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  1. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    Beautiful jacket Hypoxic! The Ranger too...that's old school! I'm a little surprised that these don't come in Talls.
  2. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    You are right. The pic I saw was from a bad angle. Excelled has the seam. So this really does look like a Schott, Cockpit, Cooper thing.
  3. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    Good stuff Skyhawk! If the seam is indeed in the spec, it's interesting that the Cooper I was given and from what I can see at least the Excelled don't have it. It doesn't seem to be a show stopper. I still wonder if these jackets are just one of those anomalies from this particular Jersey...
  4. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    From the Bay, it doesn't look like Excelled has this seam either. But I thought Excelled was San Diego Leather who made their own jackets?
  5. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    I had heard that Schott did work for others, so maybe that is the case here. If true, then I have had or seen 5 G-1s from this factory: My '89 Cockpit, my '90 issued Cooper, my late '90s Cooper, the Pensacola aftermarket Cockpits, and this 100 Mission. Leaving aside the 100 Mission which was...
  7. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    I've never read the contract. Is there anything that allows or disallows it? I find businesses in general to be infinitely inventive with the written word when it comes to profit margin. If something isn't specifically required or precluded, I think that they would do whatever makes the most...
  8. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    Hey Brettafett. That was Todd that has the Forrestal, not me. I think the Forrestal is a great looking jacket, but I cringe a little at some of these descriptions. "A hand treated vintage goatskin G-1 Naval Aviator's flight jacket stylized by a U.S.S Forrestal Navy fighter pilot who would...
  9. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    That's really interesting. So, is it fair to say that these three makers are the only ones who don't put a seam in there? My 1989 Cockpit was pretty different from the Cooper that I was issued in 1990. It's hard to believe that they were identical but for the label. Still, I don't know how...
  10. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    Very sorry BN! I missed this post. I will add measurements to the initial post for future reference.
  11. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    I like it! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  13. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    Hey Big J, I feel ya. For all its oddities, it is really a nice jacket though. It might be worth a reconsideration. As I've been searching over the years, I've softened my criteria for a G-1 somewhat. Unless you get an original, even the top repro makers make their design decisions based at...
  14. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    LOL, ain't that always the way! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  15. Deacon211

    1970's French Pilot's Jacket

    Very cool and a rare jacket to see! Nice find.
  16. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    Hehe, you said it much more succinctly than I Thor. And thank you for the rec on this jacket! Well thanks Nick. I somehow managed to avoid to doing anything particularly heroic. But I thank you on behalf of all the guys that did. :)
  17. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    Nice shots Kojax! It was your and Thor's post that started me down the path to this jacket. For awhile, I had thought that the Cockpit had lost its mojo. It is good to see them make such a nice jacket! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  19. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    Hey Peacoat. When I was in, our helo guys trained with the Navy out at Whiting. I wound up being a fixed wing guy. But in my later years I did fly the UC-12B and we used to go down to Ft Rucker for our recurrent training. Go Boll Weevils! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  20. Deacon211

    Reissue A-2, Cockpit USA

    Great looking jacket Tex! You know, I had lost a little faith in the Cockpit for awhile there (Going to their first showroom to see the sawed off Texan and Gooney Bird cockpit trainer was a regular journey for me in my college days). But I've seen several jackets recently from them that have...
  21. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    The Fit: Again, everybody will have a different opinion about this. The pics I see of pilots in their current issue jackets look dumpy. The jackets look oversize to me and bigger in the waist and sleeves than the jacket I was issued. On me, I feel that the 100 Mission G-1 fits remarkably...
  22. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    (This is long. So, if you don’t want to hear me run my soup cooler, skip ahead.) I am a G-1 snob. I admit it. I flew in the Marines and the G-1 was the jacket of my people. I wore one. My buddies wore one. My instructors wore one. My students wore one. Every Brill Creamed, pants too...
  23. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 mission G-1 or Forrestal size 40, anyone got one?

    Yes, I have the 100 mission jacket. It's AWESOME. Unfortunately in size 48 for me. I will say this. It wears a full size small. Most 46es are a hair too small in the shoulders for me and 48s are comfortably large to quite large on me. This fits perfect at a size 48...but no sweater room...

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