nomorecatering,
you should try it then! I once made the mistake of popping into the supermarket on the way home. The amount of pointing, staring, whispering and even calling out of my company's brand was mental. Never again.

Poor bastard was probably just trying to get a good seat!!!. My tight arse company paxes (there's a new one) us all over the world in cattle, so we more often than not wear the uniform, and more not than often we get a charity seat in business. It's that one time out of ten that makes it all worth while.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

I took my uniform off once, and one of the passengers complained !!
Not the blonde lovely in the seat next to me though... :ok:

Some of the airline uniforms are getting so causal now, you dont notice the pilots in public like NZ & DJ.

NZ pilots jackets don't have any traditional pilots markings on them such as wings. When they dont have there hats on its hard to pick them apart from the pursers.

But doesn't EVERYBODY know that kiwis can't fly !!?!

I saw an Air New Zealand pilot paxing in the nude with his uniform painted on.:eek:

Is this standard practice???

only a complete stoker would wear a hat whilst paxing!!!!!!!

sure, wear it getting on or off, but to have it on once inside is a bit aerosexualish!!

but we all know there is an abundance of wankers in this industry!!

I take the bars off can't be bothered wrestling with the wings. Reason i do it is that I get tired of the comedian on every flight that says "hey shouldn't you be up the front?".

Why is rex making people wear caps. Thats a bit silly. Cathay Qantas fair enough but a regional?

Mr Hat - what's wrong with caps? I don't even work for a regional and I wear one.... :}






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Hi guys,

I am a recent professional commercial pilot (CPL, MEIFR Grade 3).

In regard to

As a recent addition to that of the league of professional aviator, I have from day one been taught that whenever I am around aircraft, airports or an aviation environment to act as one would expect from a commercial pilot!

Last week I paxed from Sydeny to Melbourne for my neices christening, and even though I was off duty I wore my full uniform consisting of standard white epaulette shirt, 2 bars, wings, blue pants and of course appropriately displayed ASIC.

The cabin crew on that flight were more than accomodating and thankful that they had an aviation porfessional in the emergency exit row, secure in the knowledge I had the capability and experience to direct pax in an emergency!

One of the passenegers next to me even asked me some questions on the briefing card and I helpfully pointed out some details!

So, I think that there is nothing wrong at all, in fact it is beneficial for professional aircrew to be appropriately identifiable when paxing on RPT services!

Don't you ask you question of DHC
In some conutry of the world ( USA, UK, Thailand to name a few I know ) you have to wear your uniform to go through immigration as crew, as you will leave as crew.
Try to get in the USA as a pax and leave as crew or get in as crew and leave as pax!!!

You'll need more than just a cap where you're going Stallie! :ok:

Regards,
BH.

Nothing wrong with that type of cap Compressor - keeps your head warm.

I agree BulletHead....unless their coy. made them wear it (but the cap ...please !). I have never worn epaulets or cap and don't need to...unless you're trying to impress yourself. :=:rolleyes:

hear hear !! say no more....