What optics are you talking about?  What does her choice of footwear to get on a plane or helicopter actually say to you?  Why does it matter to you how she was dressed for a plane ride of 3 or 4 hours?  What was she supposed to be doing at 30,000 feet that her shoes would impede?  She dresses for the activity she is going to participate in. Most people do. Lots of people on Air Force One wear business attire, and I assure you that there are thousands if not millions of women who wear those kinds of shoes as part of their daily business attire, as does Mrs. Trump.  So is this actually a rant about women wearing heels to sit on a plane? When it was time for the subsequent activity, leaving the plane and touring a flood zone, she was dressed appropriately as well.