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CONTENTS

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| --- | Page |
| Introduction | V |
| Chapter I.—The instructor and the student | 1 |
| The flight instructor | 1 |
| Handling the student | 3 |
| Promoting ease and relaxation | 5 |
| Do's and don'ts for the instructor | 6 |
| Chapter II.—Basic flying technique | 9 |
| The four fundamentals | 9 |
| Development and progress | 11 |
| Chapter III.—Preliminary instruction | 14 |
| Analyzing the student and correcting preconceived ideas | 14 |
| Familiarization with the airplane | 17 |
| The controls—Their action and use | 18 |
| Communication and signals | 19 |
| Factors for consideration during the first flight | 20 |
| Chapter IV.—Instruction requirements and the sequence of maneuvers | 24 |
| Instruction requirements | 24 |
| Elementary maneuvers | 27 |
| Intermediate and accuracy maneuvers | 27 |
| Advanced and acrobatic maneuvers | 28 |
| Chapter V.—Down wind turns | 29 |
| Chapter VI.—Elementary maneuvers | 31 |
| Straight and level flight | 31 |
| Medium turns | 34 |
| Side by side controlled aircraft | 45 |
| Elementary application of the turn | 46 |
| Confidence building maneuvers | 47 |
| Starting and handling the engine | 51 |
| Swinging the propeller | 53 |
| Use of the throttle | 55 |
| Warming up the engine | 56 |
| Taxiing | 57 |
| Without brakes | 57 |
| With brakes | 61 |
| Normal climbs | 62 |
| The climbing turn | 63 |
| Glides | 66 |
| Gliding turns | 69 |
| Steep turns | 72 |
| Stalls without power | 79 |
| Power stalls | 83 |
| Spins | 84 |
| S turns across a road | 88 |
| Medium and steep "eights" along a road | 90 |
| The square or rectangle course | 95 |
| Take-offs | 97 |
| Landings | 102 |
| Forced landings | 109 |
| The solo flight | 119 |
| Chapter VII.—Intermediate and accuracy maneuvers | 122 |
| Eights across a road | 122 |
| Eights around pylons | 124 |
| Eights on pylons or pylon eights | 127 |
| Gentle turns | 133 |

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