The image that comes to mind is the image in Armageddon, they are walking to the hanger where the Right stuff people are looking at them walking (in slow mo) and the one of the guys says something like "Talk about the wrong stuff" and you see them in flight suits and some of them really look bad in the suites.
Joe On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Fred Johnson <f...@renotruss.com> wrote: > David, > > > > You are so right. as a former PJ, our suits weren't the best fitting, > especially when you are 6' 5" so most of us had to get them "refitted" to > make us look better on the flight line J > > > > But now that I am 6' 4" and a little (lot) rounder through the middle, I'm > not sure I would want to be seen in it.. > > > > > > > > > > > > Fred Johnson > > Reno, NV > > > > > > David wrote:. > > All, > > Flight suits are not designed to really fit anyone well. The only ones > that > look like they fit have been tailored (Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, actors, > the Village People, and the like). For the jet jocks, if it was not baggy > beneath your crotch you were going to regret it when you put on the speed > jeans (g-suit). If it is a bit longer at that point than you think it > should be, you will look like someone who actually wore it for business in > days gone by. Unless the crotch goes down to your knees. A personal > observation from the retired Navy carrier guy. > > If you do get a flight suit and actually do want to look good in it, wear > boots or at least leather shoes with it instead of sneakers. Nothing looks > worse than a middle-aged guy with long hair and/or a paunch, and sneakers > with white socks wearing a military style flight suit. > > IHS, > Zipper Goodman > LCDR USN(ret) > 575 carrier traps > > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -- Jose Fuentes Founding Father (one of and former Vice Prez) of Capital City.NET User's Group Former Microsoft MVP http://blogs.aspadvice.com/jfuentes
