Why wear the monkey suit?

ASpilot2be said:
Thats going to suck on those cold and windy days in places like Kotzebue and Nome.
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Skull caps are approved in those places, but I won't be going there because im not anchorage based!
 
ASpilot2be said:
Thats going to suck on those cold and windy days in places like Kotzebue and Nome.
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Generally aren't mandatory on walkarounds because of safety.

Not related to your post, but I can only imagine walking into my first day at Quiznos and telling the manager "I'm not wearing the purple polo with the Quiznos logo, you're only paying me minimum wage, I'm gonna wear a pirate costume!" and being suprised when I get fired.

We're not special. Wear the damned uniform.
 
Derg said:
Generally aren't mandatory on walkarounds because of safety.

Not related to your post, but I can only imagine walking into my first day at Quiznos and telling the manager "I'm not wearing the purple polo with the Quiznos logo, you're only paying me minimum wage, I'm gonna wear a pirate costume!" and being suprised when I get fired.

We're not special. Wear the damned uniform.
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Good to know! Our company gives us ball caps with the logo for our hat and I love it.

I want to wear a pirate uniform to work!
 
Quiznos pays more. :P Plus...free sammiches.

On an airliner, yea the uniform makes you identifiable and thats important.
If I wore something like that with the Gulfstream or King Air though, the owner would check me into the nearest psychiatric ward for observation. lol
 
Derg said:
Generally aren't mandatory on walkarounds because of safety.
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"No covers on the flight line, sir," as @dasleben would admonish.

If the winds are calm, I wear the lid on the walkaround; if it's not, it stays up on the hook. I have a non-epaulet fleece sweater for wear up front, or under my blazer, and it. is. amazing.
 
B200 Hawk said:
It's the 21st century, khakis and a nice company polo with a north face style winter jacket should be all that's needed now. This isn't the golden age, no one cares. Besides I would be a cleaner look anyway. It's uncomfortable and too expensive. Most people like more unprofessional trying to look professional in the suit. Let's do away with them!
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I'm weird, I suppose... and acknowledge. But I like the uniform. Cheap and easy. One less thing to worry about. But I've spent most of my career in some sort of uniform, so I'm biased. Even when I didn't have a uniform requirement, I created one. While flight instructing at non-uniformed institutions of "higher" learning, it was blue T and khaki cargos EVERY DAY.
 
SmoothLanderJ said:
Based in LAX until June 1st, then SEA. Last day of training is tomorrow and start IOE on Sunday, FINALLY. ...and will be Southeast AK qualified but not the Arctic, that's for the ANC crews. :cool:
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Congrats! If you get a long overnight in Anchorage let me know. Southeast qualification sounds much more fun.
 
z987k said:
Try flying to a foreign country without a uniform on. They'd arrest you for flying an aircraft not being a pilot. The certificates don't matter. Only the uniform, with stripes. All 4 stripes matter. Ideally the FO should have 4 stripes to. Otherwise he's not a pilot either.
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I wore our polo to Maiquetia once and felt like I lost all my power! It was just questions about what I was doing or why I was in a certain area though. A flash of the company badge took care of it, but I still wear the stripes now just so I can do my thing without any hassle. :)

OT, I like the uniform, and even in the states, I feel like you get more leeway when wearing it. I wear it anytime I jumpseat even. That's only like twice a year though. I'd maybe hide in a coat or take the stripes off if I do it more often. haha
 
UAL747400 said:
I wore our polo to Maiquetia once and felt like I lost all my power! It was just questions about what I was doing or why I was in a certain area though. A flash of the company badge took care of it, but I still wear the stripes now just so I can do my thing without any hassle. :)

OT, I like the uniform, and even in the states, I feel like you get more leeway when wearing it. I wear it anytime I jumpseat even. That's only like twice a year though. I'd maybe hide in a coat or take the stripes off if I do it more often. haha
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At the very least, you are less likely to get hassled by TSA when trying to use the fast lane through security.
Funny about international flights and uniforms. The costume really, really matters. Especially in South/Central America. Whenever ferrying there (even little dinky A/C), I always sport my old Navy flight suit. You still get hassles, but far fewer than without. Totally "happy", but it works. Lol.
 
You guys are failing to understand one critical thing about dress - it's not only outward facing, it's also inward facing.

Back in the 1950s, a lot of sociologists and anthropologists were trying to understand how the Nazis could commit the horrible crimes they did. When they went out and interviewed German civilians, they all commented that the SS officers were kind, family men - men of honor and principal. So what made them into monsters? According to the civilians, it was when they put on the SS officer's uniform. It changed them - changed their demeanor and personalities.

That's clearly an example of dress having a negative overall impact on a person's identity, but the question remains, can professional dress make people behave more professionally? I don't know the answer, but I have a feeling it's probably something to the tune of "it does for some, doesn't make a difference for others".

I would wager to say that there are some folks here who felt more professional as a pilot the first time they strapped the monkey suit on, and that the suit changed them, at least marginally. Not everyone, but perhaps some.
 
Can someone please direct AA's uniform development department to this thread, with specific regard to the female pilot uniforms. I'd at least like a collared shirt please. Nothing demands respect like a v-neck...smh.
 
How did the pilot uniform get it's "monkey suit" moniker? I think it makes you look more like a penguin personally.
 
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