deltayankee
1st Apr 2009, 09:41
I am looking for practical civilian flying books for pilots from the 1920s and 1930s or perhaps earlier. Can anyone recommend any interesting books? I am not interested in the memoirs of pilots or books about the aircraft; just "how to" guides for pilots, preferably written by people who knew how to fly themselves.
The oldest books of this genre that I have found is Frederick Collin's "How to Fly" from 1917, which includes just a paragraph or two about actual flying. From these paragraphs it is evident that the author had never tried flying himself.
The oldest books of this genre that I have found is Frederick Collin's "How to Fly" from 1917, which includes just a paragraph or two about actual flying. From these paragraphs it is evident that the author had never tried flying himself.