Is this bad pilot practice or am I being harsh?
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I agree with most on this thread. The pilot should have looked presentable. The only reason we are given a tie for our uniform is for presenting ourselves to the public. This guy has defeated its sole object, therefore needn't bother wearing one at all.
Also, the only reason why aeroplanes are built with two seats in them is for...(well you get my drift!) The visit to the toilet should be as quick as possible, because, sods laws, that's when the s**t will hit the fan.
We all know the thoughts of those nervous passengers. "Who's flying the aeroplane?(!)" This is only prolonging their anxiety, but playing devil's advocate, they may see that the flight crew are relaxed and therefore it may put them at ease. When I first started flying commercially some years ago, I remember a training captain saying to me, 'Don't forget that the majority of passengers will have some nervousness about flying.'
Also, the only reason why aeroplanes are built with two seats in them is for...(well you get my drift!) The visit to the toilet should be as quick as possible, because, sods laws, that's when the s**t will hit the fan.
We all know the thoughts of those nervous passengers. "Who's flying the aeroplane?(!)" This is only prolonging their anxiety, but playing devil's advocate, they may see that the flight crew are relaxed and therefore it may put them at ease. When I first started flying commercially some years ago, I remember a training captain saying to me, 'Don't forget that the majority of passengers will have some nervousness about flying.'
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It's really very simple,
A captain fully dressed up and groomed
1.In the cabin......looks smart to the pax if he takes of his cap.
2.In the airport building....looks smart to the pax if he does wear his cap.
3.Looks ridiculous if fully dressed up behind the controls.
4.Looks very vain if he quickly pops in the local grocery shop fully dressed up to get a pack of cigarettes.
5.Can have a lot of fun at a carnival party, fully dressed up pretending he is a pilot
All the same man, and flying skills in a different context. It does say nothing about his skills, it might give an indication about his situation awareness as far as dress code is concerned as related to the context he finds himself in.
I am not sure however that good actors also make good pilots.
Alain Delon in his role as a Concord Captain really looked ridiculous to me...
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A captain fully dressed up and groomed
1.In the cabin......looks smart to the pax if he takes of his cap.
2.In the airport building....looks smart to the pax if he does wear his cap.
3.Looks ridiculous if fully dressed up behind the controls.
4.Looks very vain if he quickly pops in the local grocery shop fully dressed up to get a pack of cigarettes.
5.Can have a lot of fun at a carnival party, fully dressed up pretending he is a pilot
All the same man, and flying skills in a different context. It does say nothing about his skills, it might give an indication about his situation awareness as far as dress code is concerned as related to the context he finds himself in.
I am not sure however that good actors also make good pilots.
Alain Delon in his role as a Concord Captain really looked ridiculous to me...
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May I take this opportunity to indulge in my campaign to get ties banned as an acceptable item of business dress which says nothing about the competence and integrity of the wearer. A tie is useless except when they are traditionally used by con men to give false impressions of reliability. An open neck, white shirt with a single button undone looks much smarter than a hastily donned tie with a questionable knot and coffee stains (well that’s what my ties look like). I would also suggest that, in the cockpit, a tie is an unnecessary safety hazard.
As a company director I travel extensively and am always more comfortable in parts of the world where a person is not judged by ties and conventional dress sense. On these trips I get a jump seat ride whenever I can so I see pilots in and out of the cockpit. As far as I am concerned, as long as they look clean, smart and readily identifiable as the captain or FO, I could not care less what they wear.
With reference to pilots leaving the cockpit, with my PPL and a couple of successful landings on a BA 777 simulator, I am always available to stand in. I would even wear a tie to do that!
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"If you keep doing what you've always done, you will keep getting what you've always got"
As a company director I travel extensively and am always more comfortable in parts of the world where a person is not judged by ties and conventional dress sense. On these trips I get a jump seat ride whenever I can so I see pilots in and out of the cockpit. As far as I am concerned, as long as they look clean, smart and readily identifiable as the captain or FO, I could not care less what they wear.
With reference to pilots leaving the cockpit, with my PPL and a couple of successful landings on a BA 777 simulator, I am always available to stand in. I would even wear a tie to do that!
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"If you keep doing what you've always done, you will keep getting what you've always got"
