OK, so I'm going to buy myself a set of stripes for my white pilot shirt. "Are you a complete tool?", I hear you cry. Well no, I don't think I am, but I'm flying my little puddle jumper down into Egypt and Sudan and am reliably informed that wearing these would greatly speed things up at airports due to one looking official.
My question is; how many bars should one get (4 I assume for PIC), and is there any difference in meaning between silver and gold?