How To Fly a Piper Cub

Book excerpt: This booklet is presented with the hope that it will help you understand the basic flight principles and appreciate the many benefits of flying. A series of charts acquaints you with the construction of the Piper Cub Trainer. Simple descriptions and photographs take you, step-by-step, through a typical flight lesson. If you study the charts, descriptions and photographs carefully, it will be a great help when you take actual flying lessons in a Piper Cub. You’ll be a big jump ahead of those who do not understand the fundamentals covered in this booklet. We trust that “How to Fly a Piper Cub” will pave the way for your flight instruction and lead to many happy hours in the air for you. This classic is organized as follows: Learn to Fly… It’s Easy, Practical, Pleasant, Economical! Piper Cub Super Cruiser Piper Cub Trainer Piper Cub Sea Scout Specifications Learning about the Piper Cub Trainer Movement of Controls and Their Effect Upon Attitude of the Piper Cub You, Too, Can Fly! A Word of Advice From the Instructor From the Cockpit of a Cub! Good Pilots Keep Their Heads—Loose! Wind Drift Correction Some Maneuvers That Only Experienced Fliers Can Do