next time you want to rant about people driving distracted, think hard about this.

yes. That’s a J-37 bug, purpose made to clip to your thigh. (I think the designation became a J-45 once it was attached to the leg clamp)

I know some of you have spent some serious cockpit time. Think of all the shit going on in the cockpit of a WWII vintage plane, and now, in addition to that, and the E6b, and the notes on the kneeboard, add a telegraph key. And not an iambic paddle, either, a real j37 that you have to make the dits and dahs yourself, pay attention to the receive, make notes, fly the aircraft.

Some people can do more than one thing at a time. Some people can fly a fighter aircraft, keep track of their fuel and speed and distance travelled, watch their ammunition, and keep an eye open for bogeys while communicating via telegraph, and others cannot. If you’re one of the ones that cannot, don’t. Don’t break bad on the ones that can.