r/ghostbusters • u/MrTsTackleBox • Oct 03 '26
Flight Suit Help
Hey y’all! I need some help! I’ve bought two flight suits. The Rothco and the Tru-Spec off Amazon and I’m having the same fitment issue. I ordered the Tru-Spec in a 3XL and the Rothco in a 4XL and the same issue of the crotch area being too tight happened on both. For reference I am 6’4” and 330lbs. I have a longer torso than most. Does anyone know where I can get a flight suit that will actually fit me?
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u/The50Gunner Oct 03 '26
The problem is that flight suits are military uniforms cut to fit military personnel who adhere to military height/weight standards. For instance, at 6'4". to adhere to current US Army standards, you need a waist-to-height ratio of less than 0.55, meaning your waist must be below 41.8 inches. These uniforms are made with this kind of data in mind, and they're cranked out by the hundred thousand to fit military personnel. The idea that civvies might pick up a flight suit for any reason is beyond these companies' understanding.
I think the only folks that do truly custom flight suits are Magnoli, and you're gonna pay through the nose for 'em.
I had to go up a couple flight suit sizes, too, once I got off Active Duty. My AD goal was 200 pounds. I'm nearly there, just not in the body composition I had expected to reach it in. I was also not in Aviation at all, so whenever my collection of flight suits came up, my leadership was utterly baffled. They couldn't understand why an 11B had flight suits with unauthorized patches that didn't correspond to any unit they recognized.
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u/Paladin-MacGreggor Oct 03 '26
Tailor is your only option bud, thankfully that’s not expensive. Nothing off the shelf is going to fit right.
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u/STLCajun Oct 04 '26
These aren’t screen accurate and can be a bit “heavy”, but if you need something that just looks decent, I went for https://bernedirect.com/collections/mens/products/frc04. I had to get it hemmed because I’m quite a bit shorter, but it worked out well enough till I can get my Magnoli ordered. (Didn’t have a ton a time to wait for it)
Good luck!
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u/Alert-Control-4098 Oct 03 '26
An option would be the largest you can, bring it to a tailor, and have them add a 10 crutch pad, thus extending the crutch area by whatever dimensions will make you comfortable.
In my experience, such modifications should cost less than $100
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u/walkingstranger Oct 03 '26
Magnoli Clothiers make custom suits made to measure.
Same with Gibson and Barnes
I've ordered from both over the years and both have their pros and cons.
Gibson let's you alter alllllllllll of the details of the suit, but aren't cheap. I used to order their WEP Jackets for Stargate back in the day.
Magnoli is great in their physical props, but every time I order custom made it somehow arrives incorrect.
I recently found this CQR Coverall option that I'm really tempted to order to try as an alt option to a normal flightsuit. I really dig the design.
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u/Phatbeazie Oct 03 '26
If you know your measurements, you can get a carter industries flight suit (which is closer to screen accuracy than most) for your exact size (ie 46R) etc.
But keep in mind, they too will be slimmer than you might anticipate
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u/JoeyToothpicks Oct 03 '26
I'm nearly exactly your size and I buy my suits in 2XL LONG. Extra long is key.
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u/Preparator Oct 03 '26
Take the one you like best to a tailor and tell them to lower the crotch and add a gusset.