Originally Posted by
beeker
I thought they currently have mandatory hats at UAL but nobody wears them in protest against the company?
When the UAL MEC first came up with the light switch for hats on/off, they were required. After a few on/off cycles, the switch stayed off and most pilots did not wear hats.
The company then revised the FOM to read that hats were optional. No one was wearing them at that point anyway.