I do not have a problem with this and I do not see all the fuss when fellow Private Pilots get edgy about simply wearing a yellow jacket????
Obviously I agree that enforcing such a rule at Joe Bloggs grass strip is OTT but for airports like Liverpool, Humberside and Exeter where there is larger aircraft moving about the apron, then that is a different ball game. Especially if you are walking between Aircraft and Terminal for example then that could involve a long walk then I feel that is necessary.
When we operate into airports with commercial traffic, other staff/pilots wear them so what makes us exempt from that rule. With jet engines starting up and lorries etc etc moving about as well as passengers you need to be able to be seen and distinguished from the normal travelling public who might be walking to or from the terminal!
At the bigger airports that we operate in and out of, it makes sense doesn't it????
MG
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[This message has been edited by Mister Geezer (edited 01 January 2001).]