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coorsFlight

coorsFlight

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It's about time to buy another couple of shirts and was wondering if anyone had come across a pilot shirt that is either Wrinkle Free or No Iron? I've seen a few that were Wrinkle-Free blend but not totally wrinkle free. Thanks for any tips.
 
are you really that freakin lazy...dude...buy an iron and ironing board. it's $30 max...for both.

Mookie
 
Amen to that
Mookie
Must be from Mesa!!!!
:uzi:
 
The only thing that Wrinkle-free means is that they are easier to iron.
 
PLEASE! Iron your shirt. I saw you the other day in that wrinkled old thing...

PLEASE, for the love of god and the profession...

IRON your shirt.

Thank you.
 
cloudkicker1981 said:
God you are so funny haha.......not so much! Go jerk your buddy off somewhere else.
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OOPS
I FOUND SOMEONE FROM
MESA!!!
TRUTH HURT?????
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME AND
THEY WILL SOON GO AWAYYYY!!!
I KNOW, LET'S ALL GO WEAR OUR PURPLE WIND BREAKERS. WE WON'T HAVE TO IRON OUR SHIRTS!!!
:beer: :crying:
 
Just gag up the money for a good quality made in the USA shirt from Landerwood. And if you care you can iron it.

If you don't care, don't iron it...I don't care what you do just as long as you stow the backpack and ipod out of my sight!
 
Serrano said:
Just gag up the money for a good quality made in the USA shirt from Landerwood. And if you care you can iron it.

If you don't care, don't iron it...I don't care what you do just as long as you stow the backpack and ipod out of my sight!
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Made in the USA doesn't necessarily means good quality...
Take a look at what Chevy's and Ford have become?
POS
 
Be a professional. Iron your shirt and pants every day. You're an airline pilot. Lets start dressing like one.
 
SEVEN said:
Be a professional. Iron your shirt and pants every day. You're an airline pilot. Lets start dressing like one.
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So when are they gonna start treating and paying us like one?

Just grab your shirt or pants, put then in the dryer for about 10 minutes on wrinkle release and bang!

Unless you want the nice stiff marks down the sleave. Then your gonna have to grab an iron.
 
WSurf said:
So when are they gonna start treating and paying us like one?
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Everyone knows the pay going in. It sucks, but it's a part of the industry and paying dues. To use that rational is wrong. We are to act/play the part because it's our job. Passengers are watching and we should make sure they have no doubt there are professionals flying their aircraft. Not a couple of spoiled immature punks who didn't get spanked when they were kids.
 
SEVEN said:
We are to act/play the part because it's our job.
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act/play? When I come to work I don't Act or Play. I do the job that is outlined in my FOM/POH (no more and no Less). I would rather fly with a guy that has a wrinkled shirt and can land a plane in a 30kt crosswind then a guy that has a nice pressed shirt and is Acting/Playing the role of a professional pilot while trying to send me and my pax's into a ditch.
 
WSurf said:
act/play? When I come to work I don't Act or Play. I do the job that is outlined in my FOM/POH (no more and no Less). I would rather fly with a guy that has a wrinkled shirt and can land a plane in a 30kt crosswind then a guy that has a nice pressed shirt and is Acting/Playing the role of a professional pilot while trying to send me and my pax's into a ditch.
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You took that quote out of context. How about "look the part." Is that better?
 
Jeez guys chill out... I have searched for wrinkle free pilot shirts too (they don't exist by the way), not because I don't want to iron, but because they stay looking sharp longer throughout the day. I iron my shirt everyday, but it still looks pretty rough at the end of a long day. A nice pilot dress shirt equivalent to something like a Brooks Brothers wrinkle free would be nice.
 
By the way, here's the closest I was able to find, although I haven't ever ordered one. The shipping costs are a little prohibitive.

http://www.hemden.info/en/products/...ollar_in_short_sleeve_(4_¾_inch)_-_easy_care_

If you do a search on this site for pilot shirts, you will find a couple people who have had custom shirts made for them. I think if you really want to have a very nice pilot shirt made from wrinkle free cotton, then this would be the only way to go. In the meantime, I like the pilotshirts.com beefy oxford tapered shirt. It seems to hold its shape pretty well throughout the day, and it very easy to iron. They can get a little warm in the summer however...

http://pilotshirts.com/prodinfo.asp?number=TOFS
 
I like the flying cross brand, you can get them at stop-over store. They're like $30/piece, but they iron easily and it's a nice lightweight material.
Plus the epaulets actually end up on top of your shoulders, not down your sleeve or all weird in the front.
 
I'll second that. I love their tapered shirt. For us pilots that aren't... well... plus-sized like many are getting to be these days, the Pilot House tapered shirts fit very well. I have sleeping bags that fit tighter than some of the Vanhuesen shirts I've bought in the past. They rarely need it, but Pilot House shirts iron well too with the thicker oxford fabric. It takes 2 minutes max.

Here's a tip for those of you still too lazy to look professional and iron your shirts: Hang your shirt on the door in the bathroom when you take a shower. The steam & humidity will take out alot of the bad wrinkles. Then with all of that time you saved, go for a walk around the hotel or hit the treadmill to get rid of the 1500 calories worth of Biscoffs you ate for lunch. Or for those of you old enough to do so... SHAVE.

If there's one thing worse than the spikey/frosted high school kid with an Ipod walking around in uniform, it's a fat spikey/frosted high school kid with an Ipod sporting a 5 o'clock shadow walking around in uniform.

Cheers

lowlycfi said:
Pilot House, Pilotshirts.com for pilot shirts, airline uniform shirts and accessories

Get the Pilot House brand beefy oxford fabric. They are thicker than most other pilot shirts. I've been using them for a few years now and have been real happy with them. The tapered one is great (no bunched up fabric at your waistline). Plus, the thicker fabric doesn't wrinkle as easily as most shirts. I highly recommend them!
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SEVEN said:
Be a professional. Iron your shirt and pants every day. You're an airline pilot. Lets start dressing like one.
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For the love of God, please don't iron your pants!!!

Ok... if you do iron your pants, please turn the heat down. Cotton/Linen is quite acceptable for your shirts, but when you iron your pants on that setting the burnt polyester blend you leave behind conveniently finds its way onto my nice white shirt when I'm the next person to use the iron.

I'm all for looking sharp at work. However, if you're going to iron your pants, either turn the damn heat down or put a towel between the iron and your pants.

And, oh yeah, buy a nice shirt and iron it on your layovers you lazy bastards.... No-Iron shirts...... Jesus....
 
WSurf said:
act/play? When I come to work I don't Act or Play. I do the job that is outlined in my FOM/POH (no more and no Less). I would rather fly with a guy that has a wrinkled shirt and can land a plane in a 30kt crosswind then a guy that has a nice pressed shirt and is Acting/Playing the role of a professional pilot while trying to send me and my pax's into a ditch.
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And I'd like a guy who can both dress the part and have the skills required to back it up. Like it or not, people notice how you look. Ever met with a lawyer who was wearing a wrinkled pit-stained shirt? Ever escorted your pregnant wife to the OB/GYN and met with a doctor who showed up for work in Birkenstocks and a fraternity tshirt? Didn't think so. You can all cry about how this profession has been decimated and how we don't make what we deserve, etc etc etc... but until you're willing to show up to work looking the part of a consummate professional, you are hurting us all. I can fly a CAT II ILS to minimums in a pressed shirt and nicely tied tie just as well as I can do it in shorts and a tshirt. It helps us all if we look the part. If you don't understand that then you are a large part of the problem, whether you realize it or not.
 
FmrFreightDog said:
And I'd like a guy who can both dress the part and have the skills required to back it up. Like it or not, people notice how you look. Ever met with a lawyer who was wearing a wrinkled pit-stained shirt? Ever escorted your pregnant wife to the OB/GYN and met with a doctor who showed up for work in Birkenstocks and a fraternity tshirt? Didn't think so. You can all cry about how this profession has been decimated and how we don't make what we deserve, etc etc etc... but until you're willing to show up to work looking the part of a consummate professional, you are hurting us all. I can fly a CAT II ILS to minimums in a pressed shirt and nicely tied tie just as well as I can do it in shorts and a tshirt. It helps us all if we look the part. If you don't understand that then you are a large part of the problem, whether you realize it or not.
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Bottom line is that this industry doesnt attact the same type of folks that are doctors and lawyers.

You are comparing Apples to Dog Poop. Plus your autopilot can also fly your CAT II approach to minimums wearing your pressed shirt. Don't make like thats something that is hard to do.

Look, anyone without a criminal record can be an airline pilot. Not everyone can be a doctor or lawyer.

I am not defending that you should wear a wrinkled shirt, but in our profession its not the big deal that you are making it out to be. People don't see pilots in the same light as the other two professions.
 
I have yet to find a hotel in Europe, Africa, Middle East (but they wll iron for you) or Asia that has Irons in the rooms. real pilot hang their shirts in the bathroom with the shower on hot. after about an hours the wrinkles are out
 
WSurf said:
I am not defending that you should wear a wrinkled shirt, but in our profession its not the big deal that you are making it out to be. People don't see pilots in the same light as the other two professions.
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They used to. Why not anymore, do you think?
 
I totally dont get it. Don't you all just love wearing a shirt that was freshly ironed and washed?

Why take the fun out of the pilot shirt?
 

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