black gloves
 

us flying rozzers are issued with black flying gloves.

not many of the boys here use em apart from doing the fuel checks. personally i wear mine all the time along with my nomex, thermals, and visor down - even in the scorching british summers.

i do however refuse to wear the roll necks that are issued to us. something is just not right about a man wearing a roll neck. the risk of singeing the top of my chest rug is one im prepared to accept by wearing the retardant t-shirt instead.


i wouldnt consider myself a safety geek but these things do happen. the one time i didnt have my visor down we collected a lapwing putting a 12" hole in the nose right in front of me, covering me with feathers. you never know when these things are gonna happen and as one reader mentioned earlier you have to minimise the risks.

i also have a gorgeous pair of oily old white ones but i am not brave enough to wear them at work. i would just get way too much stick!

regards


TFC.

The key to the answer is in the question - "why do the military wear gloves?

When I was in the military I did what I was told to do - without asking questions. I was issued with gloves, and told to wear them, so I wore them...

Use of Roll Necks;

These are worn by the military to prevent 'splatter' injuries to the neck.

I saw a report where a canopy on a FJ shattered on the ground. Pilot still had his mask on, Nav didnt, he sustained 'splatter' injuries to his face below the visor. So a roll neck is worn to cover up the flesh exposed between your flight suit and your mask/visor/helmet combo.

In many parts of Asia, white gloves are worn by pilots, cab and bus drivers, machine operators etc. From what I have heard, it's considered polite to wear gloves as someone else will be touching the controls later.