that Prater in your avatar?
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I've been waiting for someone to notice! That picture was taken back when he was the CALALPA MEC chairman and he was working a CRAF flight to Kuwait sometime in 2002. We tried to get that picture on the cover of Airline Pilot magaine. :D
 
Capt. Caucasian said:
Every pair of Docs that I have ever had had wooden shanks and that is a lot of shoes.
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I've been wearing them since 2000 and it's about the only TSA-happy shoe that I've worn in the past decade that looks like a shoe and feels like a dryer-warmed bunny slipper to me.

Ahhh!
 
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