How To Fly

[Music] well miss california you're starting in on your first flying lesson i guess you'd better begin writing a bunch of snubbers or shock absorbers this will show you why snubbers are necessary for a smooth landing now i'll show you the starter not exactly a self-starter but almost remember your old victrola yes that's where your oil goes that's for your gasoline that tank holds 57 gallons now we'll get around the side here and i'll show you how the steering gear operates these are your ailerons they raise and lower they're used in making turns or banks they're controlled by a lever called the stick in the cockpit this is your stabilizer it's used to adjust the weight of freight and passengers it's also controlled from the cockpit this is your elevator a flipper when it's raised your ship goes up and when it's lowered your ship goes down this is your rudder used with the ailerons and making turrets and to the right it's controlled by pedals in the cockpit there now we'll get our helmets and goggles on then we can get inside better get our parachutes on first though here we are now i'll get you all buckled up one more there now get on my own insurance policy parachutes are mighty good things to have on hand i'll show you how to work it climb out of your cockpit onto the wing and jump count five and pull the rank [Music] now those are the rudder pedals left for a left turn and right for a right turn now for your stick back to go up forward to go down to the left for a left turn you see that raises your left aileron the wind strikes it and forces the wing of the ship down that gives you a left bank then for a right turn you pull your stick to the right that raises your right aileron the wind strikes it forces that wing down and you get a right bank back to neutral there's your gasoline throttle just like an automobile it sparks it advances and retards that controls your mixture of gasoline and air that's your compass temperature gauge the switch the clock and the gas port are speaking to for communicating with the pilot in the front seat that's the altimeter oil pressure gauge fahrenheit tachometer gasoline gauge air speed indicator turn and bank indicator primer navigation lights and the current booster now that wind sock and the smoke down on the field there show you which way the wind is you must always take off and land into the wind there's something else that's important do not take off a weight signal from tower red flag or red light stop and white flag or green light go it was a mighty good rule now you know almost as much about it as i do and in just a minute you'll know it all mechanic contact contact [Applause] [Music] [Music] there's the signal tower see the flagman on top that's a red flag we'll have to wait we go now you'll take the controls for a minute let's see if you can hold it steady always remember to keep your nose right on the horizon stand in the house steady bring your nose up not too high down a little bit let me have it take your hands off the control and i'll straighten her out for you look at your altimeter fifteen hundred feet the correct height for a slave flying i think the airport looks like a doll dog up we go for a tail tailspin [Music] you also get used to that this will make you feel better [Music] right now back on the stick again and here we go for an inside loop all right back on the stick again and here we go for a new moment's time all right we'll laugh [Music] get an idea of our actual landing speed watch these trees on the left top speed of this ship is 110 miles an hour we're landing at the rate of 40 miles an hour here we are back home again it's all yours remember to keep your nose down and your tail up good luck hey look up there can you imagine that oh boy how is that [Music] very very beginner congratulations you did exceedingly well you