Instruction flight: Reverse control turns and spirals, side-slips, power spins
15-20 hours: Take-offs, turns, spirals, landings; reverse control turns and spirals
Instruction flight--Acrobatics
20-25 hours: Acrobatics, with 20 minutes of each hour on elementary work
Instruction flight: Precision landings, forced landings, figure-eight turns, wing-overs
25-30 hours: Precision landings, forced landings, figure-eight turns, wing-overs
Final instructions flight: Review; instruction as necessary."
"Looks pretty complicated to me," sighed Dorothy, handing back the paper. "Gee, but there's a lot to learn!"
"More than the average novice has any idea of. But don't imagine that this course will make you or anyone else an experienced pilot. Additional time must be spent in the air before you can get an interstate commercial pilot's license. But after the instruction I've outlined here, your knowledge of flying should be sufficient to enable you to go on with your training yourself."
"I hope so," said Dorothy, but there was little confidence in her tone.