How to Fly: The Pilot and His Problems
New York: Macmillan, 1931. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Item #2312653
Second printing. Former library copy - usual marks. No jacket. Spine taped.
xii, 291 pp. "The aim of the present volume is to describe in a nontechnical way the problems met in learning to fly." CONTENTS: Pioneers of the Air; The Development of Modern Aviation; Why an Airplane Flies; Modern Airplane and Engine Construction; The Qualifications of a Pilot; The Modern Training School; The Flying Field; Preparations for Dual Instruction; The First Lesson; Turns; Take-Offs; Landings; Some Suggestions on Landings; Spirals, Stalls and Spins; Solo Flying; Stunts; Precision Landings; Cross-Country Flying; The Pilot's License; Some Suggestions to the New Pilot; The Planes of To-Day; Aviation in the Army and Navy; The Aviation of the Future.
Price: $30.00