amos2
Dear boy, I still think it's the best written and most easily understood primer on the basics of high altitude and haigh speed flight.
Davies himself later agreed that it would have been better if the book had had a different name.
As you know it was written at the time that there were a large number of airline crews transitioning from little piston airliners like the DC7 and Connie to the bigger jets, which the manufacturers themselves were still learning on.
Many were not making it, or having a real hard time doing so.
It is IMHO that very reason, that makes it such a classic, it is coming from ground zero and reveals a large number of the aerodynamic and real handling problems then experienced and now designed or electroniced out.
Davies own unique experience in the test flying and certification process comes through in little pearls of wisdom here 'n there.
I'm sure you're right in that there might be more up to date stuff available but I believe it should be in the ATPL syllabus for the basics.
Now, are the trout rising to the fly yet.
