When Flying Was New

On a recent visit to the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill Airforce Base, a 1919 poster for the U.S. Army Air Service caught my attention. It was a list of Flying Regulations for daring pilots of those early day two seater, open cockpit,  double wing planes.

#26 “It is advisable to carry a good pair of piers in a position where both pilot and passenger can reach them in case of an accident.”