I have the Chukka. love them, no issues getting through the mags with them on so far.

Thanks. It looks like I'm shoe shopping tonight.

I had my uniform fitting today. I went in dead sure I was going to get the double breasted...after trying them both on I ended up getting the single. Just a much cleaner, more modern look. I like the iconic look of the double, but the single looks sharp. Anyway, guess I'll just have to figure out what to say when someone asks if I fly for Skywest.

This is the best news.

is the new stuff machine washable though?

did the uniform fitting.

I'm honestly impressed with the jacket. It's comfortable, borderline stylish. The double-breasted fits like a single and frankly, looks like a single too.

Not too impressed with the pants TBH. Felt like a glorified set of Abbot pants. I did wear the Lululemon ABC's to the fitting and you cannot tell with the jacket, so that will not be a concern.

And I got free socks. :)

ABC classic right? The one with the back pockets on the inside?

Tags say 69% wool / 29% Cordura / 2% Spandex or something. Neither pants or jacket are machine washable…but I bet you could get away with the pants on gentle, cold, with woolite detergent and air dry. The fabric actually feels pretty nice, I just can’t understand why we needed a new style of double breasted….it’s 99% the same just has two ghost buttons now.

The button change is for efficiency on quick turns with a plane swap. 16000+ pilots saving precious seconds over 3 plane swaps per day should provide enough time to squeeze a 5th leg into every 717 pilot’s duty period. Extensions only required 69% of the time.

Probably because some muck-a-muck-executive wanted to put a feather in his cap and leave his mark on Delta. Change for the sake of change.

A5S

Somebody call the fourth floor this guy is a genius…..69% of the time, every time….