Transcriber's note:
Author's Note, Index and Bibliography have been added tothe table of contents for this ebook.

LEARNING TO FLY

A SCHOOL MACHINE WELL ALOFT.

Photo by Topical Press Agency.
A SCHOOL MACHINE WELL ALOFT.


LEARNING TO FLY

A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR
BEGINNERS
BY

CLAUDE GRAHAME-WHITE

AND

HARRY HARPER

FULLY ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
PRINTED IN ENGLAND.

CONTENTS

Authors' Note 7
Theories of Tuition 9
Temperament and the Airman 20
First Experiences with an Aeroplane
(as described by mr. grahame-white)
24
The Controlling of Latest-Type Craft 31
The Stages of Tuition 38
The Test Flights 53
Perils of the Air 56
Factors that Make for Safety 76
A Study of the Methods of Great Pilots 82
Cross-Country Flying 92
Aviation as a Profession 99
The Future of Flight 104
Index 111
Bibliography 112

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ILLUSTRATIONS

A SCHOOL MACHINE WELL ALOFT Frontispiece
face page
GRAHAME-WHITE SCHOOL BIPLANE 34
THE CONTROLS OF A SCHOOL BIPLANE ...

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