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Old 21st June 2003 | 06:33
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Genghis the Engineer
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The "gauntlet style" gloves in regular use are the RAF leather ones, or the USAF Nomex ones.

Personally I use Luftwaffe gloves, which are very short and grey - also slightly thicker than the other two options which since I tend to fly draughty cockpits suit me well. I picked them up at a trade show, probably the Telford sport aviation show but I think there are often people selling such "slightly used" kit at most similar shows.

I also have a superb pair of thinnish thermal gloves from a motorcycle shop I use for open cockpit flying, and a very thick warm but cumbersome pair from a similar source that I give pax in twin-stick aeroplanes to stop them fiddling with anything.

Short Nomex gloves - no idea, the Luftwaffe gloves are leather.

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