{"id":5192,"date":"2019-05-03T16:41:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T23:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.mechadigital.net\/?p=5192"},"modified":"2021-08-26T20:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T20:37:51","slug":"231-flying-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/231-flying-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"#231 Flying Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lately, this seems to have come up.\u00a0 Actually, the issue of what shoes to wear while flying has popped up on a fairly regular basis.<\/h3>\n

I will simply repeat what I have always said about this subject:\u00a0 When it comes to deciding what to wear on your feet while flying, simply wear what you would choose to wear if you crawl out of the wreckage and have to walk to the nearest help.<\/h3>\n

I have known some pilots who prefer to fly barefoot.\u00a0 Since I tend to be a feminist, I\u2019m very thankful that one of those is a male!\u00a0Whew!<\/h3>\n

One of my pals removes her shoes before she climbs into the plane.\u00a0 I\u2019ve often snickered at the picture after she taxies in, shuts down, opens the door and pitches her sneakers out for later donning.\u00a0 She is just one flier who likes to aviate while shoeless.\u00a0 Another is a famous airshow pilot.<\/h3>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve often snickered at the picture after she taxies in, shuts down, opens the door and pitches her sneakers out for later donning.\u201d <\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\u00a0In my opinion (what in my writings ISN\u2019T my opinion?), such lack of footwear is nuts.\u00a0 After all, our military pilots may be the best example of what I think proper flight-wear is.\u00a0 The military pilot wears a Nomex flight suit so that if the thing catches on fire, he\u2019ll be fire-resistant.\u00a0 He wears boots, so that he can walk out, no matter what the terrain.\u00a0 He also wears flotation, as well as a vest containing survival equipment.<\/h3>\n

A treatise about this subject wouldn\u2019t be complete without an argument from the other side.\u00a0 The reason given for shoeless flight is usually the same.\u00a0 The shoeless fliers claim that their feet are then more sensitive to rudder pedals and brake.\u00a0Although they may be right, I don\u2019t think they are right enough to cancel the lack of safety.\u00a0 So I usually say to them, \u201cGet over it\u201d.<\/h3>\n

A guy came to me from Idaho to learn the finer points of wheel landings.\u00a0 He wore a \u201cSpot\u201d around his neck as well as a converted fishing vest with survival items in it. His point was very well-taken.\u00a0 If he went down and managed to get clear of the wreckage, he wouldn\u2019t be dependent on a survival kit in the baggage compartment out of reach.\u00a0 He\u2019d for sure end up with his spot and whatever else he carried in his modified fishing vest, including matches, space blanket, water and snacks.\u00a0 Good thinking, if you ask me.\u00a0 You did ask me, didn\u2019t you?\u00a0 Oh, you didn\u2019t?\u00a0 Oops\u2026 I\u2019ll just skulk out of here, put my sneakers on and fly away.\u00a0 Oh, and I gotta find a vest!<\/h3>\n

Happy Swooping<\/h3>\n

Brian<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“A treatise about this subject wouldn\u2019t be complete without an argument from the other side.\u00a0 The reason given for shoeless flight is usually the same.\u00a0 The shoeless fliers claim that their feet are then more sensitive to rudder pedals and brake.\u00a0Although they may be right, I don\u2019t think they are right enough to cancel the lack of safety.\u00a0 So I usually say to them, \u201cGet over it\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5192"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}