Recent content by Lowflyer

Exactly my point! :lol:

Allright that'll be a long one..... ;) I'd love to do that mate, I really do, but I had a look at the prices for a train ticket up there (public transport in the UK outside major cities, namely London, is ridiculously expensive if you ask me.....) and the cheapest return I could get would...

Well I'm studying in the UK at the moment (in Bournemouth to be precise) and I was thinking about this too, the problem is though it's about an 8 hour drive up there (Bournemouth is on the southwest coast (which may not sound like a lot for American standards ;) I guess you guys drive those...

Very true, not everybody wants the same level of authenticity, and that's the thing though their Jackets were govt. issued and were part of their uniform, some of them probably couldn't care less about how their jackets looked like or what happened to them after the end of their service in the...

To be honest, I don't even see why somebody (who has done a little research on Aero) would buy from one of the German sellers anyway.... even with shipping and everything it's still going to get you waaay cheaper to buy direct from Aero than some retailer in Germany.....

Oh the dreaded round chutes...... :lol: Even if you'd be able to slip your harness through your epaulets, if you had to bail out the opening of the chute would probably either rip your epaulets off or.....look very funny (and severely restrict your movement) while waiting to meet mother...

Well, it may be more authentic but back in the day the chaps didn't pay 340 quid on their jackets either ;) I wanted to put some patches on my jacket as well but I'm kind of reluctant to punch holes into my leather jacket..... :| I think I can live without having it too authentic ;)

Yeah I was thinking about that too, the thing is though, I did send my measurements to Aero and they recommended a size 42" for me, so that's what I ordered. I did have some bad experiences in the past with ordering a jacket online in the wrong size.... I don;t want to customize it too much...

I guess it's as John Lever said, the fact that the pound sterling is REALLY low right now may give ELC and Aero more orders than usually around this time of the year..... The fact that the pound is that low was one of the reasons I bought my A-2 now, I get the same jacket for about 420 Euros...

Thanks for the quick answer! What exactly would a "rigger-modified" pocket be? Well if anything I'd sew the pocket onto the liner, I'm far too chicken to sew through the leather ;)......nay nay ain't happening :) the pockets don't need to be terribly strong anyway I'd just use them to keep...

Bugger! Had I known that I would've paid my Aero A-2 by cash..... maybe it would've been quicker than the actual 6-8 weeks...... :roll:

How's that? Are we talking online order here? Because I can't really see why it would take any longer if you pay with your credit/debit card.

Hello all, as you see I'm new to this forum, excellent forum btw I found loads of info on A-2's and G-1's, which was great for me since I was looking into buying a good quality A-2 repro.... I recently ordered my first "proper" A-2 jacket (after running around in a Cooper civilian A-2...