Originally Posted by
Zapata
Not really. Airlines started with the hats right around the time that technology made it such that planes were competing with ocean liners. The airlines wanted the "ship's crew" image to instill confidence in the passengers. Hence, the hats.
Ok, but they have been there from the beginning, and are apart of what people think of when they hear the word "airline pilot".
I don't care for the hat when its summer and your only wearing the short-sleeved white shirt... then the hat doesnt really match it.. altho it doesnt look bad, either.
Then again though, the blazer with no hat looks stupid as well. If you wear the blazer, and not the hat, it just looks all wrong. Its either the blazer and hat, or the white shirt with no hat. For me anyways.