I agree completely that when we are flying we need to be comfortable. When you get up front, take off the tie and lanyard and undo the top button if that makes you more comfortable. I do it myself most of the time. But when I leave the flight deck, everything goes back on and I wear the proper uniform. Ball caps are not part of the uniform. Ties are. You should be wearing the proper uniform whenever you are in view of the customers.
Pinnacle has loads of pilots that refuse to wear the uniform. The MEM base is especially bad. Not hat, no tie, no jacket during the winter months, black sneakers, dockers, etc... Are the guys that do this still good pilots? In most cases they are. I fly with them and they are just as good a stick as anyone else. You and I as pilots know this. The flying public does not. To them, a pilot that looks unprofessional is unprofessional. The public may be paying only $99 to go coast to coast, but they are still the customer. They deserve to have a professional looking crew flying their flight.
If you want to be paid and treated like a professional, then start looking and acting like one.
Pinnacle has loads of pilots that refuse to wear the uniform. The MEM base is especially bad. Not hat, no tie, no jacket during the winter months, black sneakers, dockers, etc... Are the guys that do this still good pilots? In most cases they are. I fly with them and they are just as good a stick as anyone else. You and I as pilots know this. The flying public does not. To them, a pilot that looks unprofessional is unprofessional. The public may be paying only $99 to go coast to coast, but they are still the customer. They deserve to have a professional looking crew flying their flight.
If you want to be paid and treated like a professional, then start looking and acting like one.