The Extreme Soaring Shirt (Michigan and your airport is next)

Lift everywhere. Gliders everywhere.

Every soaring pilot knows the moment. The tow plane waves you off, you pull the release, and suddenly it's quiet except for the wind and the vario. You find a thermal, roll into a bank, and watch the ground turn slowly beneath you as you climb. On the best days it feels like there's lift under every cloud.

So we made a shirt where it never ends. We took a real VFR sectional chart from our home state of Michigan and put glider symbols everywhere on it. Not just at the gliderports. Everywhere. Brilliant? We think so. There's no such thing as too many gliders. From a distance it's a sharp green tropical camp shirt. Up close, soaring pilots start grinning.

Why soaring pilots love it

• Ultra lightweight, breathable fabric for long, hot days on the grid waiting for your launch.
• Wrinkle resistant wash and wear, so it survives the drive to the contest site and still looks good at the barbecue.
• The chart and all its gliders are permanently set into the fabric.
• It gets softer and more comfortable every time you wash and wear it.
• A loose, relaxed camp collar cut. Call it a Hawaiian shirt, an aloha shirt, or your new favorite.

Buying it as a gift?

Glider pilots are a special breed, and almost nobody makes anything for them. Most aviation gear is built around engines. This shirt celebrates the quiet side of flying, which makes it a perfect pick for the club member, the student who just soloed a glider, or the power pilot who secretly wants that glider rating.

Want your airport?

This is our Michigan version, and we keep adding more. If you'd like this treatment on the chart around your own airport or gliderport, send us an email or call Pilot Quarters HQ at 734-224-2223 and we'll talk it through.

Made just for you

Sewn to order. Our camp shirts run large, so check the size chart before you order.

Designed by pilots in Michigan. Stay in the thermal.