Chapter VII: Part 1: Pilots—flying Wings

1. _Ground Instruction._

1. Buzzing and Panneau
2. Artillery Observation
3. Gunnery
4. Aerial Navigation
5. Engine Running
6. Photography
7. Bombing and Camera Obscura
8. Air Force Knowledge
9. Engines and Rigging, Workshops Course
10. Drill and P. T.

2. _Air Tests._

1. Flying Instruction
2. Formation Flying
3. Cross Country
4. Reconnaissance
5. Photography
6. Bombing (Camera Obscura)
7. Ring Sights and Camera Gun
8. Altitude Test and Cloud Flying
9. Aerial Navigation

3. _Appendices._

A Flying Instruction
B Formation Flying
C Cross Country
D Bombing
E Wireless
F Gunnery
G Ring Sights and Camera Gun
H Aerial Navigation
I Photography

To insure a certain amount of continuous practice the following minimum times will be spent on ground subjects. It must be realized, however, that efficiency, and not time spent, is the ultimate passing standard.

Buzzing and Panneau 30 hours
Artillery Observation 20”
Gunnery 60”
Aerial Navigation 20”
Engine Running 3”
Photography 2”
Bombing and Camera Obscura 1 hour
Engines and Rigging 12 hours (Workshops Course)
Military Knowledge 3”

Lectures will be given covering—

(1) All questions on above subjects.

(2) Practical wireless covering knowledge useful to a pilot.

(3) All ground signals as given on new Artillery Observation card, 40-W.O.-2584.

Thus every step in the education of the flier was provided for and thus the United States turned out over 10,000 aviators.