NWA/DAL/Hat?

[Butters]

The DAL uniform is by far(t) the sharpest uniform out there.

sure, if you like looking like you are prince harry flying for the royal navy.

i bet nwa guys will negotiate the db off the property. i can't see them wearing that thing.

no offense intended, but the db looks a little pompous to me. way too formal.

then again, it is better than leather and ipod.

 

[Tref]

I just wear the g*d d*mn hat. BIG DEAL. The company says so..the regs say so....it doesn't give me spinal problems...so I wear it.

Ummm.... Huh?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Company Regs.
If you want to use your negotiation power for a jacket then do so. I personally would want to keep what DAL has and get something else.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Company Regs.
If you want to use your negotiation power for a jacket then do so. I personally would want to keep what DAL has and get something else.

No kidding. Who really cares what they make you wear to work??

 

[Tref]

Company Regs.
If you want to use your negotiation power for a jacket then do so. I personally would want to keep what DAL has and get something else.

I don't really think it's at the top of the list. I wish that was the biggest fish to fry.

I thought you were suggesting that there's a FAR saying that you have to wear a hat; hence my amusement.

Personally I do think hats look more professional but they are a FOD hazard on the ramp and I always get really hot wearing one in the terminal. Besides, I always thought it was rude to wear a hat indoors, no?

 

[instructordude]

I'm proud to wear my hat.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

You do not hear Doctors whining about wearing their white lab coats do you? I am sure some hate it, but it is what lets us know he is a Dr, and not a Nurse or Orderly. It goes with the "profession". It is what people expect to see

 

[jonjuan]

You do not hear Doctors whining about wearing their white lab coats do you? I am sure some hate it, but it is what lets us know he is a Dr, and not a Nurse or Orderly. It goes with the "profession". It is what people expect to see

Ahhhh, the Dr./pilot comparison once again. So what does that make WN pilots who are indistinguishable from the nurses/FAs? Corporate businessjet passengers do not think that hats go with the "profession." In fact most passengers think a pilot wearing a hat indoors while wearing an ill fitting and wrinkled suit with pants 2 inches too short and filthy shoes is unprofessional.

 

[GeorgeTG]

The hat and the uniform are the big issues these days?

FWIW I'll wear a pink furry bunnysuit for more pay and a steady career... ;-)

Cheers
George

 

[ACL65PILOT]

No, the point is that it is the accepted/expected attire for an Airline Pilot as a Lab coat is the accepted/expected attire for a Dr.. The corporate gigs are a lot different. You and I know that.

 

[jonjuan]

No, the point is that it is the accepted/expected attire for an Airline Pilot as a Lab coat is the accepted/expected attire for a Dr.. The corporate gigs are a lot different. You and I know that.

Why are you tying the lab coat to the airline hat as expected attire? It's quickly going the way of the dinosaur. Sure the hat is accepted for an airline pilot, but certainly not expected. That's akin to saying the big mustache is accepted/expected for an ALPA national officer. The lab coat for a doctor is both. You and I know that.

 

[ReverseSensing]

You guys have really seen doctors wearing white lab coats somewhere lately? I've spent some time recently in two different hospitals -- one small town, one big city -- and I didn't see any doctors wearing lab coats. Just normal business casual or scrubs.

Now on TV, that's a different story. Maybe that's what you're referring to. Course, the pilots on TV always wear their hats because that's what central casting assumes all pilots wear.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Really who cares I don't.
I will tell you this. It would take an act of congress to get DAL's flight Ops leadership to get rid of it.

 

[320AV8R]

Not buying no hat....

Not wearin' no hat....

Next.

 

[carl p]

I'm proud to wear my hat.

No offense dude, but a few days ago you posted you would gladly take a pay cut to save the job you love. It's gonna be hard to choke down anything you say for awhile.