Name: First Flight of the Year Sweatshirt
SKU: PG-0438
Availability: InStock

First Flight of the Year Sweatshirt

Design no. PG-0438

From $64.00

Color: Chambray

Size: L

Clear

✓ Free worldwide shipping, always
✓ Arrives in about 1 to 2 weeks in the US
✓ Printed to order on Comfort Colors® 1566 garment-dyed fleece
✓ Damaged or misprinted? We reprint it free within 30 days
✓ Any two pieces, $10 off with code PAIR

✓ A New Year gift for pilots who start the year in the air, from partners, parents or themselves
✓ A postage-stamp vignette of a small high-wing airplane climbing steeply over snowy fields and bare trees
✓ Navy ink on light colors like Butter and Chambray, warm cream ink on deeper colors like Denim and Pepper

Comfort Colors 1566. Heavyweight 9.5 oz garment-dyed fleece with a ring-spun cotton face. Relaxed fit, ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband. Soft inside, matte outside.

For the pilot who flies on the first cold, clear day of January, from a partner or the family. Cold air is dense air, and the first climb of the new year feels like the airplane has been waiting for it.

About the design

A pilot sweatshirt with a postage-stamp illustration of an airplane climbing over snowy fields and the line First Flight of the Year, Cold Air, Good Climb, a New Year gift for pilots. Printed on the Comfort Colors 1566 garment-dyed sweatshirt, heavyweight garment-dyed fleece, in navy ink on light colors and warm cream ink on deeper ones.

The same design as our tee, design no. PG-0401, on the sweatshirt for winter. Click here for the tee.

The sweatshirt

The Comfort Colors 1566 is our tee’s idea in a heavier cloth. It is 9.5 oz three-end fleece, 80/20 ring-spun cotton and polyester with a 100% ring-spun cotton face, which is what gives the outside its dry, matte handle while the inside stays soft. Like everything in the Comfort Colors line it is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the color sits in the cloth and deepens rather than flattens. The ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband hold their shape instead of stretching out. The shoulders are rolled forward, there are proper side seams rather than a tube, and twill tape runs across the back of the neck. The fit is relaxed. It is the sweatshirt for a January preflight, a cold hangar and the long drive home from the airport.

Shipping & returns

Free worldwide shipping. Printed in 2 to 5 business days, then 3 to 6 days in the US and 5 to 20 elsewhere. Made for you, so no returns for change of mind, but anything damaged or misprinted is reprinted free within 30 days.

Care and fade

Most 1566 colors are pigment-dyed; Orchid and White are the exceptions and use reactive dye. Pigment dye is what gives the rest their depth and their slightly uneven surface, and it is meant to move: expect a little lightening over the first few washes, then a color that settles and stays. Wash cold, inside out, with like colors, and tumble dry low. No bleach, and no fabric softener — softener coats the fleece and dulls exactly the hand you paid for. Shade variation from one garment to the next is inherent to pigment dyeing, so the sweatshirt that arrives will be its own.

Fit and sizing

The 1566 is cut relaxed and sits roomy through the body and shoulder. Take your usual size for the fit it was designed for, or one size down if you prefer it closer. Garment dyeing means most of the shrinkage has already happened before it reaches you. The measurements below are the garment laid flat: body length from the high point of the shoulder, chest width one inch below the armhole — double it for the full circumference — and sleeve length from the center back of the neck to the cuff. Allow ±1" on length and ±¾" on chest.

Size	Body length	Chest width (flat)	Sleeve length
S	27.5"	21"	31.5"
M	28.5"	23"	33.5"
L	29.5"	25"	35.25"
XL	30.5"	26.5"	36.75"
2XL	31.5"	28"	38.25"
3XL	32.5"	29.5"	39.25"

Weight	N/A
Color	Blue Spruce, Butter, Chalky Mint, Chambray, Denim, Orchid, Pepper
Size	S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL