Gotta ask the DAL hat ???

[Occam's Razor]

I've said this before. The hat is a psychological tool they use to gain control over you. Think of it as a puppeteer wielding an invisible psychological control over your way of thinking about your job.

Thy tie and the coat are the tools.

Do you wear your's?

They tell you to wear black shoes, too. So why don't you wear those cool brown one's you own, and show 'em whose the boss?

 

[waka]

And you look like a male flight attendant without yours.

touche'!

 

[KCPilot]

Now if we could only fire the cat loving bag ladies and get some hotties in the red dress! I'm dreaming.

Now you are talking!

 

[Tanker Clown]

No offense Tanker Clown but this coming from someone who has a naked dude in his avatar?

None taken.

 

[lear35pilot]

I'm with General Lee on this one. I'm not a Delta pilot, but I wear the hat at my airline. Many have said on here that people don't respect us when we wear the hat, but I have noticed a difference on how people treat me when I wear it. When I was a young kid walking through the airport and I saw a pilot wearing his uniform and it was sharp looking and they wore the hat and walked proud, I had a grave respect for them. The way I see some people wear their uniforms these days, I feel TSA looks better than some of our pilots. Speaking of which, I had a friend (pilot) that was mistaken for TSA by a passenger because they wear white shirts with epallets and so do we. Of course now they are supposed to get their blue shirts with badges. To the public eye image has a lot to do with this job. I do believe if more pilots looked more presentable and acted more presentable then we would be better respected.

 

[lear35pilot]

Wear it if required but most folks that say it commands respect or is an authority symbol are control freaks that have problems with just about everybody: Gate Agents, Flight Attendants, other pilots, ATC, ground crews, etc... and goes on and on and on.

Where I work, if somebody wears the hat and isn't a check airman, managment type, or an older Ex-Braniff, Eastern dude then they are probably a control freak or over the top anal. Either way it is not fun for the F/O.

The hat is dead.

I wear it and all the FO's that have flown with me seem to like me. The gate agents tell me I do a great job of informing them of what's going on with boarding and so forth. All the flight attendants seem to like me pretty well also. No one's called me a control freak.

 

[clippyrip]

People tell me I'm neat too.

 

[800Dog]

Really, as our industry spirals toward oblivion, someone is worried about hat hair.

For those who disregard the Ops Manual on the small stuff like uniform items or pulling out a newspaper on the flight deck, I recommend keeping a special IOE type eye on them because usually, their screwing up the important things as well.

Interesting, I typically find them to be the best pilots flying the line. They seem to have the "Big Picture" and have a firm grasp of the obvious stuff that you and your kind cannot seem to understand! Best of luck with your future as a yes voter, management wannabe and anti-pilot self!! You are too good to be a line pilot.

 

[Fit59]

Yup, gotta agree with the General on this one. The hat is company policy, just like the black shoes and epaulets... They are the ones paying you. You signed onto the job knowing that it involved wearing the uniform properly.

 

[~~~^~~~]

To quote from a recent meeting:

Nothing says "regional pilot" like a leather jacket and no hat.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

I like the hat and need to find a source for those little elastic baggies that fit over the hat to provide all weather cap-ability for upcoming winter DTW and MSP walk arounds.

 

[SFR]

You guys worry about the dumbest things.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

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I'm with General Lee on this one. I'm not a Delta pilot, but I wear the hat at my airline. Many have said on here that people don't respect us when we wear the hat, but I have noticed a difference on how people treat me when I wear it. You get looks cause it looks funny and many pilots dont wear one. Perhaps this is why you get the stare, for WEARING one. Wearing hats in a service industry is kind of dated anyhow. When I was a young kid walking through the airport and I saw a pilot wearing his uniform and it was sharp looking and they wore the hat and walked proud, I had a grave respect for them. I felt the same way. The way I see some people wear their uniforms these days, I feel TSA looks better than some of our pilots. Some of the XJT guys look awful in their oversized shirts and baggy pants. Speaking of which, I had a friend (pilot) that was mistaken for TSA by a passenger because they wear white shirts with epallets and so do we.I'm not surprised if they get mistaken over at EWR (see aforementioned commment). Of course now they are supposed to get their blue shirts with badges. To the public eye image has a lot to do with this job. I do believe if more pilots looked more presentable and acted more presentable then we would be better respected. Unlikely, the public assumes you're FAA qualified and competent with regular medicals and training checks. With all of the other hassles and distractions involed with present day air travel, wondering how much (or if) they respect the pilot due to his hat is kind of ridiculous. These feelings and perceptions are all in your head.
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[SFR]

Why is it that a lot of regional pilots wear sunglasses on their head?

Is that cool or something?

 

[Smacktard]

A lot of people make fun of the "Russian Sub Commander" uniform, but in reality it looks good,

Double breasted suits are tough to pull off for most folks. For pilot uniforms, it's an even bigger stretch, for pilots in general (mostly big bellied) it's damn near impossible. When most of Delta's new hires were trim, fit military folk, it worked. But these days, in reality, most of the Delta guys can't pull it off and it doesn't look good. But that's just my opinion.

 

[WSurf]

and our profession demands respect.

Bye Bye--General Lee

Respect isn't something that is demanded! Respect is earned. Ones uniform isn't going to command respect!

How many of you have walked over to a soldier is uniform and thanked him for his service and all he has done to protect our freedom? Don't you think memebers of our armed services should get respect?

If our country doesn't have respect for its own servicemen and woman they sure as hell don't have respect for us.

However if you were hired by an Airline and it requires you to wear the hat, then be RESPECTFUL and wear it. By you not wearing it shows total disrespect to others that do respect the uniform policy.


And remember to thank a ArmedForces servicemen while flying today. They really do appreciate the attention and they will Respect you for doing it.]

I would like to throw some more "respects" out there, but I gotta fly and try and earn more respect today. LOL