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Pilots Uniform: Good idea??
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???? |
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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. |
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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! -- Dan T-182T at BFM |
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Pilots Uniform: Good idea??
"Dan Luke" wrote in message
... 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. -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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Pilots Uniform: Good idea??
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. |
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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! |
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Pilots Uniform: Good idea??
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. |
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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. |
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