Ball caps when flying

[Penguin46]

I make a paper hat out of my enroute chart...it keeps the sun off my grape and I always know were to find the chart.

 

[tomgoodman]

Frugal pilot

Anybody remember how the 727 would "cold-soak" your outboard arm on long night flights? Well, one F/O decided to cut the right sleeve off an old sweater and wear that, saving the left sleeve for when he upgraded.

 

[rjacobs]

Ive been wearing a baseball hat for a few years now, never had anybody including FAA, check airmen, or chief pilots say anything about it. I think its actually in our FOM that they are allowed as long as the cockpit door is closed.

I have been looking for a big foam cowboy hat or sombrero or maybe a big afro wig to wear. Id like a real gigantic sombrero, but I have no way to lug it around and not look like a total jackass at the airport, I could at least roll up a foam one.

 

[satpak77]

someone mentioned skin cancer, yes, I agree, I wear sport sun block everyday

but i aint wearing no ball cap in the cockpit

 

[glasspilot1]

we have a capt at OH that does that, he also runs a tape recorder during all checklist.

THAT is the most anal thing I have ever heard!

 

[gutshotdraw]

THAT is the most anal thing I have ever heard!

No, anal was our now-retired senior captain that carried around a pen-sized digital recorder making notes to himself about tips to line service, squawks on the airplane, etc. and also carried a shower head and wrench for his hotel room shower....

 

[glasspilot1]

>> ....carried a shower head and wrench for his hotel room shower.... <<


Oh......My......God................

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

What an idiot. He is lucky the Fed didn't violate him.

You're kidding, right?

Don't go making up rules that don't exist. You'll be happier that way.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

I have a Godzilla action figure that I hang around my neck before pushback, go ahead and top that.

 

[gutshotdraw]

I think I'm going to start carrying one of those bobble-head hula dancers to stick on the top of the glare shield....