http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9f2vehuUVQ always fun to make fun of a friend..

Wouldn't fly without 'em!!!

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Headoutdaplane wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9f2vehuUVQ always fun to make fun of a friend..

Tell us about the friend

This is an awesome commercial. Anything that puts GA in a positive light can't hurt

Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now we know the one in the commercial is a real pilot and not just an actor.

Anything that proves to the general masses that pilots have just that little bit of extra swagger is okay in my book.

I'm buying me some carharts so I can swagger like a pilot too!

How bout a pair of new Tony Lama boots to go along with them Carharts??

I see an new major sponsor of BCP! Wouldnt fly without them either...Im just waiting for them to make wall tents now!

That was a great commercial! Day in, day out... it shows that what you guys (and gals) do is magnificent work.

Almost really good.

...but then the pilot juuussst haaaad to put on some Aviator sunglasses

That's when it got cheezy for me.



-ZPilot (<whom spent a season doing AK pt135)

58Skylane wrote:How bout a pair of new Tony Lama boots to go along with them Carharts??

LOL

Because of Deryl Dodd I got a pair of Lucchese boots last Christmas

That is one cool commercial and one cool pilot.The dude should be smoking Marlburo's

exodus wrote:That is one cool commercial and one cool pilot.The dude should be smoking Marlburo's

...while fueling the plane.

I wore Carharts flying for a long time till a friend was in an accident in a Super Cub where the plane caught fire. Those Carhart nylon liners caught fire and the coveralls acted like a stovepipe, burned his face really bad. I switched to Nomex stuff, especially in winter. Surplus flight jackets are a lot better choice for several reasons. I understand that Carhart is now producing a "fire resistant" line of clothing. Good for them, and that'd be my choice.

Also, get cotton wet in the cool weather, and you'll have little if any protection from hypothermia. Carharts are cotton duck.

Better choice is wool if you're in cool, cold or wet climates.

Cool commercial, though.

MTV

All right. Mike started it, so here goes. (I didn't want to be the first )

Good points, Mike. I stopped buying Carharts because the ones that I was purchasing were "Made in China". I wear Wrangler now. They're "Made in Mexico". But I'd rather send my money there than China. I still own Carhart stuff. Just won't buy anymore when my current stuff wears out.

Anyway...........

Great comments MTV!
NOMEX. If you need it-Well, there is NO substitute when you really need it!!
Buy it, and fly it. It doesn't matter who sews it up.
lc

Actually I only have one last pair of carharts pants, I switched to ArborWear, for the same price as carharts, they have double knees and the flannel lining, carharts only offers one or the other. I was wearing out carharts in six months especially when we had pods on all the planes. I don't know anyone in this area that wears nomex.

As to the guy in the commercial, he is a really good guy and a good pilot. They made him grow the beard for the commercial to look more 'authentic'.....

There are several other options for flame retardant clothing besides Nomex. I wore military Nomex aviator's jackets for years, and they were both warm and comfortable. They held up well, too. Carharts now have a line of flame retardant clothing, as do several other manufacturers. And, the good news is that a lot of that stuff is not much more expensive than the other stuff.

It only takes once. That said, I wore what worked and what would keep me alive in a survival situation. I saw guys flying in northern Alaska in polyester dress slacks and loafers in January.....not too good if you have to spend the night out.....and I've done that at -40.

MTV

my first boss up here told me "whether you are driving or flying, dress like you have to walk out"

Headoutdaplane wrote:my first boss up here told me "whether you are driving or flying, dress like you have to walk out"

Exactly. The ANC kerosene guys always amazed me, showing up in the boonies with slacks and loafers. I can't imagine working at 30, 40 below and not being dressed. Survival time would be minimal, especially if you got hurt in the process.

But oh boy, those Carhartts melt fast. My counterpart in Nome flew a load up to Shishmaref in the Ho one really cold (-40'ish) day. Unloaded mail, climbed back in to go home, and then had a starter go out. He called me up in Kotz, I grabbed my mechanic and borrowed a starter from Bering Air, and flew on down to rescue him. Of course I land, and pick up some FOD and flatten a main.

So it's thump-thump-thump into the ramp, bum a portable heater from the state hangar and stand around while the poor mechanic starts wrenching at 40 below. Fix the Ho, fly it to Kotz to pick up a tire/wheel for the Sled, and then back on down to Shish.

I'm standing there waiting for my ride to be fixed, throwing the ball for the dog, when I smell something cooking. I look down, and see the black nylon of the leg on my Carhartts curling and disappearing at a really fast rate. What I had done is stand too close to the kerosene heater. Never felt the heat with all the layers I had underneath, so it just melted away with me completely oblivious until I smelled it. As it was, I ended up with about a 6X12" patch missing on the side of my leg, all in a matter of 15 to 20 seconds.

I wasn't too worried at first, but within a few minutes an amazing amount of cold started seeping in trying to freeze my leg. I ended up having to duct tape some rags in place to cover the melted spot to keep from getting frostbit.

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