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INTRODUCTION

This manual has been prepared by the Civil Aeronautics Authority's inspection staff in response to numerous requests from flight instructors for a comprehensive work reflecting the Authority's recommendations and suggestions for giving flying instruction.

It outlines a curriculum and details methods of imparting instruction to the student on many different maneuvers. It is based on a study of curricula and methods used by many well-known and successful civilian instructors and schools, as well as by the military services. The outlined curriculum contains maneuvers and methods which long practical experience and tests have proven will give the student the maximum of knowledge and technique in the minimum of time. The maneuvers are arranged in a sequence to lead the student in logical and comparatively easy stages from the beginning to the end of this training.

Emphasis has been placed on the necessity for thoroughness in the primary training and the early elimination of faults as they develop. Attention has been given to many popular fallacies regarding flying and flight instruction in the hope that they will be eventually eliminated. The faults commonly found by inspectors when giving flight tests for certificates of competency are discussed, and these discussions should be of great assistance to instructors in preparing their students for the tests.

Undoubtedly as the art of flying progresses and the knowledge thereof increases, better methods of instruction will be developed. At the present time, however, the information contained in this manual is in accordance with proven and accepted practices. The use of the manual should serve to standardize flight instruction and enable the instructor to train his students as safe pilots, equipped with a maximum of knowledge and technique for any given amount of experience. It should further aid the instructor in the development of his instructing ability.

Acknowledgment is made to the Army Air Corps for permission to use certain material from its excellent publication "The Flying Instructor's Manual," which is used at the Air Corps primary training center. Such material has been revised and adapted for civilian flying operations. Acknowledgment is also made to the Navy and to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for material taken from some of their publications and incorporated in this manual.