Show hwo FLY flym an AIRPLAY I 1 k ja av cap eat cUt jeard eian ei ai swei BASIC FLIGHT instruction introduction widespread interest in private flying throughout the country it is an indication of great increase in flying expected alter after the war because of the interest in ahi this s sub icat t this newspaper n has arranged to bring its readers a series of IS 15 articles chich comprise the book how to fly an airplane by captain bernard brookes one of the p pioneers pioneers in the det clop clopman men of aviation this series gives the formulas for techniques of lying flying and strips at n lati lation tion on of the lement of mystery written in conversational style how to fly an airplane will prot e of 0 great interest to the most casual reader but holdt holds special value for anyone considering si learning to fly THE FUTURE PILOT the hie world Is air minded the world Is air dominated the united states government Is committed to a program of nearly airplanes a year rear that program is so tar far on its way that we may accept it as achieved moreover if 11 need be that program will be expanded it Is certain that never again will america birthplace ot of the airplane be rated second to any nation in command ot of the air these thousands of airplanes cannot fly dy themselves to keep this giant fleet flying thousands ol of pilots must be prepared and ready for the job ahead students la in high school even those still in grade school are the ones who must keep em flying dying if these young men can know before starting their actual training lust just what Is required tor for the making of a pilot it if they can absorb into the very fiber of their consciousness the fundamental facts which will keep em flying their training will be very much easier for them and for their instructors flying in this way will be stripped of that element of mystery which begets subconscious tear fear fear Is one thing a pilot must never know A pilot must know his job he be must know his plane and he must know how bow to think clearly and quickly A pilot must have confidence in himself and in his plane but he roust must never be overconfident at all times he must be ready for emergency always prepared to meet the unexpected it must be remembered that an airplane in perfect condition at takeoff as common sense and safety demand it must be is an extremely dependable invention everything about an airplane has been tried and tested and proved in the experimental building stages when a model Is adopted tor for manufacture every possibility of chance has been eliminated any plane that goes into use can be depended on to be as nearly perfect a piece of mechanism as it Is possible to create ninety nine per cent of air accidents are chargeable to the human element somebody was careless or somebody forgot A pilot must never be careless and he must never forget A trained pilot with a properly conditioned plane at takeoff take off seldom will encounter critical emergencies but when such arise he be must have the cool head and the clear judgment necessary to meet the situation in such case a pilot must be possessed of the capacity tor for instant decision and unerring judgment as to what course is least hazardous he must always keep his head there are those who may be called natural pilots born to the air being naturally gifted with the alert clear mental process necessary to flight but such qualities if not inherent can be acquired by training and it may be said that beyond any question or doubt the training necessary tor for successful flying Is the finest any young man can have as a preparation tor for any emergency life may present all ali these things the prospective pilot will come to know tor for himself as his actual training progresses that training will be much simplified it in advance he knows the fundamentals dament als of the flying game it is with the hope of fixing these things in the minds ol of our air minded youth that this volume has been prepared government agencies have prepared a very comprehensive aviation course which Is used a at t all civilian training fields our volume is simply titled how to fly an airplane our book it must be emphasized is not offered in lieu of in competition with or as an auxiliary to such course of training the purpose of this book is simply to give a basic understanding of 0 flying to those who will ultimately enroll tor for a student flying course anyone who is in earnest can memorize the instructions instruction s given in this beginners manual of primary flight instruction chap chapter ter by chapter with the aid of ct the drawings which accompany them thein any pupil cin can use his image im agi i hirr him if a bially operating a plane when the time comes tor for his practical night flight training he should be able to take to the air like a duck to a puddle anybody can leam to fly tt if h he e wants to earnestly enough and gets the right start we hope this book will give the student the right start Z V I 1 I 1 GEN HENRY H ARNOLD commander C U S army air force such a good start that no hopeful fledgling will flop back a dodo but instead will soar with wings as the eagle prepared step by step and outlining everything that a student flier must know it Is the hope that this manual will serve also as an aid to flying dying instructors and all the author aims to accomplish to be of some help to those who are interested te in flying to make the subject as simple and readily understandable as possible the lessons have been written in conversational al style as between the training instructor whom we have called william robinson sometimes referred to as bill and the student out to earn his wings who has been named henry brown but who likes to be called hank 0 0 0 LESSON NUMBER ONE it iti s a beautiful morning in early summer A small plane a two seater job with dual controls has been wheeled heeled gt out on the field robinson flight instructor stands beside the plane as hank a new student comes from the office altice robinson so youre henry brown and you want to learn to fly hank yes sir robinson well henry you be here to take instruction it if you passed all the mental and physical tests necessary hank yes sir I 1 passed everything avith an A al l rating robinson fine so I 1 guess the next thing Is to get going on your training lets let get into the plane hank anfe yes sir robinson nervous hank flank no sir I 1 don t think rm fin exactly nervous excited maybe mabe is the right ight r word robinson dont blame you flyings the most exciting experience this old world has to offer and by the way while im older and know a little more about flying than these fellows im breaking into the game we dont stand on much formality round here everybody calls me bill and just as well start off that way hank oh yet yes sir thank you mr robinson I 1 mean bill and id fd like it if call rite me lank hank robinson hank okay hanks a nice heman beman he be man sounding name all ali right I 1 think well climb into this plane it if ashes set to go hey casey calling to a mechanic Is this crate ready for a takeoff take off casey sure bill just checked her over fit as a fiddle and aarin to go robinson all right hop in hank hank hop in how can I 1 hop in robinson you can climb cant youl you hank sure I 1 can climb Is that the way to 1 0 set get in robinson in this plane it Is in some training planes you get into the cockpit through a door in other trainers you have to get aboard by climbing from the ground up to the inner edge ot of the wing or on to a step on the fuselage then you climb over the edge of the cockpit and into the seat ready hank ready robinson then start climbing no NOI not that way darn near put your toot foot through the wing have to be careful see here these are the places provided just for or your feet when you climb into the plane hank oh im sorry stupid of me m e robinson no not not exactly youre your e just in a hurry to get going and dont quite know the ropes try it again there fine now sit down and make yourself comfortable first thing to do Is to get the feel of the plane the easy natural at home feeling hank flank troughs laughs a little ruefully fraid take a little time lime to do that robinson oh no get it and be surprised how quickly blank beginning BrKin to settle into the seat and get the feet of things gee I 1 think I 1 will url iho apel ot ol ll it all right but HI fit bf be a tons long time getting felting to know these instruments and ahat u hat fl aorl 0 r I 1 so many of them and ive got to leardi rn them all robinson laughs walt 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 hank well it looks like an awful lot of instruments to lo me and I 1 have to learn eatery one of em cm what each is for or and how it works robinson you sure have son and you will come easy enough in time and above all dont be afraid of them none of them have teeth so they wont bite hank well veil I 1 m glas of that robinson well begin with the th stick hank the stick slick robinson yeah its right between your legs we call it the joy stick or just the stick used only tor 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 barf you mean that thing attached to the floor and cross uise nise of the plane robinson yes that 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 wha does it is do robinson it works like the cross bar on a bobsled when you push the rudder bar forward with your right toot foot the plane turns to the right and when you push it with your left toot the plane makes a left turn understand that hank yeah sounds easy enough e n ough robinson it is and of course when you want to bank the plane to the 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 J al am CAPTAIN BERNARD BROOKES rudder bar okay move the rudder bar back and forth a little now as you move it back and forth look over your shoulder and see that your movement of the rudder bar moves the rudder of the plane hank I 1 see lee robinson very simple it hank flank sure if 11 iff ies all as easy at as this his robinson not so fast my lad not so fast its all simple enough when you take it step by step and the point it must be taken step by step get one thing fixed in your neowe before you go on hank ill try dill bill and I 1 know im fm going to have a wonderful time even just learning robinson every fellow does flyings a great exper experience fen e and youre going to catch on fast best thing is that you dont seem to be afraid hank afraid robinson yeah what licks so many fellows they think they are not afraid and they dont know exactly what scares them its something deep inside I 1 figure that its just because flying natural to the human animal not natural to any ny creature except birds S swimming wa m any animal can swim and man does that easily but he has no natural capacity equipment or knowledge tor for flight 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 that by invention mart mair has made flying not only possible but safe youve got to keep in mind that theres there no mystery about it that every device and gadget has been created and perfected to make flying safe hank flank I 1 think I 1 get what you mews mean and I 1 don t believe im really afraid abrald I 1 think im fm just terribly excited if im afraid its not of the ai plane its just being afraid that I 1 wont learn to fly robinson learn all right or never have a chance to fly A pilot instructor has to know that the fellow hes he training knows what its all about before he ever lets let him solo and it if the th e student just cant get the hang of the thing hell be grounded he may try another instructor tor and be grounded again if that happens three times lor for the same fellow hes just out of 0 luck no pilots license for him any urn time any place H hor inin far keens |