Questions from the Cockpit

The color for nav lights was established long before the first flight.

When you mix alcohol and altitude it’s a high-flying time.

The headline in the tabloid press was: “Aerial Petting Ends in Wetting.”

It was the French who first deployed them in real world use in 1871, on an unmanned glider, and later were the first to use them on a powered aircraft — so I guess it’s only fair that they should get to name them.