Abstract
(1) MAJOR STEWART is a writer of the kind that seems to be prevalent in aviation, to its great advantage. He has the ability to explain the most abstruse problem to the non-scientific reader by selecting the essentials, and presenting them simply yet accurately. His book, “Cross-Country Flying”, deals with the use of the compass, air speed indicator, turn and drift indicator, bubble inclinometer, etc., in the air, and the general use of maps, course plotters, and calculators on the ground. He avoids the complicated mathematical theory upon which much of it is based, without descending to such a simplicity as to offend the intelligence of the reader.
(1) Cross-Country Flying.
By Major Oliver Stewart. Pp. ix + 116 (12 plates). (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1931.) 6s. net.
(2) Flying as a Career: a Popular Guide for all proposing to obtain a Position in the new Industry as a Pilot, Navigator, or Aircraftsman.
By Major Oliver Stewart. Pp. ix + 81 + 12 plates. (London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1931.) 3s. 6d. net.
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Engineering. Nature 128, 961 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128961b0
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