Assen Jordanoff (1896–1967)

basic student guide to flying, and it's still full of classical knowledge which any pilot should absorb. The cartoon illustrations of helmet-and-goggles aviators may make some snicker---let them. YOUR WINGS remains both a charming artifact and a lively reminder that some knowledge simply doesn't age.
Assen 'Jerry' Jordanoff was nothing if not amazing. A Bulgarian test pilot and engineer who fled Europe for this country after the First World War, he taught himself English at the New York Public Library---and supported himself with odd jobs such as shoveling snow in winters. He then began working his way through America's aircraft industry, developing new ideas and new technologies seemingly every time he woke up in the morning. Among other accomplishments was a series of instructional texts on aviation.… (meer)

Originally published in 1932, the information is arranged in the order in which it would be given to a flying pupil by the flight instructor in the course of flight training. A fascinating look back at the early days of flying and a must for any serious collector of the history of flight.
The author, a famous Bulgarian pilot and aircraft designer, responsible for the design of the first Bulgarian aircraft and 84 missions in World War I. illustrates method of flying and its rudiments with the use of cartoonish drawings.… (meer)