Show W to kif beirach Bei GAcH quake BASIC FLIGHT IT instruction introduction ON widespread interest in private flying in throughout 11 hout tha country is in an indication of great increase in flying expected alter after the war because of the ilia interest in this subject this newspaper hoi hai arranged to bring tring C its readers a jerles oj of IS 15 art cles which comprise the book how 0 to fly an on airplane by captain bernard one ol of the pioneers in the development of aviation this Th issert series saives sg gives ives the formulas lor techniques ties of flying and strips aviation ol 01 of tia ilia lenient mant of mystery rays tery writ ten in conversational style how to r hy ay an airlane will prove ol 01 great i interest te re sito to most casual reader but holds ty special value for anyone considering si learning to ity fly THE FUTURE the world is air minded the world Is air dominated the united states government Is committed to a program ol 01 nearly airplanes a year that program la Is BO tor on its way that we may accept it na as achieved moreover it if need be that program will be expanded it Is certain that never again will america birthplace of the airplane be rated second to iny any nation in co command minand of 0 the air these thousands of airplanes cannot fly themselves to keep this giant fleet flying thousands of pilots must be prepared and ready or the job ahead students in high school even those still in grade school are the ones who must keep em cm flying it if these young men can know before starting their actual training just what is required for the making ofa of a pilot if they can absorb into int a the very vera fiber of their consciousness the fundamental facts which will keep tern em flying their training will be very vory much easier for them and tor for their instructors flying in this way will be stripped of cd that element of mystery which bogeda subconscious fear fear is one ona thing a pilot must muff never know A pilot must know his job he must mutt know hi his plane and he must know how to think clearly end and quick ly A pilot must have hava cond dence in himself and in his plane but he be must never be overconfident at SU all times ho he must be ready for emer gency always prepared to meet tho the unexpected it must be remembered that an c f I 1 airplane in perfect condition at takeoff as common sense lind and safety demand it mastbe must be is an extremely dependable invention everything about an airplane has been tried and tested and proved in the expert mental building stages when a model is ie adopted for manufacture every possibility of chance has been eliminated any ank plans plane that goes into use con can he be depended on to bei be as nearly perfect a pie piece cc of ism es an it is possible to create ninety nine per cent of air accidents are chargeable to the hurna human n element somebody was careless or somebody forgot A pilot must never be care ca relesa lesi and ho he must never forget A trained pilot with a properly plane at a takeoff take off seldom will en n counter critical emergencies but when ahen such arise her he must nuat have the cool bead and the clear judgment necessary to meet the riWa situation tion in such case a pilot must be possessed of the capacity tor for instant decision n and unerring judgment as to what course course is least hazardous lie he must always kep his head thero there are those who may be called natural pilots born to the nir air bein being 9 naturally gift gifted edwith with the alert clear mental process necessary to right light but such qualities it if not inherent con can bo bi acquired by training an and d it may be said that beyond any quest question Onor or doubt the training necessary tor for successful flying is t the h a finest any young man can have as a preparation for any emergency life may present all these things the prospective pilot will come to know for himself as his actual training progresses that training will be much stra simplified it in advance he knows the fundamentals dament als odthe of the hying flying game it la Is with the hope of fixing these things in the minds of pur air ii minded youth that this thin volume has bas been prepared government agencies have pre pared a very comprehensive avla avia tion course which is used at all civilian training fields our volume is simply titled illow how to fly on an airplane 11 our book it must be emphasized ignot is ewt offered in liebof lieu of in com competition pett with or as an auxiliary to such course of training the purpose of this book is simply to give a basic unde understanding bstanding anding of flying to those who will ultimately enroll ton for a student lying course anyone who Is in earnest can memorize the instructions given in this be beginners manual of primary flight instruction chapter by chapter with the old aid of the drawings whIch accompany accompany them any pupil 6 can use his imago nation a i visualize hirry n family 0 pera ting a plane when the time comes for his practical flight train ing he should be able to take to the air like a duck to a puddle anybody can learn to fly if he wants to earnestly ear netly enough and gets the right start we hope this book will give ahe student the right start GH N HENRY it ARNOLD commander U S army air force such a good start that no hopeful fledgling will sop pop back a dodo but instead will soar with wings as an the eagle prepared step by step and outlining everything that a student flier filer must know it Is the hope that this manual will serve also as an aid to flying instructors and aalthe all the author alms to accomplish to be of some help to those who are interested te to in flying to make the subject as simple and readily as possible the lessons have feen been written in conversational al style as between the training instructor whom we have have f called william robinson sometimes sometime s re referred forred ta as bill and the student destout dent tout out to earn bis wings who has been named coiry brown but who likes to be called hank LESSON NUMBER ONE its fi a beautiful morning in early lummer A small plane a two seater job fob with dual controls ors tins has been beena wheeled out on the he field robinson flight instructor fiands beside the plane as lanka a new sh student ident comes from the olice office robinson so youre henry brown and you lantto want to loam learn to fly 07 blank yes sit sir dobinson no binson well henry you be hero here to take instruction if you ell all the mental and physical tests testa necessary hank yei air I 1 passed everything with an al A l 1 rating Robinson one fine so I 1 guess gucas the next thing is to get going on your training lets get into tho the plano plane blank yos air Robinson Nervous hank no air I 1 dont think im ex acley nervous nert ious excited maybe is the right coad word Robinson Dont blame you fly inga the most exciting experience this old world has ban to offer and by the tha way while im older and know a little more about flying than these follows fellows im breaking into the game we dont stand on much formality round here everybody calls ine bill and just oa as well start off that way hank oh yes sir thank you mr air Robinson 1 7 neon mean dill bill and rd id like I 1 it if oud call anac li Robinson Hank ok okay Y hanks a nice nica heman hema he ma man ll 11 sounding name all tight ight I 1 think n k well climb into this plane piano if sh ashes esset set to go 11 hey ey case cancy calling to a mechanic is this crate ready tor for a toke take oft casey sure dill bill just checked her over fit as a fiddle and rorlan to go nAll all right hop in hank ila Haute ile flop Hop in ilow how can I 1 hap in Robinson You can climb cant you blank swe sure I 1 can climb ts Is that the way to got get in Robin sonIn this plans plane it Is in some training planes you got get into the cockpit through a door in othor other th trainers you have to get aboard by climbing from the broud up to the inner edge of the wang or oran on to a step on the fuselage then you climb over the edge of the cockpit andanto and an dinto into the seat ready hanle iradj robinson then start climbing nonoi no NOI not that war way darn near put your toot foot through the wing have to be careful see here these are 11 the e places provided lust just for your ybur feet when you climb into arito the plane piano hark oh im fm sorry srafin stupid 01 0 me robinson no not elac exactly ly I 1 youre just in a hurry to get going and dont quite know the ropes try it again there fine now sit down and make yourself self comfortable first thing to do Is to get the feel of the pla nethe easy natural at home feeling laughs hs a little wildly rue lully 1 wd fraid is 71 take lake q little tinse to lo do da chat fiill Robin sonOh no betit and be how quickly to settle into nto the seat and gel the per of fil things gee I 1 think i tep vm the apel ol of it is all 11 right 1 1 11 lut but ill b be a long ions lime setting to k know 1 1 th these ese anstrum instruments en is aai and 1 I what 1 fi for I 1 I 1 so many of them and ive sot got to learn m them alit robinson laughs wait until you see a real instrument board my lad on that board in front of you are only the simplest ones those absolutely essential to safety biank Hank well fell it is looks like nis an awful tot lot of instruments to me nie and I 1 have to bearn learn ev every one of em ahat each Is U for and how 10 it I 1 ag h at Robinson You sure bure have sorl son and you will come easy cosy enough in time and above all dont be afraid aid of them ajon of them have teeth ah so they wont bite hank irell im slad glad of that shall Robinson Well begin a with the tha gulck hank blank the stick Robinson Yeah its right between your legs we cell call it the joy stick or lust just tho the stick used only for control of the ailerons and the elevator but were not quite ready that yet see that rudder bar in front of you Hank rudder bar you mean that thins thing attached to the floor and cross wise of the plane robinson yes the rudder pedals they are on a center pivot so that you can push either rudder pedal forward or backward with your feet hank what does it is do Robins onIt works like the cross bar on a bobsled when you push ush the rudder bar forward with y your our right foot the plane turns to the right and when you push it with your left foot the plane makes a left turn understand that ilana yeah sounds easy enough Robins onIt inand in and of course when wh enyou lyou want to bank the plane to the lector left or right you use rudder pedals to obtain the proper radius of turn but that comes later in your instructions put your feet on the k A p 1 4 CAPTAIN BERNARD DUO OKES rudder bar okay move the rudder bar back and fortha forth a little now as you move it back and forth look over your shoulder and see sea that your movement ot of the tha rudder bor bar moves the rudder of the plane hank I 1 seel robinson that a very simple it Hank sure at if its ies alt all as pasy easy as this his Robinson Not to so last fast my lad rot to so last fast its allai all mple enough when you take it step by step and the point poin tit it must be taken step by step get on one 0 thing fixed in your noodle before you go on hankila flank Han kIll ill try bill Di lland and I 1 know im going 0 a have a wonderful time even 71 just uit learning earning robinson every follow fellow ings a great experience and youre going to catell catch on last fast best thing is that you dont seem to be afraid flank abrald robinson yeah th ats what licks so many fellows they think they are arc not afraid and they dont know exactly what scares them its some thing deep inside I 1 figure that its lt just because hying flying natural to the human animal not hot natural to any creature except birds swimming any animal can swim and man does that easily but he has no natural capacity equipment or knowledge tor for flight ri lying flying is one of the mechanical miracles which the human animal has created for himself and because its not natural something inside of him makes him afraid of it youve got to forget all about that youve got to remember th that t by invention man has made flying not only possible but safe ya youve ve got to keep in mind that therea there ja no mystery about that every device and gadget has been created and perfected to make flying safe hanki hank I think I 1 get what you mean and I 1 dont dons believe im really afraid I 1 think im just terribly excited ev cited it if jm afraid its not of the ilia plane its ies just being afraid that has I 1 wont team learn to fit div Robinson learn all right or never have a chance to fly A pilot instructor has to know that the fellow hes training knows what its all about before he ever lets him solo and it the student lust just cant get the tha jiang hang af pf f the thing hell be grounded ile he may try another instructor tor and be grounded again it if that happens three times for the tha same fellow hes just out of luck no pilots license tor for him any ti time m 0 any place lie itar A odo for keeps |