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Page 7 SPURS THAT JINGLE, JANGLE JINGLE There are 25 items in the list of "REGULATIONS For Operation of AIRCRAFT Commencing January 1920" issued by the United States of America War Office. Six of them are outright DON’TS; four are NEVERS; and the rest fail mostly into the negative category - "will not be indulged in; is prohibited; will not be tolerated, etc". Nunber 21 states that "Pilots will not wear spurs while flying". I suppose they mean the cowboy kind? Or, could it be possible with the demise of the U.S. Cavalry, affected officers transferred to the Air Corps? It may surprise some of you to know that spurs are worn by the right-stuff pilots of today - in fact, Bas Collins has a set in his collection. Until a couple of years ago, the Canadian Armed Forces used the CF104 'Starfighter’ which had the capability of flying at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2), If a pilot was forced to use his ejection seat at high speeds, he risked serious injury if his arms and legs were not restrained. To protect his legs, the pilot wore 'spurs* on his boots. On the back of the spur was a socket which attached to a ball and cable. When the pilot ejected, the cable was withdrawn into the bottom of the seat and the socket locked in place. After the ejection seat was safely clear of the aircraft, cutters automatically severed the cable, freeing the pilot from his seat and allowing his parachute to open. If you got a chuckle out of regulation #21, I'm sure you'll find others tickle your funny bone. Read on:- to 1. Don't take the machine into the air unless you are satisfied it will fly. 2. Never leave the ground with the motor leaking. 3. Don't turn sharply while taxiing. Instead of turning sharp, have someone lift the tail around. 4. In taking off, look at the ground and air. 5. Never get out of the machine with the motor running until the pilot relieving you can reach the engine controls. 6. Pilot's (sic) should carry hankies in a handy position to wipe off goggles, 7. Riding on the steps, wings or tail of a machine is prohibited. 8. In case the engine fails on takeoff, land straight ahead regardless of obstacles. 9. No machine must taxi faster than a man can walk. 10. Never run motor so that blast will blow on other machines. 11. Learn to gauge altitude, especially on landing. 12. If you see another machine near you, get out of the way. 13. No two cadets should ever ride together in the same machine. 14. Do not trust altitude instruments. 15. Before you begin your landing glide, see that no machines are under you. 16. Hedge-hopping will not be tolerated. 17. No-spins on back or tail slides will be indulged in as they unnecessarily strain the machines. 18. If flying against the wind and you wish to fly with the wind, don't make a sharp turn near the ground. You may crash. 19. Motors have been known to stop during a long glide. If pilot wishes to use motor for landing, he should open throttle. 20. Don't attempt to force machine onto ground with more than flying speed. The result is bouncing and ricocheting. 21. Pilots will not wear spurs while flying. 22. Do not use aeronautical gasoline in cars or motorcycles. 23. You must not take off or land closer than 50 feet to the hanger (sic).