Originally Posted by Genghis the Engineer
My colleague on the other hand wore a white shirt and gold bars - it was very very noticeable how much more assistance and help he got from the various airport officials as we stopped en-route across Europe.
So, they have their place.....
But not for PPL club flying.
G
I agree entirely with GTE. We used 4 bars on our Rothman's flying overalls on occasions to ease our passage through certain airports and past certain officials. As an airline captain I had to wear the bars and again they were almost as valuable as passports when faced with officialdom. I always removed mine outside of the airport or whenever travelling as pax with any airline including my own.
On the other hand, you could supplement your bars with a forged licence and logbook and con your way into a 747 command with BA or AA - it seems to have been done before.
rts