I found it to be too hot, especially while walking In some of the southern airports.

It let me, believe it or not, which works out ok for me. I'm in an odd situation in that I live in one base and got based in another for the remainder of the month, so saw an opportunity to drop the out of base reserve to pick up some garbage lines in base, saving myself the cost of dealing with a commute and whatnot.

Are leather jackets allowed?

I've seen photos of our pilots in hats, yet I don't recall seeing any guys in the airport wearing them. Are hats coming? Or staying away?


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Yes, leather jackets are allowed. They're expensive, and I have a hard time justifying it myself. We do receive $240 a year to use at Crew Outfitters which would cover about 1/2 of that. Not sure how it works for new hires though because of the initial uniform investment

The initial uniform allowance will cover 1/2 of the complete uniform, EXCEPT for the leather jacket or sweater- those have to be paid in full by the pilot.

50% of the uniform is covered for new hires, plus the $240 at crew outfitters. But what is considered first-issue uniforms, as in number of pants, shirts, and ties?

Also, since 9E still has paper, one will need a flight kit it seems. Is there a more cost-effective alternative other than the $200 (or slightly under) for the leather ones, considering it will only be used for about +/- a year?

Do those coming in with experience on the CRJ seem to have an advantage, because they're familiar with plane? Or a disadvantage because they think they know it all and actually they have deficiencies they need to realize and work on?

Also, in another post you said people need to be good on basic IFR knowledge- can you elaborate on some specifics? What sort of weaknesses are you seeing that could be shored up before arriving?

Time in type will have the advantage of snoozing through systems but then be at a bit of a disadvantage because they will need to forget procedures from the prior company that don't match Endeavor. That can be tougher than just learning a different airplane.

They'll tell you when you go get fitted, but it's something like 4 shirts, 2 pants, 2 ties, hat and overcoat.

Lots of flight kit options. A popular one is from Office Depot I think, lots of those hanging around the crew lounges recently. I think someone said it was like $40.

Yes on leather jackets.

Hats are optional according to our contract. For some reason the new hires all seem to have them, even though they don't have to. Among people who have been here a while hats are pretty rare, I'd guess 1-2% wear the hat. Are they going to be mandatory at some point? Who knows. If the company gives the union something to change the contract, then yeah, they'll probably become mandatory. Until then, do what you want. I find the hat to be a major pain.