Wow! No wonder TG took a step away from taking new orders.
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The Great Flight Jacket Thread (wearing/buying Leather, NOMEX, WEP jackets/patches)
- Thread starter Lt_SNA_USMC
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Wow! No wonder TG took a step away from taking new orders.
Huh. He's an "interesting" individual to interact with. I got to spend some quality time with him every time a swirling rainstorm decided to rain destruction on the area.
...not a HELNONMONKSPANKRON patch...which is good...because he ain’t no rotorhead.
LATE ENTRY: For the record, Skipper @Griz882 would probably lose his marbles if he had a HELNONMONKSPANKRON patch on that G-1...which would actually be sort of fun to see.
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Probably not just 4th Fleet something, but FOURTH FLEET, since he was FOURTH FLEET ACTUAL.
He was a fleet?!
Other 2 look like CTF-72 and CPRG since he had those as well.
Yes? I'm probably missing the joke.
I always thought it was dumb that the navy says stuff like that. He wasn’t a fleet, he commanded one.
Gotcha. To be fair, I worded it incorrectly. It should have been, "he was C4F ACTUAL" which would then meet your needs.
Any recommendations for a good sewing shop in the San Diego area for patches on my NOMEX jacket?
I think any tailor shop can do Nomex, but for leather jackets in San Diego, I always recommend either Gibson & Barnes by Gillespie Field, or San Diego Leather Factory in National City. Both do top-notch work.
This thread has been super helpful. I just ordered my Tipsy Gypsy patch, which may be a while, and in the meantime have been looking to pick up a nicer G1. I was the not-so-smart SNA who didn't take the advice at gear issue and went same size as my flight suit. True to their word, I do look a bit Tommy Boy in my issued leather: API students take heed.
I'm going to summarize the leather info from this and other threads so that a future dude doesn't have to comb through ~90 pages:
I would grab Pop's jacket in a second if it wasn't for that weirdly large collar. As much as it would be nice to have custom sizing and liner, a bloodchit, and wool-lined hand warmers, I'm leaning towards the basic flightjacket.com jacket. It has the nicer materials, with enough of the nice-to-have extras to make it worth it, plus I'm sure a bloodchit and liner could go in later. Did I miss any other options/does anyone have recommendations one way or the other?
I'm going to summarize the leather info from this and other threads so that a future dude doesn't have to comb through ~90 pages:
- Pop's Leather: Goatskin/mouton, custom sizing, liners, pockets, collar, bloodchit, + many more. Made in Turkey, big ole 70s style collar. $410 and up.
- DarkHorse Leather: Calfskin/?collar material?, custom or standard sizing, custom liners, pockets, bloodchit. Made in Korea, ordered via email. ~$300 and up.
- Oxford Leather Shop: ?/?. Made in Korea, $235 listed, no info on website, not sure if they're still in business.
- flightjacket.com: Goatskin/mouton, standard sizing, warmer pockets, USN stamp on collar. USA made. $574 base, add $175 and more for any custom leather, liner, blood chit, etc.
- Cockpit USA: Goatskin/mouton, standard sizing, warmer pockets, USA made. $530 with no options, not much info in this thread but good enough for the museum.
- Gibson & Barnes: Goatskin/mouton, standard sizing. Unknown origin, no options, $478.
I would grab Pop's jacket in a second if it wasn't for that weirdly large collar. As much as it would be nice to have custom sizing and liner, a bloodchit, and wool-lined hand warmers, I'm leaning towards the basic flightjacket.com jacket. It has the nicer materials, with enough of the nice-to-have extras to make it worth it, plus I'm sure a bloodchit and liner could go in later. Did I miss any other options/does anyone have recommendations one way or the other?
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