Pilot's Notes for Spitfire I Aeroplane: The Spitfire Manual 1940

This was a present for my brother whose interested in WW2. He loved it. Looks authentic.

Interesting publication and notes for the spitfire

Really interesting- take it to RAF Cosford or the equivalent.See what the pilots coped with and remember, when on the ground they couldn’t see where they were going.

The details are excellent and provide a clear overview of the Spitfire engine. Whilst only having an interest in WW2 aeroplanes I was struck by the clear instructions and points of this book.

Fathers day gift, My dad loves it

This is an amazing help to flying the spitfire Mk.I (all be it in a simulator) It helped me immensely with regards to getting the right settings for efficient take off, climb, cruise and landing operations.A truly invaluable piece of kit for every aspiring Spitfire pilot. also a very interesting piece of historic documentation.

My grandson loved it! A very keen aero and space student aged 10!

Asked recipient whom said what he gad read was brilliant.

Gift for a man who loves Spitfire planes

Interessant

Pilot's Notes (PN's) of RAF issue are always very well-detailed, even the oldest publications of these. The Spitfire I and the Hurricane I PN's are a) not facsimile copies of the original issue as all PN's are expected to be, b) the cockpit illustrations are of incredibly poor quality, c) some 'expert' has thought it necessary to give an 'expert' opinion - totally unnecessary, as PN's are ALWAYS excellently self-explanatory, even including, as in the Lysander PN, well-deserved warnings on the pitfalls to be alert for on aborted landings. Please understand that PN's are read/ collected by very serious students (many of whom are pilots), and to receive something like this, and that, too, from Amazon directly, is most disappointing, indeed. Dear Amazon, please rectify this immediately by getting the publisher to FACSIMILE the Hurri I and the Spit I PN's soonest.

Absolutely the best 10 dollars I have ever spent in my life. If WW2 interests you on any level...this book is for you.I shouldn't say book, it is exactly what it says. It's a big chunk of what the pilot's received when familiarizing themselves with their plane. The cockpit picture makes your everyday problems seem insignificant compared to having to learn that machine aaannnndddddd shoot the luftwaffe out of the sky like absolute champions.Buy the book

I was excited to find this AP1565A on here. It is a repro, which is fine. However, upon receiving it, I was stunned that this was a scanned edition with a poor quality spinal bounding. The original editions had large fold-out diagrams (the main reason I wanted this), but this repro does not have that - just small scanned images which are clearly cut and pasted in.Stay away from this print-repro as it nothing like the original.Very disappointed.