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

ILLUSTRATIONS

[A SCHOOL MACHINE WELL ALOFT]Frontispiece
face page
[GRAHAME-WHITE SCHOOL BIPLANE]34
[THE CONTROLS OF A SCHOOL BIPLANE]36
[REAR VIEW OF A SCHOOL BIPLANE]38
[POWER-PLANT OF A SCHOOL BIPLANE]40
[MOTOR AND OTHER GEAR—ANOTHER VIEW]42
[PUPIL AND INSTRUCTOR READY FOR A FLIGHT]44
[PUPIL AND INSTRUCTOR IN FLIGHT (1)]46
[PUPIL AND INSTRUCTOR IN FLIGHT (2)]48
[PUPIL AND INSTRUCTOR IN FLIGHT (3)]50