Flying pants

I am considering changing over to wearing my flight suit for my western/mountain flying next season. Lots of zippered pockets that won’t lose stuff in a bailout. Consider surplus if you can find it. Back in my flight test days, the company would issue me one for each test program, but they never had my size. I found one long ago at a surplus store that fit perfectly. $20 if I recall correctly, it was a steal.

Cheers,
Jim J6

On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 7:57:54 AM UTC-4, Airport Bum wrote:
I am considering changing over to wearing my flight suit for my western/mountain flying next season. Lots of zippered pockets that won’t lose stuff in a bailout. Consider surplus if you can find it. Back in my flight test days, the company would issue me one for each test program, but they never had my size. I found one long ago at a surplus store that fit perfectly. $20 if I recall correctly, it was a steal.

Cheers,
Jim J6

Down here in the great COVID state of Florida I wear baggy comfortable shorts, commando style, a nice Tommy Bahama shirt, comfortable Sanuk shoes and a floppy hat with a Margaritaville button on the side.

....And a big panama with a purple hat band.

On 8/7/2020 1:13 PM, Bob Youngblood wrote:
On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 7:57:54 AM UTC-4, Airport Bum wrote:
I am considering changing over to wearing my flight suit for my western/mountain flying next season. Lots of zippered pockets that won’t lose stuff in a bailout. Consider surplus if you can find it. Back in my flight test days, the company would issue me one for each test program, but they never had my size. I found one long ago at a surplus store that fit perfectly. $20 if I recall correctly, it was a steal.

Cheers,
Jim J6
Down here in the great COVID state of Florida I wear baggy comfortable shorts, commando style, a nice Tommy Bahama shirt, comfortable Sanuk shoes and a floppy hat with a Margaritaville button on the side.

--
Dan, 5J

On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 4:17:25 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
...And a big panama with a purple hat band.

On 8/7/2020 1:13 PM, Bob Youngblood wrote:
On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 7:57:54 AM UTC-4, Airport Bum wrote:
I am considering changing over to wearing my flight suit for my western/mountain flying next season. Lots of zippered pockets that won’t lose stuff in a bailout. Consider surplus if you can find it. Back in my flight test days, the company would issue me one for each test program, but they never had my size. I found one long ago at a surplus store that fit perfectly. $20 if I recall correctly, it was a steal.

Cheers,
Jim J6
Down here in the great COVID state of Florida I wear baggy comfortable shorts, commando style, a nice Tommy Bahama shirt, comfortable Sanuk shoes and a floppy hat with a Margaritaville button on the side.

--
Dan, 5J

And my favorite drink after towing or flying sailplanes is Rum and Coke with a twist or two of lime. Preferably Ron Matusalem. Gran Reserve 18 year or Frigate 10 year old.

On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 5:36:00 PM UTC-4, Bob Youngblood wrote:
On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 4:17:25 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
...And a big panama with a purple hat band.

On 8/7/2020 1:13 PM, Bob Youngblood wrote:
On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 7:57:54 AM UTC-4, Airport Bum wrote:
I am considering changing over to wearing my flight suit for my western/mountain flying next season. Lots of zippered pockets that won’t lose stuff in a bailout. Consider surplus if you can find it. Back in my flight test days, the company would issue me one for each test program, but they never had my size. I found one long ago at a surplus store that fit perfectly. $20 if I recall correctly, it was a steal.

Cheers,
Jim J6
Down here in the great COVID state of Florida I wear baggy comfortable shorts, commando style, a nice Tommy Bahama shirt, comfortable Sanuk shoes and a floppy hat with a Margaritaville button on the side.

--
Dan, 5J

And my favorite drink after towing or flying sailplanes is Rum and Coke with a twist or two of lime. Preferably Ron Matusalem. Gran Reserve 18 year or Frigate 10 year old.

Oh, I almost forgot, I often carry my ITune player with me and listen to, A Pirate Looks At 40, a great Jimmy Buffett song. Jimmy was the first president of Rose City Soaring.

Here ya go Kevin, flying pants:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/13/92...ba5eae0a09.jpg

There you go Dave, when I saw you had responded I got a smile on my face even before I opened the pic.

Hope you are doing well.

92

On Monday, August 17, 2020 at 7:22:00 PM UTC-4, Dave Nadler wrote:
Here ya go Kevin, flying pants:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/13/92...ba5eae0a09.jpg

A couple of years ago I saw someone walking around the flightline at the Seniors wearing a utility kilt. Not sure if he flew with it on, but it's a brilliant solution for soaring in the Florida heat and simplifies the inflight relief setup.

PA

That's the uniform they use in the Scottish soaring schools, Paul.