This appears to be true for Kiwi shoe polish based on the SC Johnson safety datasheet. However, in this video, a firefighter holds a lighter to his boot with polish applied to make it shine (around the 1:30 mark), so it doesn't seem especially flammable. That being said, I rarely polish mine these days.We were also told to never polish your boots, as the polish was flammable and could be detrimental in a fire.
Flight decks vs a flight line.AF, Army, and USCG wears whatever is comfortable and practical. Where did the Navy affection for steel toes and leather come from?
We just had our reserve muster at work - and the number of Reserve O-4 and O-5's sporting these with a flight suit was impressive!
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Would totally rock these. Wish the maritime community (non ships company) could rock these instead of the Bellevilles.We just had our reserve muster at work - and the number of Reserve O-4 and O-5's sporting these with a flight suit was impressive!
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The Rocky boots on there are supposedly NAVAIR-approved now. My squadron has one crew chief (WTI Sgt type) who wears them. I recently got myself a pair. Massive improvement over the Belleville 330STs, though I still probably wouldn't wear them to the boat since they're not steel toe.Here is the army list of approved aviation boots…none of the USAF boots make the cut but probably because of the color.
USAARL: Footwear Approved for Aviation Use
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Why do they insist on installing water features within staggering distance of the Club? There is ample evidence it is a hazard....various folks ended up in the fountain in front of the club, including me in my flight livery.
Rocky makes those same boots with steel toes. I highly recommend them.The Rocky boots on there are supposedly NAVAIR-approved now. My squadron has one crew chief (WTI Sgt type) who wears them. I recently got myself a pair. Massive improvement over the Belleville 330STs, though I still probably wouldn't wear them to the boat since they're not steel toe.
Used to have an NI/CRM-I in the squadron who wore the Danner Reckonings which are definitely not authorized for flight (at least not by the Navy/Marine Corps). He was brought up by one of the pilots who crashed the V-22 in Yemen back in 2017 who preached something to the effect of, "If you ball up a plane, I'd argue you need to be wearing something you're comfortable running in for a hot minute."
Between that and seeing Air Force pilots wearing even more minimalist boots than those (like Salomon Quests), I may or may not have done the same on at least a few flights.
Belleville 339 ST
Unfortunately no one in the squadron wears em, and not trying to be the JO to buy them and get chewed out.Just get the Red Wings.
And that's the problem with today's NAE.Unfortunately no one in the squadron wears em, and not trying to be the JO to buy them and get chewed out.