Originally Posted by
RetiredBA/BY
Being ex RAF where we always wore uniform,( long time ago) then into civil aviation, never could understand why civvies were worn in the sim.
Modern sims are just so superbly realistic, why not complete the job with crew wearing what they would be wearing in flight?
I take it you wore blue uniform in the cockpit? We RAF SH pilots would have looked silly flying a sim in full cold weather kit or an immersion suit! We wore smart civvies instead.
We also convinced some first timers to wear shower caps, but that’s another story!