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Introduction:
REALM OF FLIGHT is the first of a series of short manuals prepared by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to provide the private pilot with information essential to safe operation of his aircraft. These texts, by presenting basic and elementary information, also will serve as a basis for further study of theoretical and technical material already available in many publications.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans who intend to become active participants in "the air age" thus will be enabled to acquire facts and guidance essential to that participation, with opportunity to make advanced studies if they so desire.
REALM OF FLIGHT has drawn upon many sources: the practical experience of pilots, the scientific knowledge of specialists, and the large amount of information available in such publications as the War Department's Technical Manual No. 1-132; "Basic Weather for Pilot Trainees"; "Aerology for Pilots," prepared by the Navy; and Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 25, "Meteorology for Pilots," by B. C. Haynes, Chief of Observation Section, U. S. Weather Bureau. The latter book is recommended particularly for those who wish to make a more detailed study of meteorology.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration has been accorded the unstinting cooperation of the United States Weather Bureau, the Civil Aeronautics Board, and the Government Printing Office, in preparation of the publication. The pictorial illustrations were executed by the Visual Services of the Civil Aeronautics Administration's Office of Aviation Information. Drawings of weather maps were prepared by the U. S. Weather Bureau. So widespread was the participation of individuals that it is impracticable to express appreciation specifically to all who have contributed directly and indirectly to the planning, the accuracy of material, and the format.
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