After reading the first print in 1968, wondered if the early jets (especially the early model B707's) could be as bad as Davies mentioned...and found out shortly afterward, he was right, they were.
The man will be missed, for sure.
When new jet airliner pilots takeoff and relax in the comfort and supreme accuracy of modern types, give a thought to bygone years, and men like Davies who paved the way so you might enjoy safe flying...always.