Originally Posted by
305808
Military carry over. Same reason our attire still mimics Naval Officers. Wheel hats.....
Yeah, it is all just tradition.
https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/avi...baac-0185.html
It is important that crew members are made aware that the presence of beards, heavy facial hair or long hair can have an adverse effect on the efficiency of respirator/oxygen (demand type) oxygen masks, continuous flow oxygen masks or smoke hoods provided on board aircraft for use by crew members.