tennisguru

Since it came up on the uniform thread I thought I'd throw up a poll to see which way people are leaning.

StrykerB21

Probably gonna get flak for this but I prefer the double. Its an old school look and sets us apart from the others. A single breasted blazer and we'd be indistinguishable from everyone else.

SideStickMonkey

No golden nipple buttons for me

They already ruined the iconic uniform getting rid of the Navy jacket, might as well look like everyone else now.

JetPilotDaddy

FOs should be required to carry both so they can match their rerouted captain. /s

Oh, the wife says I'm getting the single one.

Boatbuilder

In the truth is stranger than fiction department after delta relented on the year round horse blanket (yep, it was a thing) they made the jacket optional for a time. Trick was it was the captains decision for the cockpit crew. The FO could expect a call as to whether to wear it or not. Funny how I never seemed to get those voicemails.

Single breasted for me. If I have to wear a useless piece of apparel I might as well be comfortable doing so. I’ve long since grown out of needing to look “iconic”.

contrails

When I think about what the real purpose of the uniform jacket is for, it's to keep me warm. I don't bring the trenchcoat so between the terminal and the hotel van it's the jacket and maybe a sweater underneath, and that's it.

If there is one feature that the double buttons has over a single, it's that it does keep you slightly warmer no matter what else you have under it, shirt or sweater.

That's about the only thing I can think of.

But, seeing as how it's only required in the four coldest months, I may actually justify double for this reason. The rest of the time I simply don't bring it.

Why they had to mess with the positioning of the buttons is beyond me, as is the concept of having two different jackets for a "uniform" which is by definition, not uniform.

If they're okay with two different pilot jackets, then I think they'll be alright with me wearing my black North Face jacket on a walk-around when it's 10F and windy outside...after all, the flight attendants wear ten different things and they're seen by the passengers much more than us.

Leaning towards double breasted for minimum four month required wear + continued North Face for extreme winter ops.

CBreezy

I really don't care about either. I liked wearing a single button one better in a past life and I know how much some people are obsessed with the double. So I'll be going single

PilotBases

Can we at least put out a PSA that you don’t button the bottom button on a single breasted jacket?

mattmatt

yes please!

Vsop

In keeping with the “indistinguishable from everyone else” theme. I heard the hat will be optional with the single, but required with the double