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| Pitts VH-FFW at Parkes airport in country NSW |
One of my last Australian National Aerobatic competitions was at Parkes in country NSW. In this picture you may note the white headband – it is needed to keep in place my Bose noise-cancelling headset. My Biggles-type flying helmet would not fit this new-fangled headset so I devised a chinstrap and headband method (a bit like belt and braces) to keep it in place during negative g manoeuvres. I had to endure a certain amount of ribbing from my unkind competitors, some of whom were apt to break into singing “Let’s get physical” when I donned the headband. It’s a good job I’m not sensitive.
Wow what a terrific picture!