Okay, I've posted and seen lots of posts about flying kilted, but they focus on dealing with TSA. I got smart on the flight back to the mainland and wore my Gordon Modern USA Casual - no metal, no problems with TSA.

I don't recall ever seeing any posts about getting seated in a coach class airliner seat while kilted. It ain't the simple pleat sweep used in the parlor.

First of all sitting in a backend airliner seat involves sort of controlled falling no matter what you're wearing. Trying to add a pleat sweep with one hand while controling the fall with the other is an adventure. We were on Hawaiian Airlines who are said to have generous space in coach class. Can't imagine what other airlines have if what we got is generous. Felt like some sort of motherboard being inserted into a computer.

What I did was give all my stuff to my lady after she was situated. Then I assumed a sort of limbo position with my knees bent and my body slanting backwards. Then I put a forward swing on the kilt pleats and fell into my seat doing a pleat sweep with my left hand. Must have caused a few giggles from nearby passengers.

Still, wound up with pleats askew and having to root under them for my seat belt ends. Finally just accepted the pleats however they landed.

Of course, during the flight I had occasions to be up and about. And the folks in front of us had their seatbacks reclined way back for their own comfort. Returning to my seat behind a reclined seatback made all of the above - particularly the limbo position - much more pronounced.

Maybe we need a video of how to fall/limbo into a coach class airline seat while kilted....

Ron