Why do student pilots have to wear uniforms?
01-30-2015, 08:16 PM
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Why do student pilots have to wear uniforms?
Just think about it: Climbing out of a C152 with epaulettes, who wouldn't be laughing? My university that offers flying as a tertiary degree, requires students to "wear the academy's uniform at all timeswhile attending the university, particularly on roster."
I don't even think it's necessary at all. It is just like Air Force Cadets where the majority of the participants had inflated egos that could rival the fighter pilots at Top Gun (considering themselves fighter pilots) when they couldn't even get the plane up into the air.
I don't even think it's necessary at all. It is just like Air Force Cadets where the majority of the participants had inflated egos that could rival the fighter pilots at Top Gun (considering themselves fighter pilots) when they couldn't even get the plane up into the air.
02-10-2015, 04:39 PM
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Why does the AF and Navy student pilots wear flight suits? They're trying to inculcate a "professional" atmosphere at the flight schools. Nothing wrong with that. My son attends a University flight program that doesn't require a uniform, but for check rides they are required to wear shirt,tie and Khacki pants.
02-10-2015, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Vito
Why does the AF and Navy student pilots wear flight suits? They're trying to inculcate a "professional" atmosphere at the flight schools.
2. They're doing acro and forms. They might crash, collide, or bail out...nomex flight suits improve survival odds.
My kid wears a nomex suit when we fly GA. She thinks it's cool...but that's not why she's wearing it. Nomex would make much more sense for student pilots than airline captain uniforms.
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