drive michigan north south east west there are twenty seven scheduled airlines there are almost six hundred airline stocks every major city every state in the forty eight touched on by the unseen hi developing and organizing a man with a briefcase waving the pattern of american business carrying contract specifications bragging bottlenecks meeting deadlines the american business destination taxis are convenient privately owned and operated they are comfortable airplanes piloted by experienced an able man there are more than fifteen hundred such operators licensed to carry people and property air transportation is their business round transportation is also being provided for by money airport operators transportation after arrival has been a major problem no one has realized this more clearly than the man who managed the airport they're finding ways to meet the problem one answer is the airport courtesy car these cars are owned and maintained by the airport they are furnished at a low charge and as a customer service to out of flying is on the increase so too are the airports providing this courteous service to the flying business the airport courtesy car is important companies that specialize in designing executive airplanes land with an ideal comfort as well as efficiency as carefully planned for privacy and livability as they are designed to fit the needs of the owner often with a living room area built in television platters large picture windows a popular elevation in a corporation martin b twenty six converted he travels at three hundred mph in a sun proof pressurized cabin capable of accommodating sixteen people since money business flights are made at ni these airplanes are equipped for relaxation as well as work countless businessman by their own airplane the majority of airplane owners are over forty years of a banker salesman engineer or auto dealer executive secretary district distributor branch or roller rink operator machine builder brace maker broker construction engineer electrical contractor salesman preferment lawyer insurance agent then there are businessman every day turning their thoughts to the airplane and learning to fly this man is a qualified flight instructor is business is teaching people to fly is understanding and courteous he has a sound knowledge of airplanes and what they can do it costs less than one hundred dollars to learn to fly less than five hundred to become a qualified licensed pilot there's no age limit on learning to fly first the student pilot becomes acquainted with the functional parts of the airplane  learns to check the airplane and to recognise for himself if it is ready to fly this simple procedure is blind checking pilot line checked his aircraft every time he flies once the student is acquainted with the outside of the airplane instruction inside begins he sits in the pilot's seat the instructor  and he knows how to use the brakes and start the airplane he is taught to taxi the airplane on the ground he is taught ground courtesy and how to watch for other aircraft taxiing develops control which is later used on takeoff and landing the same day they fly they stop at the end of the runway brakes are set gases to check opened the engine power is checked on each ignition system individually the carburetor heat is checked by turning it on and off the throttle is close to the idling your instruction begins with the rather the airplane is kept from turning after it is game speed as the elevator is brought up the airplane takes off the airplane is equipped with  control of the student can easily follow the movements of the issue on one simple maneuver at a time and that is allowed to practice it by this method he learns to fly the airplane exactly where he wants it to go before the student solos he must know the basic civil air regulations governing air traffic instructor is satisfied that his student knows the simple regulations and that he is capable of flying the airplane alone he asks him to make three takeoffs and three la first solo flight the student is required to put into use all that he has learn end of the airplane touches the ground the control wheel is all the way back after forty hours of mixed gold and solo flying he passes the regulation flight check he takes a written examination which is yours that he understands the basic principles of map reading weather and flight modern other airplanes now a qualified licensed pilot the businessman is interested in finding the specific airplane that will meet his needs is hours in the air while learning to fly and while taking his cross country american aircraft designers and manufacturers are developing new airplane percent of all airplane owners pilots their own airplanes they use executive types such as the aero commander the four or five plays three turns us now manufactured in wichita kansas the six place bonanza also manufactured in wichita