Keg,

Good on you.

As an outback charter pilot, the only tools of the trade I needed was a pair of cheap DC's when in the cockpit, and an Akubra hat when out of it.

The bling my employer asks me to wear these days is for passenger perception. Otherwise I'd happily don the T-shirt and DC's of old.

The concept of a dicky insignia on my shirt has never made me feel like a pilot, and I worry about those upon who's ego it depends, I really do.

I think the only time my kids have actually seen me wearing wings is when Mum and the kids surprised me at the gate one time. Normally the wings and stripes come off the minute I leave the airport.

Oh, and framer, neither does the badge on my 4wd represent my ability as an off-roader... as I've constantly repeated to all the land rover drivers I've had to recover with my Hilux :)

If it's the same company in Oz that supplied EKs uniform...... Good Luck with it!!

I've found a lovely pair of gold wings that I earnt many years ago...they'll do nicely.

It's a Disco 4....I thought they were made of neutronium!

I thought that white crowns symbolised maritime officers?

I was talking about the hat :)

Dunno if it reminds me of the Village People or The Love Boat.

Either way, it's piss funny :D :D

That's a pity. The designer wanted it to look like this:

https://thenypost.files.wordpress.co...trip=all&w=642

Yes, and look at all those girls laughing at it.

I'm a frequent flyer, I want some wings!!

You mean the ones that are paid to be there?

So, to confirm the lunatics run the asylum we now have instructions that buttoned jackets must be worn at all times when in hotel lobbies, airport terminals , passenger liaison on board and when traveling to and from home. Additionally the cap will be worn in all above situations except pax liason. However jacket is optional between tropics of cancer and Capricorn or when it's greater than 27 degrees. Idiots!!!!

I need to go and buy a Volvo so that, according to the new policy, I have to wear the hat travelling to and from work.
Hmmm might be time another cricket match..

Agreed, so why waste space in the briefcase with it?

I know a few guys are wondering which of the lunatics decided that 27 degrees was cool enough to comfortably wear a jacket for the average person. Going to be a fair bit of backlash, goes beyond aesthetics.

"You're harassing me"

Simples.

How about the facial hair policy? Mainline aren't allowed beards however Qlink are.. The average punter in the terminal wouldn't know the difference if you stood a pilot from each next to each other (we are getting the same uniform after all) so why the inconsistency?

It wouldn't matter if it was 50 degrees at each layover, a poorly written attempt wrt the definitions, however I cannot think of one sector on any fleet in mainline where jackets aren't mandatory.
It might be acceptable if it's 40 degrees in Perth, to have it off walking to the terminal, but once inside, jackets on.
Also a clever document that enables the stand down provisions to stick if non compliant in any way.
And no.that last bit isn't a joke.

Going to burn through a few standbys then...

Doesn't the WH&S Act allude to 24 Celsius as the magic comfort figure?
Particularly in a safety sensitive position such as a pilot.
Further more , my interpretation of the Act suggests that temperature comfort is a personal thing thus the lack of a truely definitive temperature cutoff figure!
Will be interesting to see the first pilot stood down over this issue!
For example some pilots may feel discomfort at any temperature less than the decreed 27 degrees whilst encased in the new monkey suit and are thus severely temperature stressed thus affecting their ability to perform a safety sensitive job satisfactorily in such circumstances.
Public disobedience campaign anyone?
Would have thought an Act of Parliament ,trumps some clown inspired drivel any day!

To me that temp is about 16 degrees. Above that I start to perspire. The best description I have heard is that it is a costume not a uniform!!!!!