gums,
(Not really "on Thread", but near enough).
A bit before you were born, I was on my "Primary" at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia.
We did our 60 hours on the "Stearman" with no ASI - we were taught to "Fly Attitude". We felt no pain - what you've never had, you never miss.
Did any other Air Force do this ? (the RAF didn't). Does the USAF do it now, or was it just a USAAC thing ? (I've been glad of it many a time when being tossed about in a monsoon cu-nim in Burma). Possibly it could have saved AF447.
Still treasure my Air Corps silver wings.