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  1. johnnyjohnny

    ReViEW of the HoRSE HiGHWAYMaN...LuFTWAFFE Version?

    sCreWed by aero... thanks nighthawk for enjoying the review... however, i went out tonight to drop off some mail, put the aero highwayman on over my tshirt...got in my car, and drove off to the mail drop... by the time i'd returned, and looked at the jacket on in the mirror, i realized...
  2. johnnyjohnny

    ReViEW of the HoRSE HiGHWAYMaN...LuFTWAFFE Version?

    First off, let me say, aero does nOt make a ‘luftwaffe’ version...of aNything...I did however order a Highwayman horsehide with all options that would be as close to a luftwaffe jacket as possible...from the photos of the Highwayman it seemed it was basically a ‘hartmann luftwaffe’ in basic...
  3. johnnyjohnny

    I think I want Aero, but Cirrus is offering to give me a discount...help!

    SKiES the LiMiT... boy, cirrus and aero...when it comes to jackets, sky metaphors are the order of the day... which wasn't your question...but to that, i will say that i wanted to get a luftwaffe jacket, but was ok with getting a modern version that basically was the same design, though no...
  4. johnnyjohnny

    It's 1987 & the AF is to reissue the A-2. What would YOU do?

    iT is what it iS guLp, who thought i'd ever be using 'rumsfeldian' phrases to describe my take on something...or is that 'schwarzeneggerian' anyway, i personally think what happened was not only inevitable, but spot on... that is, current pilots wAnTed the side handwarmer pockets (most...
  5. johnnyjohnny

    New Leather Jacket Advise

    johnny to joHNNy... hi there mr. canada...it's johnnyjohnny, who you bought that very (apparently) controversial jacket from... first, let me say that 'THAT' jacket is the reedition by cockpitusa of their 1988 original issue...so no need for people to even discuss any relation to ww2...
  7. johnnyjohnny

    calling all Aero owners . . .

    aEro-siZed hi...went through the same thing with mark noyes (sp?), american aEro rep... i drove him crazy going back and forth with my sizes, like you, i wear a size 44 suit for shoulders (stomach requires a 42)...however in soooooo many leather jackets, i end up needing a 46... the...
  8. johnnyjohnny

    Help ! Fake Schott 689 horsehide ?!

    tWeLVVVVVVe may i suggest a good 12-step program? before 'paddy' steps in and closes down this thread because of what sounds like a nasty comment, let me be the first to admit that i have a bit of a probLem with the oLe jacket buying...i need, like, handcuffs to keep me from my computer...
  9. johnnyjohnny

    Help ! Fake Schott 689 horsehide ?!

    taLes of the seLLer and buYer... have to admit, both the buyer and seller's stories ring true...i think they might both got caught in the middle by a singular defective item from schott... these things do happen...i would think that the buyer could invoke the schott warranty via the seller's...
  10. johnnyjohnny

    a STiTCH in Time saves my A-2...heLP!

    thanks! thanks guys, noted and i will make sure these things are followed! appreciated johnnyjohnny
  11. johnnyjohnny

    Lost Worlds jackets.

    get your motor running, get ouT on the highway... hi, yes, i did post a few things about uswings...one of the responses suggested i had said enough, and so i kind of agree with that... i will say this though, i did buy one of their non-milspec jackets and it was truLy generic city...enough...
  13. johnnyjohnny

    a STiTCH in Time saves my A-2...heLP!

    i wrote this to member FISHMEOK, the impressive guy who has been building his own a-2s and sharing the pix and info with us on the forum...i wrote him this question and would also ask anyone who can add anything to answer me as well...i appreciate it: hi, thought you were the guy to ask this...
  14. johnnyjohnny

    U.S. Wings...fLying LoW, sadLy...

    maKes me wonDer....... Keep political statements out please :) (couldn't resist...and that's not necessarily my point of view) as for uswings, i think what is happening is the military jacket industry is stratifying even more and more...you have your top echelon, purist/luxury...
  15. johnnyjohnny

    U.S. Wings...fLying LoW, sadLy...

    customer service... thanks for all the feedback on uswings and other experiences... i'll say this, i don't like knocking anyone...especially someone with sgt. hack's background as a soldier, and building his business, uswings...yes, i read his cowritten bio that was included with one of my...
  16. johnnyjohnny

    Original Rough Wear 18091

    of the aGes to wear a piece of history, and on top of it have it look that great...fantastic
  17. johnnyjohnny

    when to wear your G-1...do you hear me!?!

    SPeC-uLation interesting stuff...as for there being no milspecs on the a-2 when it was reintroduced, officially in 1987 by act of Congress at the urging of military personnel, there were most, if not all, of the same specs as the ww2 a-2 originally had...throat hook, windflap, epaulets...
  19. johnnyjohnny

    My New Luftwaffe jacket

    gooD review thanks for all the info, and the pics, and extensive and specific review of both usauthentic and their making of this (not a stock offering) jacket...thanks for taking the time to do that i definitely will go to usauthentic when i'm ready for one of these as for eastman, i...
  20. johnnyjohnny

    when to wear your G-1...do you hear me!?!

    EDiTing notes first off, let me say this hasn't been the first time i've been edited, having spent 12 years in journalism as a reporter and editor myself...however, from paddy's private message to me on another post, i'll admit that he was a lot more tactful than most of the editors i had...and...
  21. johnnyjohnny

    My New Luftwaffe jacket

    YaH! totally fantastic! i hope they hold onto that research as i will be coming to them to make one...hope their prices stay nicely below eastman...which brings up the question as to why...in your opinion...do they just opt not to charge those eLite prices...or is there a difference in the...
  22. johnnyjohnny

    My New Luftwaffe jacket

    der JacKetmeisTer! great ingenuity...just curious if you think the input you gave from your pix was enough to match or exceed eastman's reputed, and apparent from their photos, authenticity...and any sense authentic will keep the patterns/research around for future customer orders? definitely...
  23. johnnyjohnny

    How to Break In Horsehide Quickly

    ReaLLY Leading a HoRSE to H20... to someone new to caring for and wearing fine leather jackets, the first time i heard on the forum about soaking a jacket to break it in, i was aghast...and hearing the process you put your AeRo through gave me the wiLLies... hoWever...i have to admit it...

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