Sim recurrent training : In uniform or not ?

[Qwark]

Large European LCC. Business casual.

[Fog Ducker]

For my first 33 years of airline flying, we always appeared for classroom training or simulator sessions in civvies. Not T-shirts and flip-flops, but nice "business casual" dress.

For my FINAL 3 years of airline flying in the Middle East with QR, we always had to wear the uniform but were allowed to leave the jacket and hat at home. The instructors wore uniforms as well.

At first, I thought that this was really weird. But eventually, I came to like it. I always knew immediately, or as soon as we hit the briefing room if my sim partner was also a captain, or an F/O. It saved sometimes awkward questions if the dude appeared to be out of the normal age bracket for the seat that he occupied. We even wore seat belts and headsets. But the best thing?.... I always knew where to reach for my pen.

[Longtimer]

'this is the longest and dumbest topic on PPRUNE. Who gives a damn if uniforms should or should not be worn in a simiulator, that is surely up to the employer unless so covered in the collective agreement. End of topic I hope!

[act700]

Uniforms are for Unicorns

[fab777]

Originally Posted by RetiredBA/BY

Being ex RAF where we always wore uniform,( long time ago) then into civil aviation, never could understand why civvies were worn in the sim.

Maybe for that very simple reason that you were in the military, and we are civilians?

[RetiredBA/BY]

By uniform I meant flying suits, not no 1s or 2 blues. !! In other words we wore the clothing in the sim we would be wearing in the jet !

[hans brinker]

Originally Posted by RetiredBA/BY

By uniform I meant flying suits, not no 1s or 2 blues. !! In other words we wore the clothing in the sim we would be wearing in the jet !

So you are suggesting cargo pilots do their SIM in their pajamas?

[david1300]

Originally Posted by hans brinker

So you are suggesting cargo pilots do their SIM in their pajamas?

Some replies show that not all are among the smartest around

[Capn Bloggs]

And some replies indicate that not all have a sense of humour (and an Ozzie to boot...shakes me hed in shame)!

[misd-agin]

Originally Posted by RetiredBA/BY

By uniform I meant flying suits, not no 1s or 2 blues. !! In other words we wore the clothing in the sim we would be wearing in the jet !

So VIP military crews should show up in suits? Or dress uniform? Long sleeves?

[Spooky 2]

As a matter of fact the last time I saw a crew from the 89th they were in their USAF uniforms. Not sure what your definition of a VIP military crew is, but I would imagine this would be close to the top end of the graph.

[misd-agin]

Originally Posted by Spooky 2

As a matter of fact the last time I saw a crew from the 89th they were in their USAF uniforms. Not sure what your definition of a VIP military crew is, but I would imagine this would be close to the top end of the graph.

The last time I saw military guys doing sim training at a civilian facility they were in civilian clothes. But they certainly flew in their military uniforms.

Were they doing sim training when you saw the 89th guys? Were they wearing ties?

[bringbackthe80s]

Can’t believe this thread actually exists

[Mk 1]

Originally Posted by bringbackthe80s

Can’t believe this thread actually exists

Or that there have been 135 posts over weeks. Talk about #firstworldproblems...

[Spooky 2]

Originally Posted by misd-agin

The last time I saw military guys doing sim training at a civilian facility they were in civilian clothes. But they certainly flew in their military uniforms.

Were they doing sim training when you saw the 89th guys? Were they wearing ties?

Boeing Seattle and Pan Am in MIA, Don't recall the the tie config, but have never see 89th crew in cvies while in training or even in the building for that mater. I suppose this would depend on how the CO wanted this to be. Agree this is a funny post, but those who have commented as such, you can just ignore it and move on....