Pilot's Operating Instructions for Pursuit

This document was produced during WWII and was intended for pilots transitioning into fighters. It has been reproduced with as few changes in layout as possible with HTML. The original table of contents has been replaced with a table of hyperlinks, rather than pointing to page numbers within sections. The original booklet is from Joe Mabee's collection. Randy Wilson

Prepared by Pursuit Pre-Flight Training
Fourth Operational Training Unit
Brownsville Army Air Base
Brownsville, Texas

INTRODUCTION

The information contained herein has been compiled from Tech Orders and condensed for your use. The most important facts on each type aircraft have been included along with complete emergency procedures for each ship. Page 1 contains operational data which will apply to operation of the ships here at this field during your transition. Operational data concerning manifold pressure and RPM, contained under individual ships operating instructions, is quoted from Tech Orders and is included for your reference on future delivery flights after completion of the transition. It is the hope of Pre-Flight Transition that this will provide you with a source of information that will be handy to carry in your briefcase and convenient to use.

signed
FREDERICK S ADAMS
1st Lt. Air Corps
Director of Pre-Flight Training

Section I -- Power Settings

Allison, Packard Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Airspeeds

Section II -- Allison Starting Procedures

Starting, Stopping, Overpriming

Section III -- Curtiss Electric Propeller

Pre-flight prop check, Magneto check

Section IV -- Operating Instructions for P-39

How to fly the Bell Airacobra

Section V -- Operating Instructions for P-40N-20

How to fly the Curtiss Warhawk

Section VI -- Operating Instructions for P-47

How to fly the Republic Thunderbolt

Section VII -- Operating Instructions for P-51

How to fly the North American Mustang

Section VIII -- Operating Instructions for P-63

How to fly the Bell Kingcobra

Power Settings and Capacities

For various models of P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51 and P-63

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