Inside Cockpit USA

[Lowden025]

Looks good on you.

 

[Pa12]

I’m surprised it still fits 30 years later

 

[Silver Surfer]

ultimately, who cares about avirex-cockpit?

 

[Pa12]

some folks (companies) are more focused on 'authentic" copies while others "inspired" by and many in the middle. I don't think zapping the Cockpit for not being authentic makes sense as its not their focus. Agreed, they market that way. its a profit/money making operation. I'm not a fan but I really don't care about them one way or another. As posted above, I was going to buy one of their scarfs as a gift but passed due to high shipping costs. Remember, at one point, they were practically the only game in town for "repros" (using that word sparingly here) ................. and, the ONLY place where one could go to a physical store and try something on. Their NYC store was pretty cool to visit.

That’s why I bought my first 2. Only place I ever saw them at the time. I found it from a little ad in the back of plane and pilot magazine around 85.

 

[B-Man2]

Here’s a little different opinion but along the same lines as CBIs. In the 1970s if you wanted an A2 repro flight Jacket Avirex was the only game in town . Originals were actually the way to go, if you could find one, as the prices were fairly reasonable. Today, we’re fortunate as we have a few, very accurate repro makers, who make some great jackets. Back in the 70s NO ONE scrutinized and dove into jacket details the way we do today. So Aiverx jackets went unscathed by those who are like us. We tend to drill down into the minutiae of every detail of a repro. So my question is this why are we judging Avirex so harshly. They were good for what they were at the time. Today we’re fortunate to have Good Wear and ELC making some great repros but back in the 70s NO ONE counted stitches per inch , or compare the X stitching in a shoulder epaulette. It’s like comparing a 1970s vette to a 2023 vette . It’s an unfair comparison.

 

[Pa12]

Here’s a little different opinion but along the same lines as CBIs. In the 1970s if you wanted an A2 repro flight Jacket Avirex was the only game in town . Originals were actually the way to go, if you could find one, as the prices were fairly reasonable. Today, we’re fortunate as we have a few, very accurate repro makers, who make some great jackets. Back in the 70s NO ONE scrutinized and dove into jacket details the way we do today. So Aiverx jackets went unscathed by those who are like us. We tend to drill down into the minutiae of every detail of a repro. So my question is this why are we judging Avirex so harshly. They were good for what they were at the time. Today we’re fortunate to have Good Wear and ELC making some great repros but back in the 70s NO ONE counted stitches per inch , or compare the X stitching in a shoulder epaulette. It’s like comparing a 1970s vette to a 2023 vette . It’s an unfair comparison.

Exactly, and thank god you said 70’s vett and not early 60’s

 

[Kermit3D]

Hey ! I live here (for real) !

 

[Pa12]

Hey ! I live here (for real) !

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Before gps

 

[B-Man2]

Hey ! I live here (for real) !

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Well the good news is you’ll always be able to find your way home !

 

[Kermit3D]

Well the good news is you’ll always be able to find your way home !

Yes,... I'm not sure... according to this map, if I go straight west, I'll get to Paris.

 

[Pa12]

Hey ! I live here (for real) !

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I spent a month in your neck of the woods in my first Avirex. Bought my second a week after I got home. That’s the only reason I remember exactly when I bought it.

 

[Pa12]

Yes,... I'm not sure... according to this map, if I go straight west, I'll get to Paris.

Maybe it’s Paris Ontario Canada and the scale is off a bit.

 

[Silver Surfer]

naw, Paris hilton

 

[Pa12]

naw, Paris hilton

Follow the dirt road

 

[Kermit3D]

Maybe it’s Paris Ontario Canada and the scale is off a bit.

by a misunderstanding, the Americans could have landed on the Canadian coast in June 1944

 

[Pa12]

by a misunderstanding, the Americans could have landed on the Canadian coast in June 1944

They would have thought they were in Ireland if it was the east coast. And good luck on that beach.

 

[Chandler]

Doesn’t look as bad as I remember.

I feel similarly about mine -- not as good as some of my others, but I throw it on once in awhile.

I'll try to get a fit pic -- in the meantime...

 

[OperationCoffee]

Mine has a map of Europe in the liner and a blood chit on the back. Yeah that amuses me

 

[Pa12]

I feel similarly about mine -- not as good as some of my others, but I throw it on once in awhile.

I'll try to get a fit pic -- in the meantime...

I feel similarly about mine -- not as good as some of my others, but I throw it on once in awhile.

I'll try to get a fit pic -- in the meantime...

Do you remember what year?

 

[B-Man2]

Whether you love em ……or weather you hate em .. if you’re a true collector .. they are part of the history, development and the lineage of repro A2 jackets. Personally I like mine .