Girl With A Stick - Flight Test
 

How did the Flight Test go? Can you now change your Profile Licence Type?

Oooh, Biggles, didn't mean to mislead anybody - it's "coming up" - as in very soon, perhaps next month. Still have one or two creases to iron out ...

The uniform post (now strangely locked) was about wearing the schooliform in the period running up to the test, to inspire confidence...

Very kind of you to ask, sir. I shall keep you posted.

GWaS

As an ex-instructor, a girl wearing an old school uniform might have concentrated your mind - but certainly would have distracted mine!! :E

GWaS, in that case I retract the advice I gave in that other thread. Dress up for the flight test itself but I wouldn't bother for training. Make sure you wear the shoes a few times though, so you get used to how they feel.

Edit: I'm guessing the other thread was locked due to the suggestive comments. Unfortunate but not surprising. Sometimes you have to know your audience and that isn't possible on a public forum. A sign of the times.

DUH, must have misread your post. I need better glasses. :O

As mentioned in the other post, dress so you feel Professional. Look Professional, feel Professional, helps the state of mind to be Professional.

I wore black shoes (polished), business shirt and trousers plus a tie. The examiner turned up jeans, runners and open necked casual shirt. Felt like a complete overdressed **** for a few seconds then remembered why I was there; to get a Commercial Pilot's Licence.

I won't wish you good luck since that should not be a factor. Instead I wish you Good Skill and let us know how it was. :ok:

My dad always said....Better to be the overdressed one in the room the under-dressed one :ooh:

It was probably locked for the usual reason, as soon as a female posts anything on the internet, almost every male in the area turns into a drooling little 16 year old, with replies as such.

On the actual topic, I'd say if you have any interest in flying commercially, yes, go for the uniform. You'll feel pretty damn self-conscious (even a little silly) the first time you put it on - but it has to happen sometime.

And there are a few people around that think wearing epaulettes etc. is a load of garbage, in training or commercial ops - I don't agree. As others have said it puts you in the right professional frame of mind, as as far as pax go when you're actually flying commercially, in their minds, when walking out to the aircraft, your abilities as a pilot come down to one thing, and that's your presentation (both personality-wise, and physically). Later on in the flight, how well you grease it on forms the second part of their opinion.

Not to mention the first time you take (it) off :p

Thanks guys, for your support!

As tempting as it is to wear my school uniform for the test, I've settled for the traditional white shirt, black skirt, nice clean shiny boots and one gold bar (and I do feel a lot less silly taking it off than putting it on ;))

As a regular over at Jet Blast, I was rather foxed by the locking of such an innocent thread. Never mind sixteen year old droolers, some of those guys are global smutters ... I consider it part of the education :ok:

"GWaS" good choice re the attire. Neat, professional & enuf:-)

As for the locking of yr thread? 4get it it you won't be able to understand the Mods, they remove even good human interest threads yet leave others that ought to be removed. The 'droolers' are everywhere, even in 99% of us males,part of the cave man gene:-)

So are you ready or close to it? It's a huge time in yr life,now, but as time goes by this time will just be another event in yr life:)

cheers


Wmk2

Please don't wear bars.......if I were the ATO I'd fail you (unless it were required as part of an organizational uniform) :}

Surely your not judged on what you wear? If your just wearing jeans and fly well you will still pass?

Green Goblin,

It's school uniform. It's not required, but recommended and seems to be the go with the other CPL students. Whilst I'm not a follow-the-crowd type of girl, I want to feel comfortable in my new environment, so I can get on with the flying, pass the CPL and begin the instructor's rating.

This is my usual attire, I like to wear my stripes on my stockings rather than my shoulders:

http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/...h/_DSC0210.jpg

Goblin you are a dill.

No where in the criteria for ANY flight test is there a section on personal presentation.

As an ex ATO and FOI, I would suggest you would not have your approvals/delegations very long if you tried to impose your ideas of dress standards.

Personally I would not, present with bars and stars. But that is my choice and should not influence others.

Girl With A Stick. Do what makes you feel comfortable and don't listen to the (B)ankers.

God speed GWAS

Maui

What is this site? RSVP or PPRuNe?

What a mess! The CASA should cancel all ATO approvals and resume flight testing themselves. This has turned itself into a fancy dress ball and a stupid circus.

Unbelievable!!

I don't see what the fuss is about. You're going for a professional licence so dress like it. No you won't fail if you don't, that's not the point. Wearing bars is silly unless you are required to by your trainer or employer but there's nothing at all wrong with dressing smartly for your test.

Not having first hand experience with wearing a skirt, but having having first hand experience watching one being worn air side on a windy day, I would suggest that pants maybe a better option.
1 Gold bar seems appropriate for CPL flight test.

when are you ment to start wearing 3 bars ?

When your employer tells you to!:cool:

For flying schools it used to be : 1 bar - grade 3
2 bars - grade 2
3bars - grade 1
4bars - [b]anker! :E

In Airlines 4 bars is jet Captain, 3 bars Jet F/O [or turboprop Captain in some]