New Flight suits???

[Good2Golf]

I was being serious and a little sarcastic.... I am well aware that Strike would have the contacts to know what colour flight suit is being worn but the crews in the Herc fleet over there. I was simply stating that I have seen them wearing Tan with my own eyes and was giving eyewitness account to Strike to say...Nope sureee ain't faded OD they were wearing.

HoM, for what it's worth, I knew what you meant. 

G2G

 

[HItorMiss]

Oh great now Officers know what I am talking about...there goes my career LOL  ;D

 

[Good2Golf]

Oh great now Officers know what I am talking about...there goes my career LOL  ;D

:rofl:

 

[Strike]

That's alright HoM.  Pretty hard for you to get into my bad books...Now, bison on the other hand.  ;D

 

[HItorMiss]

It's the shades I know  8)

EDIT: Fixed Smarty pants!

 

[George Wallace]

It's the s hades I know  8)

I'm kinda lost over here in E hades?  Any advice?

 

[Good2Golf]

I'm kinda lost over here in E hades?  Any advice?

You're doomed, George, for as Indiana Jones decoded on one of his trips, "Only the penetant man shall pass."  ;D

 

[bison33]

That's alright HoM.  Pretty hard for you to get into my bad books...Now, bison on the other hand.   ;D

Well, another driver who needs to appreciate FE's.... of course unless we carry their luggage or if the plane is "broke" somewhere nice, then they love us ;D

 

[Strike]

I'm just pissed because you refered to me in the masculine.

 

[hippie]

So GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, does anybody have any info on these 'supposed' new flight suits / flyers coveralls / coverall, flyer's grn F.R. (yes I looked at my tag) / flight bag / PJ's??

I heard some dirty rumour that they are delayed for some reason..  I have seen the Cadpat 2 piece (which admittedly didn't look THAT terrible, as long as it stays a 2 piece!!)  The only info I've every really officially seen was on some ADM (MAT) site which had a proud, older, slightly portly, AF gentleman sporting some new duds.  Think it's a few years old now.

hippie

 

[Loachman]

The two-piece flying suit IS coming. No dates yet. I've heard nothing about a one-piece in CADPAT. Logic says that they will too, but I've been in this organization too long to believe in the Logic Fairy.

My experience is that the dumber an idea is, the quicker it is implemented.

 

[Globesmasher]

So GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, does anybody have any info on these 'supposed' new flight suits / flyers coveralls / coverall, flyer's grn F.R. (yes I looked at my tag) / flight bag / PJ's??

Hippie - still nothing official as yet.  We're still wearing (in the transport community) the "interim" one piece green flight suits and also the old two-piece (Tac Hel) flights suits as well.  The boys and girls over in the sandbox (as Strike alluded to) are indeed wearing new tan (NOT the old ressurected tans) flightsuits as well.

Still no firm news on the CADPAT flight suits .. but I believe the field trials are coming to a close or may already have been finalized.

Sorry - no concrete news for you.

 

[bison33]

As it stands ( e-mail came out recently), but always subject to a thousand changes.........1 Wing folks will get the 2 piece CADPAT and the rest of you keep your current ones. A 2 piece ARID is also coming for those heading over to warmer climates.

 

[Good2Golf]

Whew!  Finally!  It's only been a decade in the making... *sigh*

G2G

 

[hippie]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but would it not be easier (and WAY cheaper) if we just went with the american flight suits like a very large number of other air forces have done?  No development costs, a proven design, nomex etc... (plus I think they look good.. LCF!  But that's just me)   Why do we need to go out and design our own flight suits??  Make work project for some MP's constituency?  Where have I seen this before??   :

 

[Zoomie]

With that logic Hippie, we might as well wear US Army BDUs in place of CADPAT.  Heck, why not just shut down the mint in Ottawa and we can all switch to the almighty US dollar.

A distinctive uniform is a good part in what differentiates a military from another.  We are the Canadian Forces, we should have our own uniform.

 

[Loachman]

I don't want to wear another country's uniform.

Our flying suit is better, anyway.

And ours has pockets to put one's hands in.

 

[Good2Golf]

I don't want to wear another country's uniform.

Our flying suit is better, anyway.

And ours has pockets to put one's hands in.

Never underestimate that point!  I made the mistake of not having pockets put into the pants of a custom mess dress...at least my flying suit has them!

G2G

 

[Globesmasher]

.. and for all the operational aircrew out there ... if I'm ever doing a "runner" in the AOR I don't want to be mistaken for downed aircrew from another country.

If captured I would prefer to be recognized as being Canadian and not as downed aircrew from some other nation by virtue of the uniform I'm wearing.

Having worn a US flight suit for a few years I prefer ours by a long shot.  More comfortable.

edit - for bad grammar

 

[Good2Golf]

Globe, excellent point...one that folks don't often hoist aboard!  Part of the reason tac hel pushed for, and finally appears to be getting CADPAT (TW for now, AR in due course) 2-piecers.

G2G