Originally Posted by
Hedley
Recent FO had an interesting theory. Since so many of us still don’t have the hat, even fewer than normal will be wearing it for a while. When a large percentage of pilots are in the terminal with tech jackets and no hat, the company will give up and make it optional. I personally doubt it since they seem to like that goofy looking hat, but a guy can dream.
I support this dream. You can’t tell a pilot from a regular person if they are wearing the tech coat. I’m waiting to see how many people try to get away with only wearing the inner shell.