From the dust jacket:
What is it really like to fly a plane... to learn to be a private pilot, a commercial aircraft pilot, a military aircraft pilot? This unusual book tells you all the details, not only of what it takes, but of how it feels! All the hows and whys of flying are here, technically accurate, and written in a lively, personal way which conveys the sensations, the language, and the emotions, as well as the training process, the qualifications, and the duties of men who fly.
Part I tells with humor the author's experiences in learning to fly an Aeronca Champion. Details about his introductory flight, his first solo flight, and his final licensing as a private pilot make it a genuine experience for the reader. The sounds, the sights, the smells, the thrills, and the responsibility are all made clear.
Part Il covers the training of a commercial pilot and a coast-to-coast trip in the cockpit of a jet airliner. The writer spent months with TWA pilots to make this account accurate. He describes the duties of each crew member, the million-dollar simulators which are used to practice flying procedures, and the quick-thinking, quick-acting, capable men who make a career of commercial flying.
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