Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
I think all 3 look ok.
Now, if we could somehow get the 60 plus crowd to move away from the white, short sleeved 60’s NASA engineer shirt and to something a little more functional and comfortable (but still ultra professional for you, whack), it would be the biggest QOL hike since they installed the cockpit door.
Military aviators don’t fly in business suits with epaulettes, and yet the public seems to have respect for them.
Lots of corporate guys wear slacks and a polo. I have never seen them being scoffed at in the FBO.
The inspiration for our uniforms was not NASA engineers, but nautical officers on passenger ships. Juan Trippe of PanAm wanted that familiar image, to reassure customers and sell tickets. If you convince Management that a uniform change would be to their economic advantage, then it will happen, but don’t expect them to worry about pilots’ fashion angst. Negotiating capital will be needed.