The Aviator and the Weather Bureau

The author traces early aeronautical activity in southern California and describes a military aviation school on North Island, detailing its layout, training routines, and instructional methods. He presents a practical syllabus of meteorology for flyers, explains instruments and procedures for taking weather observations from aircraft and investigating the upper air, and recounts cooperative efforts between pilots and the national weather service to improve forecasting and atmospheric knowledge. Photographs and charts accompany discussions of equipment, flights, and observational techniques.