Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
Thanks for all the info! It's tremendously helpful. My David Clarks give me a headache after a while (David Clamps), but maybe I can get away with them for a while then. I'm also learning about "TSO approved," do you know if David Clarks are?
Since you mention the carrier could make a difference, it's Mesa. Would they go through potential luggage discount information during Indoc?
I hadn't even considered uniform. Is that ever provided or is it the pilot's responsibility? How many shirts does a pilot typically need?
Thank you again.
I'm not 100% about dc's being tso, but their website may say so. I work for mesa, so I can tell you that they're $190 or something compared to the usual $300 for the LW 22". They go though all of that during ground school. I used to use a DC, but switched to the bose x. You can get them used for about $400 on ebay. Bose refurbishes even the most broken ones for $175.
On your initial uniform order, they pay for half of your outer garment (blazer, leather jacket), and half of your 2x pants order. Each year they'll pay for 1/2 of replacement pants. I bought 8 shirts, but 6 is probably plenty. Again, they walk you through all of that during ground school.
Another trick is when you're shopping for belts, being a kitchen magnet with you. A buckle that doesn't stick is better for not setting off magnetometers.