Pilots Uniform: Good idea??

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General aviation is under attack: Many 'forces' would like it to go to
the dust bin of history.

Aircraft charter services, fractional ownership etc is growing leaps
and bounds and as such, more than EVER, FBO's are LOADED with NON
FLYING persons waiting to be picked up for a charter or picking
someone up from one.

I have noted MANY pilots getting out of a 'GA' airplane with the
'DUI' look: you have seen them, Ratty shorts, Stupid logo 'bad
taste' TEE shirts, GOOFY hats looking the FOOL that they ARE!

The NON FLYING Individuals at the FBO's see this and the PERCEPTION
to them is this 'TRASH' is flying in the SAME airspace, airport,
as they and their family!!! ...... Wondering if they( slouchy GA
pilots) are LOADED or high on something!


A Pilots Uniform to the NON flying public conveys a: WELL TRAINED
PILOT...... PERIOD!


They DO NOT understand the difference between a 'private' pilot or an
ATP pilot all they understand is WHAT THEY SEE:

PERCEPTION IS EVERYTHING!

I fly 450 hours per year for my business and I am in Uniform when I
fly

as I am a WELL TRAINED and very COMPETENT pilot:

When I walk into an FBO I am doing MY PART CONVEYING that FACT
to the NON FLYING public!


Comments????

[Kyle Boatright]

> wrote in message
...
> General aviation is under attack: Many 'forces' would like it to go to
> the dust bin of history.
>
> Aircraft charter services, fractional ownership etc is growing leaps
> and bounds and as such, more than EVER, FBO's are LOADED with NON
> FLYING persons waiting to be picked up for a charter or picking
> someone up from one.
>
> I have noted MANY pilots getting out of a 'GA' airplane with the
> 'DUI' look: you have seen them, Ratty shorts, Stupid logo 'bad
> taste' TEE shirts, GOOFY hats looking the FOOL that they ARE!
>
> The NON FLYING Individuals at the FBO's see this and the PERCEPTION
> to them is this 'TRASH' is flying in the SAME airspace, airport,
> as they and their family!!! ...... Wondering if they( slouchy GA
> pilots) are LOADED or high on something!
>
>
> A Pilots Uniform to the NON flying public conveys a: WELL TRAINED
> PILOT...... PERIOD!
>
>
> They DO NOT understand the difference between a 'private' pilot or an
> ATP pilot all they understand is WHAT THEY SEE:
>
> PERCEPTION IS EVERYTHING!
>
> I fly 450 hours per year for my business and I am in Uniform when I
> fly
>
> as I am a WELL TRAINED and very COMPETENT pilot:
>
> When I walk into an FBO I am doing MY PART CONVEYING that FACT
> to the NON FLYING public!
>
>
> Comments????

Knock yourself out, Sparky.

[Kevin Clarke]

wrote:
>
>
> Comments????
>
yeah, between you and the other guy you must be getting set to start
selling uniforms.

KC

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wrote:


> Comments????

Yeah, get over yourself.

Are you the one that has to lay on the ground to check the fuel and
muck around in an engine compartment checking belt tension and oil
level?

I wore a good shirt (no epaulets) exactly once to fly; never again.

--
Jim Pennino

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[Dan Luke[_2_]]

> wrote:

>
> as I am a WELL TRAINED and very COMPETENT pilot:

And you're a wiz with the caps lock key, too.

What a role model!

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

"Dan Luke" > wrote in message
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>
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> as I am a WELL TRAINED and very COMPETENT pilot:
>
> And you're a wiz with the caps lock key, too.
>
> What a role model!
>


Talks like MX, but MX types better.

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Geoff
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Whenever I see some guy wearing a pilot's uniform around a general
aviation airport, I look around to see if there's also a construction
worker in a hardhat, a cop, a cowboy and an indian chief.

[cwby-flyer]

On Nov 27, 9:35 am, wrote:
> Whenever I see some guy wearing a pilot's uniform around a general
> aviation airport, I look around to see if there's also a construction
> worker in a hardhat, a cop, a cowboy and an indian chief.

Exactly. I do wear a nice polo when flying for business - but a
uniform? Good grief Charlie Brown!

[Clay[_2_]]

On Nov 25, 9:29 pm, wrote:
> General aviation is under attack: Many 'forces' would like it to go to
> the dust bin of history.
>
> Aircraft charter services, fractional ownership etc is growing leaps
> and bounds and as such, more than EVER, FBO's are LOADED with NON
> FLYING persons waiting to be picked up for a charter or picking
> someone up from one.
>
> I have noted MANY pilots getting out of a 'GA' airplane with the
> 'DUI' look: you have seen them, Ratty shorts, Stupid logo 'bad
> taste' TEE shirts, GOOFY hats looking the FOOL that they ARE!
>
> The NON FLYING Individuals at the FBO's see this and the PERCEPTION
> to them is this 'TRASH' is flying in the SAME airspace, airport,
> as they and their family!!! ...... Wondering if they( slouchy GA
> pilots) are LOADED or high on something!
>
> A Pilots Uniform to the NON flying public conveys a: WELL TRAINED
> PILOT...... PERIOD!
>
> They DO NOT understand the difference between a 'private' pilot or an
> ATP pilot all they understand is WHAT THEY SEE:
>
> PERCEPTION IS EVERYTHING!
>
> I fly 450 hours per year for my business and I am in Uniform when I
> fly
>
> as I am a WELL TRAINED and very COMPETENT pilot:
>
> When I walk into an FBO I am doing MY PART CONVEYING that FACT
> to the NON FLYING public!
>
> Comments????

Excellent point.
Although, looks can be deceiving.
I am just a rookie pilot who has only had his pilots license since
1984 and only around four thousand hours. My ratings include
Commercial, CFII and MEI.
I have instructed, flown in a part 135 operation and for private
corporations.
Many people come to me for Flight Reviews, IPCs and general tune up
flights. Most of these people dress in a streetable walk into the
bank for a loan manner. The ones who come in looking like punks are
usually not the sharpest knives in the drawer.
As far as keeping ones self clean during a preflight, it is easy to do
with a little attention to details. I carry a pair of disposable
Nitrile gloves with me. These gloves are blue and look like a Smurf.
They do get a few comments but that is ok with me. I think they look
strange also. These gloves are great because they keep any oil or
fuel off my hands.

[John Kunkel]

> wrote in message
...
>
>
> A Pilots Uniform to the NON flying public conveys a: WELL TRAINED
> PILOT...... PERIOD!

Using that same logic, anybody wearing a leather jacket must be a Hells
Angel.

[B A R R Y[_2_]]

John Kunkel wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> A Pilots Uniform to the NON flying public conveys a: WELL TRAINED
>> PILOT...... PERIOD!
>
> Using that same logic, anybody wearing a leather jacket must be a Hells
> Angel.
>

I have a goatee and an earring. That must make me a dope dealer!

Sgt. Friday would think so... <G>

[Clay[_2_]]

On Nov 27, 1:45 pm, B A R R Y > wrote:

> I have a goatee and an earring. That must make me a dope dealer!

Guess so. How was your flight to Columbia. LOL

[Matt W. Barrow]

"Clay" > wrote in message
...
> On Nov 27, 1:45 pm, B A R R Y > wrote:
>
>> I have a goatee and an earring. That must make me a dope dealer!
>
> Guess so. How was your flight to Columbia. LOL

And he probably holds his pistol sideways.
--
Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY

[B A R R Y[_2_]]

Matt W. Barrow wrote:
> "Clay" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Nov 27, 1:45 pm, B A R R Y > wrote:
>>
>>> I have a goatee and an earring. That must make me a dope dealer!
>> Guess so. How was your flight to Columbia. LOL
>
> And he probably holds his pistol sideways.

Nope. That's for the street guys trying to shoot from a bouncing '65
Chevy convertible. <G>

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

> wrote in message
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<...>
>
> A Pilots Uniform to the NON flying public conveys a: WELL TRAINED
> PILOT...... PERIOD!
>

Like this guy?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9YzkqvqQlYI

He's got the hat, the stripes, the sunglasses, the whole nine yards.

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Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
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On Nov 25, 9:29 pm, wrote:
> General aviation is under attack: Many 'forces' would like it to go to
> the dust bin of history.
>
> Aircraft charter services, fractional ownership etc is growing leaps
> and bounds and as such, more than EVER, FBO's are LOADED with NON
> FLYING persons waiting to be picked up for a charter or picking
> someone up from one.
>
> I have noted MANY pilots getting out of a 'GA' airplane with the
> 'DUI' look: you have seen them, Ratty shorts, Stupid logo 'bad
> taste' TEE shirts, GOOFY hats looking the FOOL that they ARE!
>
> The NON FLYING Individuals at the FBO's see this and the PERCEPTION
> to them is this 'TRASH' is flying in the SAME airspace, airport,
> as they and their family!!! ...... Wondering if they( slouchy GA
> pilots) are LOADED or high on something!
>
> A Pilots Uniform to the NON flying public conveys a: WELL TRAINED
> PILOT...... PERIOD!
>
> They DO NOT understand the difference between a 'private' pilot or an
> ATP pilot all they understand is WHAT THEY SEE:
>
> PERCEPTION IS EVERYTHING!
>
> I fly 450 hours per year for my business and I am in Uniform when I
> fly
>
> as I am a WELL TRAINED and very COMPETENT pilot:
>
> When I walk into an FBO I am doing MY PART CONVEYING that FACT
> to the NON FLYING public!
>
> Comments????

I think that uniforms are acceptable for the following:

Charter pilot
CFI (at the academy)
ATP (of course)

I agree that some private pilots look unkempt.... but you need to look
at the plane they are flying. Many still have loaded ashtrays from the
70s and leak oil! ;-)

[Darrel Toepfer]

wrote:

> I agree that some private pilots look unkempt.... but you need to look
> at the plane they are flying. Many still have loaded ashtrays from the
> 70s and leak oil! ;-)

Just so the pilot isn't "loaded" and "leak"ing...