A smile for this one...
Was a few years ago, say 5 years... Miami, 36th Street...
Pilot uniforms and accessories store.
I know the lady there and was buying some shirts fitted for me.
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There was another customer, busy with her, fairly young guy.
He just had acquired a uniform, 3 stripes, a hat, pilot wings... etc...
British accent. During that time, I go try my shirts.
He tried his uniform, back and forth to the mirror, admiring himself.
Then he wanted to buy a headset, maybe was a Dave Clark...?
Good customer $$$ - so the lady owner was a little busy with him.
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I myself wanted a couple of "clip-on ties", hard to get in South America.
So I look around, made my choice.
The other customer tries the headset ON his head...
Then goes to the mirror to look at himself, then sideways...
Then goes back to get his hat, and back to the mirror, hat ON again...
This time with the hat AND the headset ON TOP, OVER the hat.
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Excuse me here, but I was close to laugh with this clown...!
Do you guys buy headsets for the looks...? - That is, to look like a pilot...?
Just a detail, I never seen pilots wear headsets over a uniform hat.
The only hat I wore in the cockpit was a baseball cap, when facing the sun.
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As far as headset, I have a tiny "Plantronics MS-50"... 1970 vintage.
Worked great, for most of my career. I think I paid $50.oo for it.
Then years later. it failed, sent it back, Plantronics replaced it for FREE.
No need to look like an astronaut to be a pilot.
Besides, I needed my RH ear free to listen to the F/O and F/E corny jokes.
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So, permit me to smile...
You guys look so good with a big Dave Clark set...!
I guess the smaller the plane, the bigger the headset...?
Be careful not to exceed the maximum takeoff weight.
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Happy contrails