Originally Posted by
misd-agin
Glamour days - "don't trust a guy who doesn't loosen his tie in the cockpit."
I had to think about that - wait a minute, *I* don't loosen my tie! But I used to...why did I change? And then it dawned on me, on newer technology jets (roughly 1980+, ie 757/767 or later), the air conditioning worked well enough that you didn't have to sweat yourself to death on the ground. So the tie is directly related to technology advancement and had nothing to do with the individual. Now it's rare to fly with a guy, on a modern jet, that loosens their tie because the air conditioning actually works on the ground.
While I agree that modern aircraft have far superior air conditioning
than their older counterparts I never loosened my tie in either one
The first thing I do after sitting down is to take mine off
One of the delights of not working in an office, I assure you
there’s not much glamour there