The Flight Jacket Thread

[edmond]

think im gonna give myself a goodwear this christmas.. great great i think a dubow from them would be great!

[the_ming]

The Cockpit makes nylon jackets, too?

i don't know if they make them, but they carry them in their shop in soho.

[ChuckO]

think im gonna give myself a goodwear this christmas.. great great i think a dubow from them would be great!

I don't know how long the wait is right now but I think it's usually 3 or 4 months so check it out and plan ahead. They are made to order.

[edmond]

thanks talked to chapman about this.. hmmr.. ill order it on october..

[crownzip]

If you wanna to save some bucks and get yourself an original flight jacket check out a USN G-1 aviator's jacket. They frequently go for far less that original flight jackets and are even cheaper yet than the Japanese repros. Here's a couple photos of an early 1950's Korean War era 7823 G-1.

The USN stencil under the mouton collar indicates it's an early series G-1.

[Chicken]

beautiful. and in great condition, too.

[ChuckO]

Yea, that's a beauty! Were the G1's mostly Goat? are there any steer or horsehide out there?

[crownzip]

Yeah, it was. Ended up selling it last year as it was too big for me.

USN jackets were mostly goat skin although in the late 70's they allowed some to be made of steer hide as a cost cutting move.

[rnrswitch]

Not a big fan of flight jackets, but I do love horsehide motorcycle jackets. I just received my Aero Bootlegger in the mail about one week ago.

It was stiff as hell, but a night of boozing with the old lady at the bars and this baby was broken in nice and well. It has a cool little pistol pocket on the inside, perfect for outlaw nights when one needs to liberate some money from a Brinks truck.

[Happy Hooligan]

that is a very nice bootlegger!

[rnrswitch]

It's my first horsehide jacket and it is a real investment to me. I don't wear leather jackets much as i live in Cali, but I hope this one can stay with me for life.

The color is absolutely amazing and the detailing by Aero is nice.

[Happy Hooligan]

It's my first horsehide jacket and it is a real investment to me. I don't wear leather jackets much as i live in Cali, but I hope this one can stay with me for life.

The color is absolutely amazing and the detailing by Aero is nice.

I"m also in CA and have worn leather quite a while. I've owned many Aeros and love them all. I just had to sell my shearling D-1 Aero because I've worn it once since moving here 5 years ago...

It's probably good you didn't go Alpaca on it as Alpaca is really warm. the only thing about your jacket that might be a concern is the slanted zipper... is it easy to use or does it get in the way? I've never own a jacket with slanted zipper...

It's a swell jacket!

[edmond]

where dyou get that aero?

[Supawiwi]

rnrswitch, fit pics!!!!!! come on!!!

[rnrswitch]

Aero's need to be purchased directly through the factory in Scotland, or one of their distributors. I ordered through the distributor and also currently it is taking about 5months to get an order. They make the jacket custom fit to your measurements.

I will post fit pics later this evening. It fits really well.

[Slub]

Beautiful jacket Switch. I haven't seen a bootlegger in the cordovan, totally baddass.

Aero are legends in my opinion. Customer service excellent. I'm thinking about getting my third Aero - maybe a cafe racer style. Anyone drooling over the upcoming Mr Freedom leather jacket would be advised to check out Aero - if you can take a few months wait that is.

[edmond]

how much would it be?

[rnrswitch]

The bootlegger runs about $650 in the states. I think it is about $600 if you get it directly from Scotland. Be ready to wait about 4-5 months.

They do have factory seconds every once in a while that are for sale or even "trainee" jackets that are significantly discounted. One does not need to wait for those.

check out the pics on the USA site:

http://www.picturetrail.com/aeroleatherusa

[?uestionmark]

rnrswitch fit pics please

[ChuckO]

Not a big fan of flight jackets, but I do love horsehide motorcycle jackets. I just received my Aero Bootlegger in the mail about one week ago.

It was stiff as hell, but a night of boozing with the old lady at the bars and this baby was broken in nice and well. It has a cool little pistol pocket on the inside, perfect for outlaw nights when one needs to liberate some money from a Brinks truck.

Great looking jacket. I like the royal stewart tartan lining.

[ChuckO]

Aero Leather needs to do something about the pictures on their site. I would never buy one of their jacket's based on what they look like there. They look great at the link Mr. Switch gave: http://www.picturetrail.com/aeroleatherusa

[Cobblers]

Hey Partytaco.... Where's ya 27752 photos?

Johns making mine this coming week, speaking to him Monday to run through the details.

I saw an amazing size 42" on his site with lighter knits, was that your baby?

[partytaco]

John said I should have it early this week. Lots of pictures when it arrives.

[crownzip]

That's great your A-2 will be arriving soon. Here's a photo of my sz. 42 GW Dubow. John did an amazing job dying the knits to match the original Dubow color.

[percy]

that dubow looks very nice. great shape and fit.

i think if i were choosing to buy today i would possibly go with the dubow or the spiewak.

[fardin]

man grant i love that jacket, perfect fit pics as always!!!!

kind regrads

[crownzip]

hey fardin, thanks man. john chapman really is doing an amazing job these days.

[rnrswitch]

Fit pics. Some of y'all requested. This jacket

is really loosening up quite a bit. Nice and pliable

now.

Zipped up. My favorite way to wear it.

Unzipped. Still looks good.

The back.

Those jeans are pretty pimp if I do say so aswell.

[crownzip]

Thanks for posting the photos.

Great fit on the Aero as well as the denim. What make is the denim?

[Happy Hooligan]

rnr: one word... awesome

the fit is perfect!