Guide to Flying. Illustrated.
first edition
1942 · London
by Veale, S. E. of the Staff of The Aeroplane.
London: Temple Press Ltd., (1942). First Edition, stated. Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), color-illustrated paper label, 192 pp + xlix pp. ads. Very Good, with lightly rubbed edges. From Preface: Flying of the more serious kind was never to be embarked upon lightly. Those who took the aeroplane lightly in the past were mere ‘tobogganers.’ They went flying for fun and they either skated around near home or shortened their days by accepting risks which they imperfectly understood. The War restricted flying to those who had responsible work to do and it set high standards for the newcomers. This ‘Guide to Flying’ is intended to serve those who come new to air matters. The whole field of flying is surveyed in it. The reasons why aeroplanes are built in particular ways, why motors and airscrews must accept certain limitations, why the principles of flying and navigation have something of the quality of dogmas, will become evident to the reader as he follows the descriptions of such things. The aim has been to wed description with explanation and to anticipate questions. That aim is more nearly realised in this guide than in the average manual. (Inventory #: 60978bd)