What To Wear When Flying!!!!

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Sky TV' s documentary channels, eg Discovery, occasionally have aviation related programmes. Many cover the period when the UK was a country to be proud of and feature the development of new military and commercial aircraft. Almost invariably as the test pilot strides out to give the first flight to some world leading piece of advanced technology he is properly dressed in sports coat and flannels, with shirt and tie, or a dark suit. Which would seem entirely suitable for a 152

I'm sure I've seen pictures of George Bulman test flying aircraft wearing a bowler hat. By the way I've checked out the MSI firecheck stuff and it says it lasts until immersed in water, so basically you have to reapply it every time you wash your clothes.

[ShyTorque]

Bowler hats are for city types only, the Fedora is for more professional, down to earth aviator types.

Mind you, Igor Sikorsky's Fedora did fall off when he got flung out and went through the rotor disc.

[Genghis the Engineer]

Tex Johnston who did the first flight of the B52 and had barrel rolled a B707 did most of his flying in cowboy boots and a stetson.

G

[BossEyed]

GtE's post reminds me that there was a Learjet accident when one of the good ol' Texan pilot's cowboy boot heels got jammed under the rudder pedal and the aircraft departed the runway.

Yee ha!