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No prob. I've already personally derailed this thread, though ironically by making a well-intentioned post on the history of the uniform jacket.

But really, Pop's makes good jackets, you know, if you're that kind of guy that's into leather.:D

Is the A-2 what everyone wears?

No way! All the TOP aviators AKA Airline pilots wear G-2's, they're not even listed as approved jackets by any airline because its just plain common sense.
:D;)

I didn't order a side order of sarcasm =(

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Originally Posted by Photon (Post 718308)

I didn't order a side order of sarcasm =(

LoL what would APC be without? :D

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Originally Posted by Sniper (Post 718195)

Incidentally, I do not know of a single airline that ever issued a leather jacket as part of a crew uniform before 1986, when a certain movie came out (if you know of an airline that allowed leather prior to 1986, tell me, as I couldn't think of one); most every airline now allows them. Why exactly do airline pilots wear leather jackets now? It seems obvious to me.

While thats a great history lesson, it doesn't really touch on what I was saying other than that you think you're Maverick when wearing a leather jacket. My point was that WWII pilots that made up a bulk of airline pilots after the war brought and used their leather jackets, hence starting a tradition. My family flew for Eastern, National and Pan Am btw, all of which had pilots that wore leather jackets. Just FYI, no one in my family had one.

Sorry to take the original posters thread off topic. I'll let it go back to the original question.

San Diego Leather deer skin was my favorite. Then of course I went with a new company that only lets us wear the very cumbersome Perone. The zip out liner is absolutely worth it.
For the in between season, try the sweater.

Sorry, I think the blazer is ridiculous looking. UNLESS you are 6'0 and have the body of a Greek God. The leather jacket hides the "long layover beer belly" that so many of the pilots have out there. The bigger topic should be the absolutely stupid hat that so many (my co. excluded) are required to wear/carry.