Blue eyes?

[Just a kid]

A long time ago Ernie Gann said that he noticed that most airplane pilots have blue eyes. I think it's true, but I can't imagine why.

When he bet that if you're reading this you have blue eyes, was he right?

 

[milehigh6080]

Not only are mine blue, but they're real and they're spectacular.

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

yea, and i have a square jaw to go with those blue eyes, too

 

[cezzna]

I don't have-

Blue eyes
Big pilot watch
RJ type rating
PFT debts
SJS
Age waiver ATP
Financed sunglasses collection


I want to be the minority--Green Day

 

[wrxpilot]

I want to be the minority--Green Day

My eyes are green AND I wear glasses/contacts!

I don't want to be stereotyped - Descendents

 

[AA717driver]

Not blue... Steel grey.

I USED to have a big pilot watch (shut up Diesel)...

Salt and pepper hair (looks distinguished but not ancient)...

Yeah, Ernie would approve...


TC

 

[agpilot34]

No blue eyes here!

 

[mar]

Which part?

My Iris is green.

Otherwise they're pretty much bloodshot with dark bags.

Cheers.

 

[atlcrashpad]

The "Eyes" have it

Green eyes with blood shot accents. Deep rich dark circles under them too. No Big watch, just a cheap Casio. I don't even wear the "Rolex" I bought on Canal St. NY. for $50.00 (fake).

 

[Gorilla]

Green eyes with blood shot accents. Deep rich dark circles under them too. No Big watch, just a cheap Casio. I don't even wear the "Rolex" I bought on Canal St. NY. for $50.00 (fake).

Yeah, a long-lost brother. Me: Green, crusty eyes, big bags from lack of sleep, balding, stress lines all over my face, a Timex watch, and $8 sunglasses from a gas station. Patches of beard from the sloppy shave at 3:00 AM East coast wakeup.

What's the deal with a big watch with 18 dials, that tells the time on the Southern Hemisphere of Mars? What possible use is such a watch to a pilot, and how did a big watch become a pilot cliche?

 

[RichardRambone]

Blond hair and blue eyes here. $10 sunglasses, no watch, receding hairline, no PFT debt either or SJS for that matter.

 

[Lead Sled]

I've got blue eyes. Do I win a prize?

'Sled

 

[FN FAL]

A long time ago Ernie Gann said that he noticed that most airplane pilots have blue eyes.

Ernie Gann would have made a safer bet if he had said that ALL airplane pilots had brown eyes.

 

[NYCPilot]

well don't make my brown eyes blue...........

 

[milehigh6080]

well don't make my brown eyes blue...........

-Eric Clapton

It's actually "blue eyes blue" though.

http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/eric-clapton/Blue-eyes-blue.html

 

[NYCPilot]

-Eric Clapton

It's actually "blue eyes blue" though.

http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/eric-clapton/Blue-eyes-blue.html

..actually, its from an old song by Crystal Gayle...."Don't it make my brown eyes blue."

some dude leaves her for another chick. This makes her brown eyes blue (sad).

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/gayle-crystal/dont-it-make-my-brown-eyes-blue-10667.html

 

[milehigh6080]

..actually, its from an old song by Crystal Gayle...."Don't it make my brown eyes blue."

some dude leaves her for another chick. This makes her brown eyes blue (sad).

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/gayle-crystal/dont-it-make-my-brown-eyes-blue-10667.html

Well how bout that . . .. .

Thanks for setting me straight.

 

[Just a kid]

Thanks all. I've been wondering about this mystery for 30 years and at last it's solved.

 

[Almerick07]

Blue...kind of, no watch, no glasses (dog sat on them)...

 

[jknight8907]

Mine are very dark brown. Almost black.

 

[MauleSkinner]

I'm told that's how the Chief Pilot and NWA's assistant sorted qualified resumes to give to the Chief for interviews back in the '70's..."blue eyes--in. Brown eyes--out...blue eyes--in..."

Fly safe!

David (don't know what color my eyes are...I'm too ugly to look in the mirror

 

[pilotyip]

The Navy said that first born males made up the highest percentage of their pilots.

 

[kneeshoe]

Who cares about the color of a pilot's eyes, hair, skin, etc. it really doesn't really matter! The only time I'm concerned about the color of somoene's eyes is when I'm checking out the girl behind the counter at an FBO.

For those of you that do care...dark brown.

 

[Just a kid]

There we go...that's the operative term: "Who cares?"

IF you had a great deal of respect for Mr. Gann... you took him seriously as an airplane pilot, and,

IF he had said, in conversation with you, words to this effect: "I can't explain this, but most of the pilots I know have blue eyes,"

Would you have replied,

a) "What makes you think brown-eyed people are some super race, fella?"
b) "My dog has blue eyes, Ernie..."
c) "Gee that's odd. Do you think it's a meaningful coincidence?"
or,
d) (insert your response here)

I'm a newbie here. From reading the posts and laughing a lot, except for the end of the Duke's posts, I sense that you guys (and women) are a tough and sort of rag-tag group, much more capable than I of single-engine range approaches on needle-ball and alcohol. But what little I know is flying (and that not very well) so you're all I've got to talk about this stuff with.

Now tell me to get lost with my dumb question. I'll have others later.

 

[PolarTwins55]

brown eyes. no sun glasses. no watch. still have all my hair.

 

[Huggyu2]

Blue eyes. And, yes, I have the big watch. Love it, too.

 

[wildfreightess]

Green eyes. Except when I drink too much and run into things.... then they're black eyes. But I have a thing for guys with blue eyes.

 

[FN FAL]

Hahahaha...my big watch has a born on date of Spring of 81 and it has logged more time on chickies night stands than you have total time.

 

[jaxpilot]

blue eyes, blonde hair. I have a big watch but never wear it, its too nice and dont wanna scratch it up.

 

[WARMBEER]

Brown eyes and Bald. Don't know what time it is.

Oh wait, It's Beer Thirty!!!!!!