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Old 09-05-2014 | 05:41 PM
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Private pilots or even student pilots that wear the white shirt with 4 captains bars when their not commercial pilots and haven't earned the ratings to justify the captains bars.
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Old 09-05-2014 | 05:54 PM
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How do you know they don't own a boat?
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Old 09-05-2014 | 05:58 PM
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Ok well say they don't for the sake of conversation, if you are not a commercial pilot or ATP you haven't earned that right.
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Old 09-05-2014 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by PROFILECLIMB
Private pilots or even student pilots that wear the white shirt with 4 captains bars when their not commercial pilots and haven't earned the ratings to justify the captains bars.
What do you think about CFIs wearing them?
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Old 09-05-2014 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PROFILECLIMB
Ok well say they don't for the sake of conversation, if you are not a commercial pilot or ATP you haven't earned that right.
It's up to the company/flight school to determine who will wear what. "Earn" is a relative term, especially in an industry that promotes based on seniority, not merit.
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Old 09-05-2014 | 06:34 PM
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I'm not sure, but I thought those were for ATP's to wear maybe in not up to speed on the protocol.
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Old 09-05-2014 | 06:37 PM
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i think its hilarious that you concerned yourself with it......at all.....
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Old 09-05-2014 | 06:40 PM
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I feel bad for those students. Looks dumber than hell. I am glad I got out of my academy just when that uniform trend started kickin in. I've seen my students wear zero bars for student, one bar for pvt, 2 for ifr, so on and so forth...

I'm all for making students dress professionally and having some pride in what they're doing but it just looks goofy. Hell I'm tired of wearing MY uniform already! Only time it got me some play was in places where pilots are seen as more than drivers anyway
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Old 09-05-2014 | 07:45 PM
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If you have to ask, then it probably does look stupid.

I still cant get over all of the students/instructors wanting to wear uniforms while those of us that HAVE TO wear uniforms are trying not to.
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Old 09-05-2014 | 07:51 PM
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it's like I want everyone to know i'm a pilot, but when you get a few hundred hours its not a big deal anymore. I've known pilots that hate their job and all the crap that goes with it, and wish they chose a different profession.
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