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[Beantown]

I will say the Mesa windbreaker jacket is the worst.

Mesa pilots--- What is the deal? Inform us as to why you wear these jackets. From the outside they look cheap, unprofessional and embarrassing.

Couldn't agree more. Wish I could stop my fellow pilots from wearing them. I agree it is mostly a PHX thing. I wish they would leave them there. -Bean

 

[BlackPilot628]

I see those Windbreakers all the time in ORD and Brown leather jackets.

 

[Earl Williams]

Ditto on the "Barney" jacket...it defines cheesy. Mesa needs to be more strict, to say the least, on adhering to its "Uniform 101" code. I'm appauled by what I see from my bretheren...cotton Dockers, black Reebok tennis shoes, and every color and style of (unapproved) jacket there is. Pathetic. I don't care if the company isn't strict on what you wear, show some pride and professionalism in how you look and dress.

 

[BlackPilot628]

Ditto on the "Barney" jacket...it defines cheesy. Mesa needs to be more strict, to say the least, on adhering to its "Uniform 101" code. I'm appauled by what I see from my bretheren...cotton Dockers, black Reebok tennis shoes, and every color and style of (unapproved) jacket there is. Pathetic. I don't care if the company isn't strict on what you wear, show some pride and professionalism in how you look and dress.

Well said.

Mesa has a great pilot group and there is no dying that; but I agree with Earl. At least take some pride in the uniforms. Come together and decide monist yourselves what you can do to improve your image.
Maybe your pilot chairman can help head that up.
Wear your dress coat (or leather jacket) buttoned up, hat, nice dress shoes, and drop the "Sporty's" pilot shop flight bag.

 

[mozzer]

Well said.

Mesa has a great pilot group and there is no dying that; but I agree with Earl. At least take some pride in the uniforms. Come together and decide monist yourselves what you can do to improve your image.
Maybe your pilot chairman can help head that up.
Wear your dress coat (or leather jacket) buttoned up, hat, nice dress shoes, and drop the "Sporty's" pilot shop flight bag.

I love the "blanket" statements made by you clowns. 1800 pilots and i'm sure that every single one of them can't dress without mommy. Grow up, get laid and worry about that little "bump" down there.

FYI, i spend most of my time checking out the ladies in CLT, MCO, AUS, PHL....not the pilots.

 

[dnkt]

I saw a mesa pilot the other at ORD wearing his cool leather coat with his oakleys on backwards and a nike beanie cap on. I think it was Earl Williams vbmenu_register("postmenu_850101", true);

 

[N4niner206]

This damn thread is whats wrong with regional pilots. Everyone is too busy pointing figures at everyone else for their problems instead of fixing things on their own side of the fence. DON'T BLAME MESA PILOTS OR MANAGEMENT, BLAME YOUR OWN!

 

[Kenny]

This dang thread is whats wrong with regional pilots. Everyone is too busy pointing figures at everyone else for their problems instead of fixing things on their own side of the fence. DON'T BLAME MESA PILOTS OR MANAGEMENT, BLAME YOUR OWN!

While I agree with your statement to a certain extent, I think it's obvious that Mesa's contract and payrates are the yardsticks with which we are all collectively being smacked in the bollocks. While they both exist there is no way ANY of us will be able to gain more.

I don't subscribe to this bullsh!t that Mesa's pilots aren't at fault or at the very least don't have a hand in this because every time someone joins Mesa, they are in effect saying that it's alright to be treated the way they are. We all have choices, even if some aren't very palatable and to say otherwise is a cop out.

 

[EMB170Pilot]

It's Bush's fault everyone

 

[Paris]

It's Bush's fault everyone

No, this is the one thing he didn't have a role in screwing up.

 

[jetdriven]

belikeve it or not it is an approved uniform jacket. I wear it too. The alternative is a leather jacket for 450$ or carry around the USAir blazer you cant wear in the united or AWA systems.

Ditto on the "Barney" jacket...it defines cheesy. Mesa needs to be more strict, to say the least, on adhering to its "Uniform 101" code. I'm appauled by what I see from my bretheren...cotton Dockers, black Reebok tennis shoes, and every color and style of (unapproved) jacket there is. Pathetic. I don't care if the company isn't strict on what you wear, show some pride and professionalism in how you look and dress.

 

[Beantown]

belikeve it or not it is an approved uniform jacket. I wear it too. The alternative is a leather jacket for 450$ or carry around the USAir blazer you cant wear in the united or AWA systems.

Or a trench (sp) coat. (which is what 80% of pilots use in the winter) Please, for the sake off all the Mesa pilots that try and look professional, ditch the flight instructor wind breaker. Please!!!!!! -Bean

 

[vc10]

JO is a huge GWB fan...

No, this is the one thing he didn't have a role in screwing up.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

belikeve it or not it is an approved uniform jacket. I wear it too. The alternative is a leather jacket for 450$ or carry around the USAir blazer you cant wear in the united or AWA systems.

Of course it is approved. Management doesn't really repsect us, why would they give us a respectable uniform. The rest of us wear a [real] uniform. If I was given the option of a windbreaker I'd say no.

The point is- in this current environment management wants to ratchet our rates down as low as they can. Making us look NOT like professional pilots helps thier efforts.

The choice is yours fellas....

 

[crashpad]

Wow! I'd forgotten about that jacket until now. I wonder where it is? I think I donated it to a homeless shelter back in Wyoming. I liked it, very comfortable and no chance of it getting stolen.
Yes, 'windbreaker' is an appropriate name for it.