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Corn dog? Sure. But it doesn't necessarily invoke courage in hopping on a jet if the pilots looked like this!
@mtsu_av8er would wear this in a heartbeat.... Corndog FTW!!!!!
Southwest has a new look (pilots)
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@mtsu_av8er would wear this in a heartbeat.... Corndog FTW!!!!!
USMCmech
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Meh, They are mostly harmless kids who are just doing it to get out of PE, not unlike CAP cadets.
However, this proves my point. Dress Blues can be made to look comical if the guy wearing them doesn't carry themselves with pride.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
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Still looks better than a leather jacket and a yellow tie.
I don't know. I don't think the leather jacket is anymore ugly than the recycled US Navy winter Class A coat that they use for their uniform. Take the officer stripes off the sleeves when you leave the service, add FO stripes, and you have Delta's coat.
Each serves its purpose. The leather jacket has historical precedence in aviation, it's not just worn as a fad. The double breasted coat also looks professional in its own right. So long as either are worn proudly and properly, they both look professional.
To me, the hat....while professional looking.....is somewhat impractical, as there are limited places to really wear it for practical reasons. On the flightline, hats aren't to be worn as they are a FOD hazard. That's why I've always taken a double take when seeing airline guys with their hats on while doing a walkaround on the flightline. And although it's technically against common etiquette to wear one's hat indoors generally speaking; it's accepted etiquette for airline pilot hat wear in the indoors of an airport terminal, for example. So I kind of overlook that one. But besides inside the terminal, there aren't many practical places to wear the hat. Not in cockpit, not exiting the terminal to the crew bus, not on the flightline.
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WestIndian425
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I was wondering when VX would enter the picture!
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No one can look professional dressed like the Fonz.
"No we wont!"
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Corn dog? Sure. But it doesn't necessarily invoke courage in hopping on a jet if the pilots looked like this!
Oh wait, what their wearing, right?
Oh shoot, those are kids. Whew!
I was about to wonder what in the hell happened to the USMC.
Even if we had a hatless leather jacket option, I'd probably still wear the standard-issue uniform.
Personally, it harkens back to the Pan Am days where you not only displayed authority, but also you represented your home country.
Narcissistic, absolutely, but you'll walk around CDG and you see sharply dressed KLM and Air France crews, all of the pilots in uniform coats, hats, and the flight attendants looking absolutely sharp, good postures, representing their airline's brand.
Now you see some US carriers, there's a guy in an unzipped leather coat, huge gut, another one with an unbuttoned blazer with his hat in his hand, and another one walking around in a civilian coat followed by a mis-mash of flight attendants in cat-hair sweaters, elastic waistband pant suits and shuffling around like they're slew-footed overweight zombies.
Maybe I'm old school but appearance does make a difference in representing your employer's brand and also when you've got to handle an issue.
My employer takes this seriously, I voluntarily signed up to work there, I'm not about to bitch about their expected appearance standard.
I want to serve Corn Dogs at the mall, but OMG I HATE THE HOT DOG ONNA STICK UNA-FIRRRRRM!
Personally, it harkens back to the Pan Am days where you not only displayed authority, but also you represented your home country.
Narcissistic, absolutely, but you'll walk around CDG and you see sharply dressed KLM and Air France crews, all of the pilots in uniform coats, hats, and the flight attendants looking absolutely sharp, good postures, representing their airline's brand.
Now you see some US carriers, there's a guy in an unzipped leather coat, huge gut, another one with an unbuttoned blazer with his hat in his hand, and another one walking around in a civilian coat followed by a mis-mash of flight attendants in cat-hair sweaters, elastic waistband pant suits and shuffling around like they're slew-footed overweight zombies.
Maybe I'm old school but appearance does make a difference in representing your employer's brand and also when you've got to handle an issue.
My employer takes this seriously, I voluntarily signed up to work there, I'm not about to bitch about their expected appearance standard.
I want to serve Corn Dogs at the mall, but OMG I HATE THE HOT DOG ONNA STICK UNA-FIRRRRRM!
Hey there you Air Force puke....Dont go dissing the Navy coats......I still have my pea coat issued in boot camp. Looks sharp as heii, not sure sure if it fits though.... :doh:
People fly Southwest because they hate connecting through places like ATL and DFW. They offer more point to point than anyone else.
Interesting. That's the first time I've heard that.
I haven't shopped for a flight in forever. I just book Delta or Alaska and go.