What to wear when flying

Bob Gardner wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/3ayjjb

A bush pilot once told me that I should always wear clothing that would
allow me to walk home if I had to put the airplane down somewhere. Guess
this guy learned that lesson the hard way.

Bob Gardner
I can appreciate this advice.

As a pilot sometimes flying in specialized venues, I've had to wear
specific clothing while in these venues.As a guest at Navy TPS, while
flying the T38 and as a guest of Strike ATD in the F14 in the winter, I
had to wear what the Navy calls a "poopie suit"; an exposure suit in
case I ended up in the Chesapeake Bay after doing something stupid. It's
a wonder ANYONE could fly at all wearing that thing. Took longer to get
it on than the actual flight, but your life expenceny in the water
without it wasn't all that hot. Even with it, they had to pluck you out
pretty fast :-)

For air show work in the Mustang I always wore Nomex. Hot as hell in the
summer but not as hot as it might get with a fire in the cockpit not
having it on. Since most of my display work was done using METO power,
the cockpit got a bit warm wearing Nomex.

In the J3 and in all airplanes having offset heel brakes, I favored
sneaks so my heels wouldn't slip off the brakes at just the wrong moment.

Actually, for everyday pleasure flying, I never gave clothing much
thought other than comfort. Strange now that I look back on it,
especially considering the thought I gave to clothing while in the
specialized environments.

The bush pilot had a solid point. One SHOULD give at least some thought
to clothing. I'm fairly certain most pilots flying distances over
specific routes do actually consider this factor and allow for it in
their survival thinking.






--
Dudley Henriques

"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
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http://tinyurl.com/3ayjjb

A bush pilot once told me that I should always wear clothing that would
allow me to walk home if I had to put the airplane down somewhere. Guess
this guy learned that lesson the hard way.

Bob Gardner

I usually just wear a toga, sure the instructor is a little freaked but the
boys need to breathe!

On Mar 27, 5:17 pm, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk At Wow Way
D0t C0m wrote:

But, the pilot referenced in the original post should have been wearing a
UNIFORM!!!!!!

He could have used the gold braid to lash up some snow shoes from pine
boughs. Plus, he would have looked much more professional when the rescue
crew picked him up!!!!
;-)

Be sure to wear a uniform from a dictator's country -- those guys have
so many braids and baubles -- you could build a shelter, satellite
tracking station, dish antenna, and wide screen TV..


Dan Mc

"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk At Wow Way D0t C0m wrote in message
news:k7idnXDtC8drk3HanZ2dnUVZ_ryqnZ2d@wideopenwest .com...

But, the pilot referenced in the original post should have been wearing a
UNIFORM!!!!!!

He could have used the gold braid to lash up some snow shoes from pine
boughs. Plus, he would have looked much more professional when the rescue
crew picked him up!!!!

Right. Somewhere between Captain Kirk and Captain Stubing. With a swagger
stick, and a seegar for whatever chap rescues him.

I wear an A-2, and I bought a "Remove Before Flight" tanktop for the mizz,
strictly for safety purposes you know. :

-c

"Dan" wrote in message
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Be sure to wear a uniform from a dictator's country -- those guys have
so many braids and baubles -- you could build a shelter, satellite
tracking station, dish antenna, and wide screen TV..


"What's THAT above your pocket?"
"That's my Cross Country Solo medal."
"Your...what?"
"It doubles as a morse-code signal device. Pilots are very pragmatic."

"Tina" wrote in message
...

I guess husband's suggestion of nude was self serving, huh?

Certainly not! I'm SURE he was strictly interested in your comfort and
safety.

-c

On Mar 27, 5:34 pm, Tina wrote:
I guess husband's suggestion of nude was self serving, huh?


Nope.

A critical requirement all aviators adhere too. ATC won't let you take
off otherwise.

(Now tell him he owes me)


Dan Mc

Full pirate regalia.

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:43:00 -0700, C J Campbell
wrote:

On 2008-03-27 10:20:16 -0700, "Bob Gardner" said:

http://tinyurl.com/3ayjjb

A bush pilot once told me that I should always wear clothing that would
allow me to walk home if I had to put the airplane down somewhere.
Guess this guy learned that lesson the hard way.

Bob Gardner

The headline calls him a student pilot, even though he is a private
pilot with 150 hours and an instrument rating.

Well, he was a student, at the college. So easy to parse the sentence
in multiple ways. :-)

--
Jay (remove dashes for legal email address)

On Mar 27, 8:22 pm, john smith wrote:


Why do you think all the special ops troops in Afganistan and Iraq are
given an allowance to purchase poly-goods from the backpacking stores in
the States before ship out?

Yeah, I kinda know all about it after serving in the Armor and the
Infantry.

Here's the deal -- cotton doesn't "kill." It may be slightly less
comfortable, but "kill"?

No -- that's marketing hype.


Dan Mc