A Plea for longer pants

[jetflier]

Has anyone ever noticed that about 20-30% of pilots wear pants as if they are waiting for a flood? I have always thought this to be funny. Why is it that they would never do it outside of work, but it is acceptable to look that way in airports.

Anyone have any theories on this? I just think it's funny...

Hey Easy,

These guys are the same ones with the really short clip-on ties and the big guts.!

 

[Flopgut]

Sometimes my pants get too short. This is my signal to up my dosage of metamucil. A couple days of healthy craps and I'm back in style!

 

[AC560]

Then SWA is the place for you!

Dude no 747's let's be serious.

 

[TrafficInSight]

Funny? You should see my paycheck. After spending $2,700 on a watch, $1,000 on headsets and $500 on luggage, who has money for pants?

Just kidding, I have a $80 watch and pants that are the correct length, although the hole in the seat is an airworthy repair, fixed with carpet tape and thread sourced from a maintenance station. My flight bag is on its' second duct tape overhaul.

BTW - have any of your airlines had the big socks scam come through town? A Doctor dropped by our crew room demonstrating socks that were supposed to save you from deep vein thrombosis (on an RJ) which he had available for FREE if you would just sign some paperwork. He sent the paperwork to UHC for the "prescription" socks for some astronomical price. This did not look quite Kosher so I did not sign up for the super socks. Wonder how many bought those $1,000 socks?

How do you expect to make it anywhere with an 80$ watch?

 

[Huggyu2]

With a thousand hours on the 727 FE panel, lemme tell ya: it keeps the hems out of all that ORD/LGA slush on the winter walkarounds.

 

[Rxflyer]

I wonder if they wear kilts on Aer Lingus....

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

I've seen sneakers, with WHITE socks, shirts stained to a dark yellow (THE ENTIRE SHIRT!!! EVERDAY!), highwater pants. and that's just one pilot!

Don't get me started....

CE

 

[rbav8r]

If any one cares.... Alot of pilots came from the military. The military dress pants are tailored with a slight brake in the front (not the eleaphant looking style that the i-pod, backpacker, spiked hired kids are wearing), the rear just touching the top of the sole of the shoe. To do this the pant cuff is tailored at a slight angle. Most civilian tailors do not angle the bottom which ends making the pants to short......another minute of wasted time on useless trivia.

 

[C172gal05]

I vote to get rid of the goofy uniforms!!! Or just have them wear shorts with those really high white socks! lol