Originally Posted by Margaritaville

It's very rare for me to go full OOfff on someone, and I'm surprised she didn't jump on this, but it says a lot about you that the biggest insult you could come up for me is to insinuate I'm a chick. That's a slap in the face to the fine female aviators who come to work every day and put up with all us neanderthals.

Also I still think pilots with beards is asinine. We aren't steamer captains. Unfortunately as soon as it's allowed most "bearded" pilots will go with a permanent 2 day scruff that looks like you just came off a bender, or a Fu Manchu and mouth beard that looks like you're riding with The Outlaws on your off days, not a well manicured Hemingway that exudes steamer captain experience. Look the way the public expects you to and inspire their confidence. Our industry already has enough image problems without this. I'll keep shaving every day thanks.