Recent content by Treetopflyer

Beautiful work!

Concur, Air Corps.

Are there any photos from WWII or Korea that show dice on zippers? I've seen coins, bells, bomb pins, etc. but never dice.

I love my Excelled G-1. If I have one complaint, it's the faux mouton collar. It has come to look like the hide of a wild animal after years of wear. The jacket has held up well over the years and I wear it more than the average helo pilot. I wear it flying and a lot of guys don't.

I figured that was the reason for them , but it still never made sense to me. I've never used them and I have never seen anyone else use them.

Yes, I also flew in the fleece and my G-1.

My issued G-1.

Please enlighten me as to why this could not be placed in the “General Flight Jacket Discussion” forum. I understand that these items are not leather jackets, but neither are topics discussed and pictured in “Related Gear”, “Jacket Art / Patches - Original and Reproduction”, “Cloth” or “Nylon.”...

The pants have suspenders and are separate from the jacket. I have never worn the pants in the aircraft, a few times while shoveling snow in my driveway though. :) I am a Helicopter guy, that is why my UN is Treetopflyer, that and I am fan of the song.

You are correct, however these forums cover more than just vintage leather flight jackets. They will be "vintage" someday and I put them under the "General Flight Jacket Discussion" instead of the "Nylon" or "Cloth" since they are not Nylon and the Gortex really isn't cloth.

I am getting ready to retire and I thought I would post some pics of jackets I've been issued over the years before I boxed them up for my move in a couple of months. This is the Gortex jacket and pants I was issued in 2010. It is great for pre-flight on cold wet days. It's not great for in...

Welcome aboard! I'm current Navy and it is good to see another Navy Vet. You did a great job on this find. You have plenty of options for patches. Do you have any cruise patches that you can put on it?

Beautiful work! With art work that awesome I would never use the bag, it would hang from the wall.

Current issued G-1s do not have hand warmer pockets. Yes, pilots modify them to have side entry pockets put in or they buy custom made jackets, like the Blue Angels with their G&B jackets. There are several pilots in my squadron that have taken their issued jackets to a tailor to have the side...

Beautiful work!