Dr. Martens
05-29-2008, 06:30 PM
#11
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Joined APC: Oct 2005
Position: A320/321 FO
Posts: 1,114
I still wear my original pair. I have had them since 2000 or so. They are my favorite shoes...I guess you could say I'm attached to them in some wierd, sick way?...
But I don't wear them to work. I'm all about Rockports. No steal shanks, and very comfy!
But I don't wear them to work. I'm all about Rockports. No steal shanks, and very comfy!
05-29-2008, 06:46 PM
#12
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: CR7 FO
Posts: 141
Trick for determining if shoes are TSA friendly or not:
Metal detectors are magnetometers (magnet-o-meter) so its just a big magnetic force indicator. Without getting into the engineering behind how those things work just think of it as a big magnet. If you hold any magnet up to the sole of a pair of shoes and the magnet sticks, it will set of the detector. If it doesn't stick, there is no steel shank so you won't need to take them off.
Many higher-end brands have dropped steel shanks because they lead to a longer break-in time. Allen Edmund and Johnston & Murphy for example are all airport-friendly. They are a little pricey but very comfortable and if you take care of them, they will look good and last forever. Hope this helps!
Metal detectors are magnetometers (magnet-o-meter) so its just a big magnetic force indicator. Without getting into the engineering behind how those things work just think of it as a big magnet. If you hold any magnet up to the sole of a pair of shoes and the magnet sticks, it will set of the detector. If it doesn't stick, there is no steel shank so you won't need to take them off.
Many higher-end brands have dropped steel shanks because they lead to a longer break-in time. Allen Edmund and Johnston & Murphy for example are all airport-friendly. They are a little pricey but very comfortable and if you take care of them, they will look good and last forever. Hope this helps!
05-29-2008, 07:10 PM
#13
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Joined APC: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,197
I have these Docs and they have some sort of metal eyelet on the inside of the shoes. I don't want to wear them though to test run security, because if I wear them and they set off the detectors I can't take them back.
05-29-2008, 08:16 PM
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,068
I wore docs in 7th grade.
You guys can't be serious, saying you still wear them now.
They look terrible, and wearing them with a uniform makes us all look bad.
I saw a AWAC guy with them on 2 days ago and laughed out loud.
Buy some cheap normal black shoes. There have been countless threads about options.
You guys can't be serious, saying you still wear them now.
They look terrible, and wearing them with a uniform makes us all look bad.
I saw a AWAC guy with them on 2 days ago and laughed out loud.
Buy some cheap normal black shoes. There have been countless threads about options.
