# WWII PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING "BEFORE YOU FLY" BOEING STEARMAN BIPLANES 70284

This is the U.S. Navy MN-3474b black and white 1945 PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING: BEFORE YOU FLY film. There is a ‘wrong way to do things’ pilot mixed in to prove the points. It opens with Boeing-Stearman biplanes or “yellow fighters” (:19-:53). A Chief Flight Instructor talks about proper parachutes to a group of pilots. An improperly packed parachute causes the bad pilot to be blown along the ground. (:59- 4:25 ). The propeller is dangerous ( 5:03 - 5:35 ). A roughly placed parachute can do damage ( 5:36 - 6:15 ). Ensure the propeller ignition switch is off, unlock the controls, and use the catwalk ( 6:16 - 7:25 ). An inspection diagram is shown ( 7:40 ). The left wing, aileron, and forward strut are inspected ( 7:47 - 9:02 ). The pitot tube connects to the airspeed indicator ( 9:12 - 9:21 ). Check the wires and spreader ( 9:23 - 9:40 ). Check the underside of the wing. Walk hanging on to the wing to avoid the propeller ( 9:43 - 10:07 ). Check the dip stick in the oil cap ( 10:08 - 10:23 ). The bad pilot recreates an engine stalling and landing in a field ( 10:24 - 12:00 ). An oil cap coming loose when the airplane rolls several times is recreated ( 12:05 - 12:45 ). Check the olio, fitting bolts, and tires ( 12:49 - 13:17 ). Look for oil leaks on the pavement and in the accessory compartment ( 3:18 - 14:00 ). Look at the back of the engine and the carburetor ( 14:01 - 14:22 ). Check the propeller, engine front, spark plugs, fuselage underside, top wing underside, and landing…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/70284PrimaryFlightTrainingBeforeYouFly)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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