Flight School Uniforms on Airliners.

[DX Rick]

I'm not one to bash a guy to where he goes to school for training.
But I was on the 5am USAir flight ORD-PHX the other day. There were two CFI's from Oxford flight school in full uniform, bars and all.

Guys, you're not jumpseating. You paid for your ticket. You took the time to get up, get dressed in uniform for a 5am ETD - 630am ETA.
Obviously this was premeditated. If you had a student at 730am, I'm sure you could take 5 minutes to change into your uniform when you get to the FBO.

Everyone else on the flight was still in PJ's.

 

[FN FAL]

Someone's got a case of the "spose-tas"

 

[sqwkvfr]

I'm not one to bash a guy to where he goes to school for training.
But I was on the 5am USAir flight ORD-PHX the other day. There were two CFI's from Oxford flight school in full uniform, bars and all.

Guys, you're not jumpseating. You paid for your ticket. You took the time to get up, get dressed in uniform for a 5am ETD - 630am ETA.
Obviously this was premeditated. If you had a student at 730am, I'm sure you could take 5 minutes to change into your uniform when you get to the FBO.

Everyone else on the flight was still in PJ's.

Please describe the two. Did they have english accents? Also, describe the bars.

 

[DX Rick]

I dont know about accents. One had 3 regular bars. The other one had Oxford writing on them it looked like. I wanna say I saw light blue and purple on them. My eyes were half way open when I saw them, I know I sqaw Oxford written on them somewhere.

 

[sqwkvfr]

I dont know about accents. One had 3 regular bars. The other one had Oxford writing on them it looked like. I wanna say I saw light blue and purple on them. My eyes were half way open when I saw them, I know I sqaw Oxford written on them somewhere.

Instructor pilots at Oxford do not where "bars" that say "Oxford" on them. Students do. And NO ONE at OATC wears a uniform with three bars.

You were obviously mistaken and since you decided that the prudent action to take after your so-called observations was to come to a public message board and shoot your mouth off about it, I'd say that you owe every single Oxford Airline Training Center instructor (most of whom have more dual given than your total time and many with TEN TIMEs that much) an apology.

 

[goodgig]

A wee bit sensitive are we?

 

[sqwkvfr]

A wee bit sensitive are we?

Nope. A completely undeserved public rebuke from an uninformed poster deserves a suitable rebuttal.

I sincerely hope that you'd have the balls to stand up and defend your colleagues should a something similar happen to them.

 

[DX Rick]

Well the moron in 3 bars should have never been so close to idiot with the Oxford "boards" It's his own damn fault.

 

[sqwkvfr]

Well the moron in 3 bars should have never been so close to idiot with the Oxford "boards" It's his own dang fault.

Oh, yeah! Silly! Almost as silly as starting a thread on this subject.

Regardless, I'm dying to know how it was anyone but your own fault for posting undeserved disparaging comments about Oxford Airline Training Center instructors?

We do business at your FBO. Should I pass your comments on to the managing director to see if he wants to instead use SW and perhaps let your boss know why?

 

[Ralgha]

We do business at your FBO. Should I pass your comments on to the managing director to see if he wants to instead use SW and perhaps let your boss know why?

That would be an incredibly poor business decision if the managing director changed FBOs solely for that reason.

 

[DX Rick]

Oh, yeah! Silly! Almost as silly as starting a thread on this subject.

Regardless, I'm dying to know how it was anyone but your own fault for posting undeserved disparaging comments about Oxford Airline Training Center instructors?

We do business at your FBO. Should I pass your comments on to the managing director to see if he wants to instead use SW and perhaps let your boss know why?

Yeah, go ahead and do that. Because that would make complete and total sense, seeing that I am speaking on behalf of the company I work for.

Grow Up. For some reason you are sensitive to the issue. Maybe you have been made fun of before for the uniform you wear? And show me where I slammed the guy for going to Oxford.

 

[sqwkvfr]

That would be an incredibly poor business decision if the managing director changed FBOs solely for that reason.

With all other things being equal (and they're NOT BTW, the competition is cheaper) what difference would it make to you?

 

[Ralgha]

With all other things being equal (and they're NOT BTW, the competition is cheaper) what difference would it make to you?

If I were looking for a school, and I learned that this one changed locations simply because of a few words spouted by some guy on an anonymous internet forum that is world renouned for pilots hating pilots, I would pass it over and look elsewhere. It would scream at me that the owner doesn't think ahead, makes snap judgements, lets emotion govern his decision making, etc.

 

[sqwkvfr]

Yeah, go ahead and do that. Because that would make complete and total sense, seeing that I am speaking on behalf of the company I work for.

I'm quite certain that your boss will very much care that one of his employees was on a public message board making fun of his customers.

Grow Up

I'd say that since YOU'RE the one tossing around untrue BS on the internet, I'm not the one who needs to take that advice.

For some reason you are sensitive to the issue.

No, I just can't stand blowhards that shoot their mouths of at the expense of others without having their facts straight.

Maybe you have been made fun of before for the uniform you wear?

Nope....I just never miss an opportunity to shove the truth down the throat of some condescending loudmouth.

And show me where I slammed the guy for going to Oxford.

WTF are you talking about now? I've reviewed all of my posts and never accused you of that.

Maybe it was some other CFI wearing three bars.

 

[sqwkvfr]

If I were looking for a school, and I learned that this one changed locations simply because of a few words spouted by some guy on an anonymous internet forum that is world renouned for pilots hating pilots, I would pass it over and look elsewhere. It would scream at me that the owner doesn't think ahead, makes snap judgements, lets emotion govern his decision making, etc.

How did it go?

"That would be an incredibly poor decision if you changed schools only for that reason."

Regardless, it's certainly not your decision to make...and no one said anything about "changing locations."

It's just as easy to buy gas at another FBO on the field....especially since their prices are better and their employees don't think of us as a joke to be trashed on the internet.