Show J 1 19 9 3 f 2 o. o i 3 II HOW to fLY AIRPLANE Bf f ea 4 BASIC FLIGHT FLIGh T INSTRUCTION l LESSON LESSO NUMBER NUl I ER THREE Hank Sorry flank Sorry Guest Im I'm I so o j a to 0 learn lean I did it unconsciously Robinson Yeah Robinson Yeah Well remember If U you want to go wool-gathering wool an airplanes airplane's not the place tor for the job I Keep your mind on a single track Now look down flow flank Hunk How strange things look from Irom here the ere the hangars look no 10 bigger than t shacks Robinson Robinson That's That's something you'll have gave ave to learn learn to to identify buildings and places in spite of the strange look from above See that highway over over there Hank balk Yeah looks like iii a 0 thin brown bron line lille Robinson Its It's a good long straight stretch of roadbed and I Iam Iam Iam am going to swing the plane Into position to fly straight along the highway keeping to the right Then Ill I'll let Jet you take the stick and put your feet on the rudder bar lank Gee Cee That will be great Robinson Robinson All All right Take hold of the stick BUck put your feet teet on the rud rud- rudder rudder der bar and keep the nose of the plane on the horizon Keep the stick in neutral Dont Don't grab the stick or Jam down the rudder bar just bar just light light- lightly ly y easily naturally Now see what you can do That's finer fine I Look out the nose of ot the plane is falling Hey your left lett wing is low low youre youre you're side side- slipping Inward Pull the stick over the other way Now look toward the JI highway highway youve youve you've got so far tar away you youcan youcan youcan can hardly see It That's because you were nervous and let the plane I get off oft course Look at the altimeter What does it say i Hank Reads Read Read 1500 feet Robinson That's Robinson That's right How do you feel Hank Fine Fine 03 at silk ilk o Robinson Robinson Goods Good Now Ill I'll take takeover over Going to set bet down in a minute or two and Ill I'll show how easy tasY landing is is Hank Rut Hank Rut 1 I thought though that making mIlking a good landing is one o of the 11 Ie most important important tant things fora JOT for a pilot to know Robinson Robinson Robinson-It It is Is What I meant to toay ay aay ay Is Js that Ill I'll show you how easy it itis It is when you know how to land But lets let's be more specific There are three things involved in making a landing the landing the gliding approach to the s field leveling of oft off over the field set set- setting sets ting the plane down and guiding it slowly down the runway until it stops Hank I flank I didn't think it is M as a easy as you make it k sound Robinson Robinson But But it Js is after after you learn how You see Hank you get all these things fixed in your mind so that everything becomes almost automatic You'll notice that Im I'm heading into the wind for tor a landing Hank I 1 l noticed Is that necessary Robinson Robinson Robinson-It It is very necessary Turning the plane into a head wind for tor landing means that the speed of ot the plane is decreased by Just the thet t speed of ot the wind and the more gently you can glide a plane into a as s landing the better Hank Hank But But how can a fellow up lip here be sure ure of oj the rhe wind direction Robinson Robinson Theres There's Theres hardly a land land- landIng landing Ing field that isn't equipped with a wind wind- indicator in plane sight But Butin Butin ButIn in case of ot an emergency landing you'll be able to determine the wind direction by the play of the wind on trees on water on smoke from chimneys or even from tram clothes hanging on a line If It the wind is fairly brisk k you can glide in at a steeper angle than that if U you are coming in on almost dead air Of Ot course a landing on a out well well laid out field is ii much simpler than one where youve you've been forced down in somebody's pas pasture ture or but you always have to remember that a pilot never knows when something will go wrong and hell he'll have to land in the most impossible places and under the most unfavorable conditions So you have to plan your landing before you start to make It You want to know In advance that you youcan youcan youcan can make the landing spot that spot that t there are no obstacles in the path And try not to pick a landing spot Just beyond some tall obstruction In that case you'd probably have to come down at too steep an angle But on a well out field well we'll we 11 do doit doit doit it this way Why flank did you make a circle instead a oj of landing P Robinson Robinson Robinson-Didn't Didn't you see a plane on the field Hank No Hank No I didn't didn notice Robinson Robinson Have Have you already for for- forgotten forgotten forgotten gotten what I told you about keepIng keep keep- keeping keeping ing your eyes open and looking in aU all 11 directions at the same time I 1 Hunk r you told me III but butI I I just didn't look down Robinson And Robinson And where would you look if you were coming down Theres There's a plane on the field right where I intended to land A fixed rule of ot lying flying fl ing is that if 11 a plane pia ne is taking off oft or landing you ou stay off until the field Is clear for tor a landing So flank-So So you yon are ure Just circling until it is i clear Robinson RI Robinson Right ht And now we can put her down First I cut the gun Hank lIt lank Cut the pun gun I Robinson That Robinson That means close the throttle The purpose is to lose as much altitude as possible I at lit the low low- lowest lowest lowest est flying speed That puts the plane into a glide The angle of ot the glide should be sharp enough to prevent stalling but not steep enough to cause an Increase of speed It should be Just what It ft gays says says-a a glide a long easy smooth approach to the field Hank We flank We teem seem to be coming down just that way Robinson Robinson We We are And now we level off oil Were We're about twenty-five twenty feet teet off the ground so to level I pull pun back ack the stick and hold it See how she's losing speed Hey dont don't lean over the side of the plane your your shifted weight will throw the plane out of ot balance I Hank lank But how can con you tell how far Jur above the ground the tile plane is u Robinson Sit Robinson Sit straight in the seat and look ahead just to the side of ot the nose Now were we're coming to the stall stan I pull the stick back farther tarther and farther tarther to keep the plane from nose diving and that raises the ele elevators ele- ele elevators as high iu as as possible Now were we're only about three feet from the ground Could let her drop now but butwell butwell butwell well we'll ease case her down and down down and and now were we're only a foot toot from the ground Now with the stick way back hack we make a perfect three-point three landing landing both both wheels and the tail tall tailskid tailskid skid down on the ground at the same time Hank Gosh flank Cosh Bill but that landing was a beauty beauly- smooth beauty smooth as II glass gla Robinson Robinson That's That's the kind of land land- landing landing ing to make Hank But remember even the best of pilots once in a awhile awhile awhile while will turn in a bumpy landing Robinson Robinson Robinson-Be Be here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning If It the weather is decent well we'll take off oft Hank flank Okay So long Ion I until tomorrow Robinson Robinson Hello Hello Hank Good flank Hank Good morning Look Looks like its it's good flying weather weather weather-or or would I know know know- Robinson Its It's splendid flying weather Got your helmet and gog gog- goggles goggles Hank Right flank Right here Slid forward food and ond backward bo boc word wod control con e lJ J I f w r Rudder control rudder right Ia and lift lets L Robinson Robinson Good Good Climb up and well we'll get going Fix your safety safely belt Hank Its hank If i fixed Robinson Were Robinson Were We're going to do some real flying this morning All right Casey C Casey Casey Switch Switch off of and throttle closed Robinson Switch Robinson Switch off of and throttle closed Casey Casey Contact Contact Robinson Robinson Contact Here we go Hank Put on your earphones Hank Hank Gee Gee I forgot that Robinson Robinson You'll You'll have to stop for for- forgetting forgetting forgetting getting Hank If youre you're going to tomake tomake tomake make a pilot Youve You've got to go over and over in your mind the things to remember until you'll remember them without being conscious of it But I think you'll learn all right Hank Hank blell Well I sure lire will wUI try Robinson Robinson You'll You'll make the grade all aU right Now the airs air's so still that it doesn't make any difference which way we take off but well we'll go this way because It gives u us the longest run All set Hank Hank All All set et Robinson Okay here Okay here we go Ill I'll keep the controls control until we get alti alti- altitude tide tude tude What does your altimeter read now Hank One Hank One thousand nand fees feel Robinson Youve You've Youve You've learned to read the altimeter all right and now Im I'm going to teach you how to keep the plane on a straight course Take hold of ot the controls controls no no no dont don't grip just grip Just sort of feel teel them until you ou get the idea I Just want you to feel what happens when I am handling the controls I hardly move either the stick or the rudder See how easily the plane responds Now were we're flying straight and level Look at that barn over there therel I Honk I Hank see ice it Robinson Robinson All All right I am going to let you take over and I want you to fly straight for that barn Remember ber her dont don't grip the stick stick just just hold It easy Now Im I'm taking my hand hands oil off Throttle forward food pod backward mot I 1 peal pd d ol of motor molar s cl I h s Slid SIk right and Ml lit rw You go ahead and see gee what you can cando do Doing tine fine ne Hank Bank Watch the nose Pull the stick back a lit tle tie Keep the nose on the horizon that's the best guide for level flying It If you happen to get Into fog and cant can't see the horizon you'll know mow when youre you're nosing down the down the revo revo- per minute Instrument will show an increase of speed if U the nose is down Keep the nose on the horizon That's good Now were we're over the barn and we want to turn round so I that well we'll fly in the opposite tion That means that we must bank to the left lett First gently apply pressure on the stick forward and to the left At the same time apply pressure on the left rudder pedal un until un- un until til the proper degree of bank and radius of ot turn are obtained Ai As the ther r ship begins to bank a slight back backward ward pressure is also applied to the stick Release left rudder pressure allowing the airflow from the pro pro- propeller propeller propeller peller to streamline the rudder to the radius of the turn already obtained Still holding back pressure bring the stick back to neutral position This Thil Is It the complete control action re re- required reQuired re- re required to make a turn to the left or right The recovery to straight and level flight is accomplished by exerting pressure to the right on the stick and rudder and easing oft off the back pressure of the stick As the wings return to level position release all pressures from stick and rudder pedals And now weve we've made mads the turn and end you did a swell job for a first try Next time you'll do better Well We'll try it again Remember ber put bar put the stick over and the rud rud- rudder rudder rudder der in the direction you want to go That's It Now apply back pressure on the stick Good I But dont don't hold bold the stick so tight You dont don't have to use force just force Just sort of ot lead the thing Now youre you're doing tine fine And I of ot course If U you want to go in the I opposite direction you do just the I opposite of ot what youve you've Just done I Shall we try a right bank now Hank Ill I'll Ill I'll try but bur I t dont don't think rink I 1 Ican Ican can do that halo so well Somehow it doesn't doesn feel just right to me Robinson I I know A right bank isn't easy for tor a lot of ot fellows at first but you have to be able to bank I right as well as 81 left lett if U youre you're go going ing trig to be a good flier filer Now bank to the right right right-right right stick and rudder We sure fell tell out of that one oneIll oneIll oneIll Ill I'll take control The reason we I went into a dive was that you didn't apply back pressure on the stick The engine pulled the nose down Now try It again and again and dont don't get excited Ill I'll take over if U you dont don't get it Just right rIght but but you'll make it Now let her go That's That fine Couldn't do better than that myself Now do another to the left lett This time put the stick sUck over a little far farther far far- I than ther and when you get her well wen on onder her der side put on the top rudder and pull the stick way back See how bow fast tast you turned that time To come out of ot a bank after you get round move the stick a moment before the rudder past the central position to the opposite side aide After you get the rudder In central you return the stick to vertical Now do you think you can do a e really fast bank and turn I Hank Hank Bank dont don't knew but but I can try Ir |