Originally Posted by
E36Eury
Hi all, I'm a new FO at Colgan, based in IAD. Got my uniform package that I had to order during training, and naturally only the tie, hat and jacket fit. So I've got some questions that someone may be able to help me with.
Any other sources for the pants? M&H is the company we ordered from. Anyone just buying off the shelf pants from a local store that matches up? It would be nice to be able to try them on before buying.
How about jackets? The FOM mentions that we can wear a leather jacket, does anyone in Dulles wear one? I'm thinking that it gets pretty cold on the routes I'll be flying and the jacket and overcoat I bought really don't provide much warmth for those preflight walk arounds. A nice lined leather jacket seems like it would be much better. I saw that the stopover store has a pretty good price on them.
Thanks for the advice in advance. Haven't started IOE yet, but want to get everything in order before I do.
I had a similar problem with M&H uniforms sizing and sent everything back. I couldn't find any off the shelf pants to match and so ended up having to guess the correct new size and luckily got it right. They were quite efficient about getting the new stuff sent out to me for IOE. Send the hat back, not worth the money, i've not seen anyone wear one since I've been here (jun 10). As for the jacket, I had a leather at a previous airline and it worked well enough in the cold, especially with the liner. I'm still trying to figure out if it's acceptable uniform in IAH though!