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.....
I was talking to someone the other day who'd done a lot of flying around North Africa and one of his recommendations was to wear gold bars. He found it made a substantial difference to the way he was treated. In retrospect it probably would have saved me a grilling from immigration about aircraft ownership and my finances when I stopped in Tunis. Nevertheless, it still seems a little strange to wear them in a SEP.