Originally Posted by
Der Meister
Na, were just the 1900's ship captain spin offs. But that does give me a good idea I think we should update our language for PA's to be inclusive of our nautical attire. Turbulence shall now be referred to as sea state, Thunder storms are now ice burgs, and one pilot must yell "land ho!" before landing.
Not needed. Plenty already talk about "on deck" during the initial descent PA.
Fwiw early airline uniforms and terminology came from the nautical world. Hell, pan am called their captains "masters of ocean going vessels" or some deity thing. Not that I'm in favor of it, but that's the uniform lineage. Same with the sheepskin seats. Back to when it lined the leather jackets of the guys flying the mail. Which northwest did....so I guess neither pre merger outfit was any less "old school."
I wonder if passengers even care. Remember the skybus safari looking uniforms?