Flight Instructors forced to wear epaulates

[brokeflyer]

Take it off lol

Ive yet to see any surgeon or cop walking around the walmart in their uniform.

It's the professional thing to do, it's about showing a positive image.

Many people out there, despite what has happened the last decade with the profession, still respect pilots. That's pretty much all there is left of this profession. They have an image of us as professionals. That gets tarnshied as we walk around walmart holding chips and beer or driving our motorcycles in full uniform clutching a McDonalds bag.

Nothing against McDonalds, and nothing against motorcycles.

you should just hang it up now.....you're making yourself look stupid and unprofessional.

Id grab macdonalds at dtw and go fly to japan. Wanna call me unprofessional?

 

[CX880]

you should just hang it up now.....you're making yourself look stupid and unprofessional.

Id grab macdonalds at dtw and go fly to japan. Wanna call me unprofessional?

How can you make yourself look unprofessional on flightinfo?? Stupid is as stupid does. I have nothing against Mcdonalds, for the last time!

 

[CX880]

When I put on a uniform, I couldn't give a stuff about you, or your profession. My uniform represents my work clothes. The costume I put on to go to work. I go to work not so you can get paid, but so I can get paid. Quite frankly, I don't care if you like my uniform, or the way I wear my uniform. You're not doing my job, and you're not collecting my paycheck. Your opinion on my uniform, or anyone else's for that matter, is therefore meaningless.

Your arrogance in assuming that you have any say in the matter, however, and your foolishness in sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, is well noted, and speaks quite poorly of you.

Um this is actually telling of your arrogance. Maybe it's time you start caring about your profession.

You really don't know. Obviously. It's "Yeah," by the way.

I've left the airplane to go get catering for passengers or to stock an airplane on many occasions. It may be a quick bite to eat that the passenger has requested. It may be a specific kind of beer. It may be newspapers that aren't found at an FBO. It may be mini-booze of a particular kind that the client particularly likes. It may be that the client's dog threw up, and now we need more napkins. It's really not important why.

I've gone to restaurants in uniform while on duty. I've gone to 7-11 in uniform while on duty. I've gone to liquor stores while on duty, and in uniform. I don't drink. I may not have been going for food for myself. I've done all sorts of things for the company and for the client. I once went to a hardware store in uniform to get a roll of masking tape. I needed the tape to clean the dog hair out of the airplane, that the celebrity client's dog had left behind. I've gone tool shopping, gone into pet stores, picked up food and catering, and have delivered tennis rackets to movie stars (that they'd left behind on the airplane). I've done it in rental cars, busses, vans, limousines, and any other transportation I had. I would be more than happy to go do it on a motorcycle.

As long as you are on company time, then you obviously can go in your uniform. For example you need to drive stranded pax to a hotel because it's 2am and no driver is available.

The guy in my case was obviously not on duty, displaying an unprofessional image. Part of the reason that I mentioned it because I had a pax in the car and they also agreed that he was displaying an unprofessional imagine. Basically what Midnight Flyer said.

All one has to do is turn on the autopilot, you say? Are you actually a pilot, or do you only play with computer games and other such "simulators?"

It's a joke. Sarcasm directed toward pt91 guys who seem to think that all airline ops requires of the pilots is to make sure the magazines are on board and to make sure to turn on the AP right after takeoff.

 

[avbug]

As long as you are on company time, then you obviously can go in your uniform. For example you need to drive stranded pax to a hotel because it's 2am and no driver is available.

The guy in my case was obviously not on duty, displaying an unprofessional image. Part of the reason that I mentioned it because I had a pax in the car and they also agreed that he was displaying an unprofessional imagine. Basically what Midnight Flyer said.

Obviously not on duty? You don't even know if he's a flight instructor, do you? You don't know who he is, where he works, or what he does. This being the case, you have absolutely no idea if he's on duty.

You don't know if he was on company time, do you? Obviously, you say...but every word you speak is based on arrogant assumption. You're so busy worrying about what the other guy does.

Mind your own business.

Um this is actually telling of your arrogance.

It's arrogant to not care what you think? If that's true,then the world really does revolve around you, and you're going to need a wheeled stand simply to hold up your head.

Mind your own business.

How can you make yourself look unprofessional on flightinfo??

Start a thread like this and say the things you've said. It's that simple.

Stupid is as stupid does.

In that case, you're doing fine.

 

[LearLove]

Hey you fly for jetblue. how many Alpa necks did you step on?

ummm, no guess again.

 

[Snakum]

Riding a motorcycle in uniform is unprofessional? Seriously, some of you have totally lost the plot. When you eventually have sex with a live woman you'll understand just how unimportant little stuff like where a working guy eats and what he wears when he rides truly is.





(I would, however, be concerned about whether or not he was on a motorcycle built in Milwaukee, WI or York, PA since real men don't ride anything else. )

 

[say again]

I guess you never saw Top Gun!!

 

[Lynxman]

(I would, however, be concerned about whether or not he was on a motorcycle built in Milwaukee, WI or York, PA since real men don't ride anything else. )[/QUOTE]


Silly you don't you know real motorcycles come from Japan?

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Stupid asinine threads like this make me glad I have nothing to do with airplanes anymore.

 

[NCherches]

I make 6 figures and eat at McDonalds... so?

 

[avbug]

Stupid asinine threads like this make me glad I have nothing to do with airplanes anymore.

Not entirely nothing. You're here.

 

[CX880]

I make 6 figures and eat at McDonalds... so?

You need someone to pat you on the head?

 

[CX880]

ummm, no guess again.

Oh wow! yuou work for republic then I should have known with that E190 on your info. Then you've stepped on the necks of midwest, frontier, and the rest of the regional industry so you shouldn't be judging anyone else.

 

[CX880]

Obviously not on duty? You don't even know if he's a flight instructor, do you? You don't know who he is, where he works, or what he does. This being the case, you have absolutely no idea if he's on duty.

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He was a flight instructor on or off duty, looking like an idiot in public.

 

[CX880]

Stupid asinine threads like this make me glad I have nothing to do with airplanes anymore.

Then why are you posting here? You don't need to tell us your problems.

 

[avbug]

He was a flight instructor on or off duty, looking like an idiot in public.

Really? How do you know this? You have no idea who the rider is, where he works, or if he's a pilot at all. Guesswork and speculation is the hallmark of unprofessionalism...which suits you and your judgementalism well.

Do you wear a stiff collar to hold up your big head on your long neck? To look so far down on others, it's truly a wonder that you can see past your long nose; the one you stick so far into other's business.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

I always pull a superman when I off duty.

I wouldn't wear anything that told the world I worked for gheyjhets either. Must be embarassing to be Hulas's lead felcher, huh? Should be embarassed, not to mention if a Trans States girl F/O sees you in your felching outfit, you could get a solid whooping and be left behind a dumpster bleeding from your butt.
PBR

 

[CX880]

i wouldn't wear anything that told the world i worked for gheyjhets either. Must be embarassing to be hulas's lead felcher, huh? Should be embarassed, not to mention if a trans states girl f/o sees you in your felching outfit, you could get a solid whooping and be left behind a dumpster bleeding from your butt.
Pbr

lol...

 

[CX880]

Really? How do you know this? You have no idea who the rider is, where he works, or if he's a pilot at all. Guesswork and speculation is the hallmark of unprofessionalism...which suits you and your judgementalism well.

Do you wear a stiff collar to hold up your big head on your long neck? To look so far down on others, it's truly a wonder that you can see past your long nose; the one you stick so far into other's business.

Yea it is everyone's business when you represent them and the company wherever you wear the standard issue monkey suit. I'm sorry that you don't realize that.

 

[avbug]

I'm sorry that you don't realize that.

Realize it? Unfortunately, you're foolish enough to believe it.

When you one day grow up and find something else to do aside from being the uniform police for operators for whom you don't work (and with which you have no connection), and one day when you bother to substantiate your facts (of which you as yet have none), you may not post so foolishly.

Do you carry a ruler to ensure that each pilot at the terminal or FBO wears their wings the requisite distance above their pocket, that their gig line is straight, and that the shade of blue in their unpleated uniform pants matches the company specification? Do you do that, or are you simply selective regarding who's business it is into which you decide to inject yourself.

You've failed to answer the question, so it bears asking again; how do you know this individual was a pilot? A flight instructor? Off-duty? For whom did this alleged instructor work? You haven't replied thus far because you really don't know.

You're too busy sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, in this case the motorcycle seat of the alleged instructor, that you really don't need facts. After all, isn't it so much more professional for you to go off half-cocked pass judgement outside your area of concern, and mind someone else's business?

Do this: find out who it is for whom this person you saw works. Report them. Protect us all from this terrible slight on our collective reputation. After all, you think you're the man for the job; you're the one willing to butt in where you don't belong. You might as well push it as far as you can go. Why stop at passing judgment regarding things that don't concern you, when you can really inject yourself well beyond your bounds? Go for it. You know you want to, don't you?

The problem is that you really have no idea where to begin, as you don't know who it is for whom this person worked, what they do, or any other tidbit remotely related to the facts. You saw someone on a motorcycle, rushed to judgment, and had to rush here to the internet to tell us all.

Does your head come with it's own satellite system, or perhaps just some small moons? It's certainly getting big enough. You're already judge and jury. Have you considered hiring out as executioner?