Instrument flying technique in weather
Maker and role
Commanding General, Army Air Forces, Approver
Production date
01 Jan 1944
Object detail
Accession number
1970.208.33
Description
"in this manual our hero, "fool for luck" and principal character is Scratchy. Scratchy is an average pilot. He has average skill and his reflexes are about the same as yours... Like Scratchy, [the ordinary pilot] may be able to barge ahead, learn the hard way, and do his thinking afterward. Scratchy no longer recommends this course. He says you ought to sit down with this manual and let it help you do your thinking first." - foreword
1. scratchy lives to tell about it
2. weather elements affecting flight
3. turbulence
4. ice accretion
5. flying clouds and fog
6. showers and squalls
7. thunderstorms
8. cold fronts
9. warm fronts
10. the occlusion
11. planning the flight
supplement: analysis of pseudo-adiabatic diagram
1. scratchy lives to tell about it
2. weather elements affecting flight
3. turbulence
4. ice accretion
5. flying clouds and fog
6. showers and squalls
7. thunderstorms
8. cold fronts
9. warm fronts
10. the occlusion
11. planning the flight
supplement: analysis of pseudo-adiabatic diagram
Signature/Marks and Type
Adj. 40 sq. Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
72 pages : illustrations, diagrammes ; 28 cm.
Credit line
Commanding General, Army Air Forces. 01 Jan 1944. Instrument flying technique in weather, 1970.208.33. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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