where can i get flight suits (military)
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Im looking to purchase a military type flight suit to use when i fly my sprint can anyone point me in the right direction. thanks ken
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Army – Navy surplus is a good place to start. If they don’t have them, they can order them. If you are in the San Francisco area contact Magic Edge in Mountain View. They sell them. Ron B. Im looking to purchase a military type flight suit to use when i fly my sprint can anyone point me in the right direction. thanks ken
– Ron Blaylock "You are but one flight physical away from an ultralight." Living in beautiful Santa Clara, California * Disclaimer: The view presented are my own. I take full responsibility * for them. They do not represent my employer or employment.
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Im looking to purchase a military type flight suit to use when i fly my sprint can anyone point me in the right direction. thanks ken
Well, if you really want one of those "olive Nomex" type, here’s a few suggestions: (1) Look in your local military surplus store (2) Contact the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Supply depot in Texas. They sell ‘em. — | PP-SEL, USUA AFI #A16560, CAPT CAP | — | PP-SEL, USUA AFI #A16560, CAPT CAP |
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says… Im looking to purchase a military type flight suit to use when i fly my sprint can anyone point me in the right direction. thanks ken
Try Watkins Aviation in Dallas Texas ph # 214 934-0033 or Flight Suits Ltd of El Cajon California ph# 800-748-6693 Don
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says… Im looking to purchase a military type flight suit to use when i fly my sprint can anyone point me in the right direction. thanks ken Try Watkins Aviation in Dallas Texas ph # 214 934-0033 or Flight Suits Ltd of El Cajon California ph# 800-748-6693 Don
find a GI and get it from clothing sales store on base.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – says… Im looking to purchase a military type flight suit to use when i fly my sprint can anyone point me in the right direction. thanks ken Try Watkins Aviation in Dallas Texas ph # 214 934-0033 or Flight Suits Ltd of El Cajon California ph# 800-748-6693 Don find a GI and get it from clothing sales store on base.
-<BLAAAAT!- Sorry, wrong answer, and thank you for playing. Military issue Nomex flight suits are issued from Base Supply, not purchased at the military clothing sales. Controlled items, due to the price Unca Sam pays for the blasted things and the popularity of clothing items. Try Sporty’s Pilot Shop as well. If you do pursue this item, avoid at all costs the "General’s Wife Cut" suits issued in the late 80’s. Readily identified by the epaulets on the shoulders, a sewn-in ‘crease’ in the legs and an utter lack of useful pockets. Tanker, bomber and transport crews HATE the damned things, and will readily part with them. Fighter pukes adore them, but then they only fly 2.0 hour missions and don’t have to live in them as we do. 4,250 hours in the -135 gives you an opinion about flight suit comfort and utility. The current design with two additional thigh pockets would be perfect, but the fighter Mafia would screech their petty little hearts out. Since they run the Uniform Review Board, it’s a moot point at best. Enough talk! Where’s the warm temperatures and a decent grass runway? Myself and a twelve-year-old Maxair Hummer need some airtime… — Tim "Strikemaster" Bowser, | RTFM: It’s not just an acronym, it’s the law |
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Or you can get a new flight suit from U.S. Calvary….I have their address if you are interested. Pretty expensive though. James Long
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The Army Navy Surplus store in Mountain View, California has them in stock. You can get nomex, or a lighter material. The prices run from about $40 to $120 depending on the flight suit. The previous poster is correct, you cannot buy them at a military base exchange as they are controlled items. I also concur about the ones without the pockets. I too lived in them for 10-12 hour flights at a time and some of them are just plain useless for long flights. Sorry I don’t have the phone number but the Mountain View Army Navy Surplus is on El Camino Real. Try (415) 555-1212 to get their number. Ron B. — Ron Blaylock "You are but one flight physical away from an ultralight." Living in beautiful Santa Clara, California * Disclaimer: The view presented are my own. I take full responsibility * for them. They do not represent my employer or employment.
