Would the Gee Bee be allowed to fly today, with so little forward visibility?
At least it has a forward looking windshield.

(Source) Spirit of St. Louis that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.

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(Source) A 777-300 needs a camera too to make cornering easier.

Like all tail-draggers, the pilot can be guided by a wing-sitter, or by taxiing in an S-shape.

For landing, a little cross-control to crab will allow a side view of what's ahead.

Above methods were/are very common for WWII-era planes with huge noses and a tail-dragger undercarriage.



(Left, right) Taxiing with wing-sitter assistance.

Landing on big grass-fields makes it easier too.


  Would the Gee Bee be allowed to fly today?


The Gee Bee was still flying airshows until 2002, so the answer is yes.

(Source) Gee Bee R2 flown by Delmar Benjamin at Oshkosh 2001. Benjamin flew an aerobatic routine in this aircraft at numerous airshows until he retired the aircraft in 2002.