"The Uniform" during the commute - Page 2

BCTAv8r · December 29th, 2005, 22:46

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Originally Posted by tonyw

Stupid me. And the only way I can wear a uniform is if I get one from the Halloween store!

I can hook you up.

Ophir · December 29th, 2005, 22:58

What I love is this attempt by so many to disguise themselves by taking off their epaulets, name badge and wings. But why on earth would someone wear a shirt like that with pants like that and a leather coat like that. It amazes me how much trouble pilots will go through to not be recognized.

Dreampilot · December 29th, 2005, 23:14

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Originally Posted by BCTAv8r

But the chicks love it...

Until they figure out how much you actually dont make...lol

mtsu_av8er · December 30th, 2005, 00:11

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Originally Posted by SteveC

It's wherever you left it.

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Bigey · December 30th, 2005, 06:36

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Originally Posted by Ophir

What I love is this attempt by so many to disguise themselves by taking off their epaulets, name badge and wings. But why on earth would someone wear a shirt like that with pants like that and a leather coat like that. It amazes me how much trouble pilots will go through to not be recognized.

Saw a deadheading pilot, take off his entire white shirt with epaulettes and all, and put on his "anime" blue shirt with slacks.

Mr_Creepy · December 30th, 2005, 07:32

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Originally Posted by Ophir

What I love is this attempt by so many to disguise themselves by taking off their epaulets, name badge and wings. But why on earth would someone wear a shirt like that with pants like that and a leather coat like that. It amazes me how much trouble pilots will go through to not be recognized.

Well, once you take off the hardware, you are no longer "in uniform."

Honestly I used to do this so the FAs could give me a Baileys.

What it said to me was "I finished my shift today and I am going home."

Doug Taylor · December 30th, 2005, 10:18

Used to be, but some of the FOM language says something about uniform 'pieces'. You can get away with the black slacks because it's going to take the Spanish inquisition to prove that they're uniform pants (Hey! I wear Haggar comfort stretch polyesters all the time!), but it'd be a little harder to defend yourself if you're sitting in first class in an epaulet shirt screaming "Shall we all Tanqueray?" if someone wanted to make an issue of it.

averyrm · December 30th, 2005, 10:26

There are even a few airlines that ask you don't drink w/in 12 hours if you're going to jumpseat on them. A couple times I really would have liked a drink (not in uniform, in the cabin, not on duty and going home) but decided against it.

Definately don't tell people you fly planes for a living though, unless you want to answer questions for the entire flight when you're trying to catch a nap

MQAAord · December 30th, 2005, 10:27

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

epaulet shirt

I used to carry an easily accessable sweater with me for commuting. It went with the navy pants, and covered the shirt so it really was pretty non-descript.

Doug Taylor · December 30th, 2005, 10:32

When I was based in MKE, I'd jumpseat down to MCO to spend the weekend with Kristie. One of the airlines that I would ride would always tell me to take off my epaulets and enjoy the 'jumpseater delight' -- which was a Malibu rum with orange-pineapple juice.

Not to say that I ever complied, but that's a tasty combination!

Ophir · December 30th, 2005, 10:50

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Originally Posted by Mr_Creepy

Well, once you take off the hardware, you are no longer "in uniform."

Honestly I used to do this so the FAs could give me a Baileys.

What it said to me was "I finished my shift today and I am going home."

i heard that at SKYW guy was fired for having only his slacks on in the bar. He didn't have his shirt and any other identifyable elements to his uniform on. But I also heard he was ripe for the firing. Even though, it is totally unexcusable. This is a rumor mind you.

Chris_Ford · December 30th, 2005, 11:42

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Originally Posted by Ophir

i heard that at SKYW guy was fired for having only his slacks on in the bar.

Well maybe he should've put a shirt on if he didn't want to attract so much attention to himself

Kingairer · December 30th, 2005, 12:02

If i want a drink I normally just go down to my wife beater shirt. Take some ladies to the gunshow, heck yeah.

FlyChicaga · December 30th, 2005, 15:08

At my old company, the whole crew went down to the hotel bar in our uniform slacks and undershirts (all male crew). This was because we were so livid that they took our crew bags off the airplane without us knowing, then we got stuck at the outstation. We had no other clothes... I consider that medicinal at that point.

I wear my uniform to commute, but that's just because it's so much easier that way. Seems like 90% of our pilots do that on my commute run.

GSMPilot · December 30th, 2005, 17:11

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Originally Posted by Kingairer

If i want a drink I normally just go down to my wife beater shirt. Take some ladies to the gunshow, heck yeah.

Yeah?, I give them the weather report, some lightning, some thunder, and a hurricane (note: one should be flexing his great muscles at this time)

Mr_Creepy · December 30th, 2005, 17:17

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

When I was based in MKE, I'd jumpseat down to MCO to spend the weekend with Kristie. One of the airlines that I would ride would always tell me to take off my epaulets and enjoy the 'jumpseater delight' -- which was a Malibu rum with orange-pineapple juice.

Not to say that I ever complied, but that's a tasty combination!

Since I'm out of the industry I can say it ...

"YES PLEASE, IN FACT GIVE ME 2!!!"

Kingairer · December 30th, 2005, 17:40

But apparently you would need to take off the uniform, that your not wearing, and be jumpseat, which you arent doing. So the similarities are very small.

CFIse · December 30th, 2005, 20:22

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Used to be, but some of the FOM language says something about uniform 'pieces'. You can get away with the black slacks because it's going to take the Spanish inquisition to prove that they're uniform pants (Hey! I wear Haggar comfort stretch polyesters all the time!), but it'd be a little harder to defend yourself if you're sitting in first class in an epaulet shirt screaming "Shall we all Tanqueray?" if someone wanted to make an issue of it.

We got told the "commuter uniform" was unacceptable - so you need to keep a shirt in your bag and do the quick change before riding home.

BrettInLJ · December 31st, 2005, 01:47

I realized this fact when on a flight from Dallas to Seattle this past week. I was studying some FOI stuff and this guy asks me what I'm studying. Of course I'm friendly and tell him, and I end up having to listen to him the entire 3+ hour flight. To give you an idea of the situation, he asked where I was going to which I replied Bellingham. He says, yuck I hate that place. I asked why because I think its beautiful up there and the people are great. He says that yeah it is but the cops suck. He got into trouble up there once and the police threw the book at him. He then started making bad jokes about how he doesn't understand why we wear seatbelts when if we plunge into the ground and 600mph we will all be vaporized (loud enough for everyone around to hear).

I realized at that point that I would not have wanted to be wearing a uniform sitting next to this guy if I were an airline pilot. I now better understand the value of an extra shirt.

Screaming_Emu · December 31st, 2005, 03:29

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Originally Posted by BrettInLJ

I realized this fact when on a flight from Dallas to Seattle this past week. I was studying some FOI stuff and this guy asks me what I'm studying. Of course I'm friendly and tell him, and I end up having to listen to him the entire 3+ hour flight. To give you an idea of the situation, he asked where I was going to which I replied Bellingham. He says, yuck I hate that place. I asked why because I think its beautiful up there and the people are great. He says that yeah it is but the cops suck. He got into trouble up there once and the police threw the book at him. He then started making bad jokes about how he doesn't understand why we wear seatbelts when if we plunge into the ground and 600mph we will all be vaporized (loud enough for everyone around to hear).

I realized at that point that I would not have wanted to be wearing a uniform sitting next to this guy if I were an airline pilot. I now better understand the value of an extra shirt.

yeah, and then if people find out that you fly GA there's always "so if something happened to the pilot.." (yeah, I know there's 2, but they dont seem to think the f/o is capable of anything). Thankfully I've finaly been able to figure out that whole sleeping on the plane thing...

joel_MQY · January 4th, 2006, 08:35

Funny Story...

I was coming home on Monday, and there was one other non-rev (a Mesa pilot in uniform) on the plane. It took him all of thirty seconds to find a hot girl sitting in front of me. He asks the guy sitting next to him to trade seats. So they get to talking, flirting, and being stupid (it took him less then thirty seconds to start the pilot talk). The First Officer had noticed this and told the Flight Attendant. With an evil smile on her face, she got on the P.A. and announced "Folks, we would like to take a moment and congratulate, (name here), in the back of the plane for his recent engagement. Good Luck!" You could clearly see the guys up front cracking up about it. That helped a long day....

December 29th, 2005, 22:58	#27
Ophir Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: was Ophir, CO, now in SLC! Posts: 1,477	What I love is this attempt by so many to disguise themselves by taking off their epaulets, name badge and wings. But why on earth would someone wear a shirt like that with pants like that and a leather coat like that. It amazes me how much trouble pilots will go through to not be recognized. __________________ Get in shape on your overnights: http://www.fitnessanywhere.com/Merch...27&AFFIL=Ophir

December 30th, 2005, 10:18	#32
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,240 Blog Entries: 1	Used to be, but some of the FOM language says something about uniform 'pieces'. You can get away with the black slacks because it's going to take the Spanish inquisition to prove that they're uniform pants (Hey! I wear Haggar comfort stretch polyesters all the time!), but it'd be a little harder to defend yourself if you're sitting in first class in an epaulet shirt screaming "Shall we all Tanqueray?" if someone wanted to make an issue of it. __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

December 30th, 2005, 10:26	#33
averyrm Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: LCK Posts: 1,646	There are even a few airlines that ask you don't drink w/in 12 hours if you're going to jumpseat on them. A couple times I really would have liked a drink (not in uniform, in the cabin, not on duty and going home) but decided against it. Definately don't tell people you fly planes for a living though, unless you want to answer questions for the entire flight when you're trying to catch a nap __________________ <-- That guy with Belushi as his avitar

December 30th, 2005, 10:32	#35
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,240 Blog Entries: 1	When I was based in MKE, I'd jumpseat down to MCO to spend the weekend with Kristie. One of the airlines that I would ride would always tell me to take off my epaulets and enjoy the 'jumpseater delight' -- which was a Malibu rum with orange-pineapple juice. Not to say that I ever complied, but that's a tasty combination! __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

December 30th, 2005, 12:02	#38
Kingairer Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Nomadic...World Wide Boobie Bungalow Bouncer Posts: 3,170	If i want a drink I normally just go down to my wife beater shirt. Take some ladies to the gunshow, heck yeah. __________________ "I do not proofread"

December 30th, 2005, 15:08	#39
FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,783	At my old company, the whole crew went down to the hotel bar in our uniform slacks and undershirts (all male crew). This was because we were so livid that they took our crew bags off the airplane without us knowing, then we got stuck at the outstation. We had no other clothes... I consider that medicinal at that point. I wear my uniform to commute, but that's just because it's so much easier that way. Seems like 90% of our pilots do that on my commute run. __________________ "We thought we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong." - Bono, U2

December 30th, 2005, 17:40	#42
Kingairer Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Nomadic...World Wide Boobie Bungalow Bouncer Posts: 3,170	But apparently you would need to take off the uniform, that your not wearing, and be jumpseat, which you arent doing. So the similarities are very small. __________________ "I do not proofread"

December 31st, 2005, 01:47	#44
BrettInLJ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Home:SFO Work:MSP Posts: 1,035	I realized this fact when on a flight from Dallas to Seattle this past week. I was studying some FOI stuff and this guy asks me what I'm studying. Of course I'm friendly and tell him, and I end up having to listen to him the entire 3+ hour flight. To give you an idea of the situation, he asked where I was going to which I replied Bellingham. He says, yuck I hate that place. I asked why because I think its beautiful up there and the people are great. He says that yeah it is but the cops suck. He got into trouble up there once and the police threw the book at him. He then started making bad jokes about how he doesn't understand why we wear seatbelts when if we plunge into the ground and 600mph we will all be vaporized (loud enough for everyone around to hear). I realized at that point that I would not have wanted to be wearing a uniform sitting next to this guy if I were an airline pilot. I now better understand the value of an extra shirt. __________________ My flight training blog: http://airbrett.blogspot.com/

January 4th, 2006, 08:35	#46
joel_MQY Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashville Posts: 469	Funny Story... I was coming home on Monday, and there was one other non-rev (a Mesa pilot in uniform) on the plane. It took him all of thirty seconds to find a hot girl sitting in front of me. He asks the guy sitting next to him to trade seats. So they get to talking, flirting, and being stupid (it took him less then thirty seconds to start the pilot talk). The First Officer had noticed this and told the Flight Attendant. With an evil smile on her face, she got on the P.A. and announced "Folks, we would like to take a moment and congratulate, (name here), in the back of the plane for his recent engagement. Good Luck!" You could clearly see the guys up front cracking up about it. That helped a long day.... __________________ Make It Happen. <----Death by Kitten.

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