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6.25" x 9.25", 60 page hardcover (no dustjacket, as issued) titled PERCEPTIONS OF THE PAST AS A PROLOGUE FOR THE FUTURE by R. Dixon Speas/ The Wings Club, Twenty-Ninth Wings Club General Harold R. Harris 'Sight' Lecture, Presented at The Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, May 20,1992/ Reflections by R. Dixon Speas of aviation operations fifty years ago, the present, and fifty years ahead with respect to general aviation, airlines, business aircraft, aircraft charter, air medical services, air cargo, airports, and safety matters.Upon graduation from MIT in 1940, Robert Dixon Speas began a ten-year career with American Airlines, where he qualified as a DC-3 co-pilot and oversaw the development of the first procedures and manuals for trans-Atlantic operation of C-47s, C-54s and C-87s. He served as Director of Maintenance and Engineering, Cargo Division and as Special Assistant to President C. R. Smith. He left American Airlines to found the first of several consulting firms that provided opportunities to solve problems in almost every facet of the airline, business aviation and airport segments of the aviation industry in 45 countries around the world. He managed these firms until a few months before his death in 1998. He wrote and presented a number of books, articles and papers including Airplane Performance and Operation, Technical Aspects of Air Transport Management, and Pilot's Technical Manual. The Wings Club, also known as the Wings Club of New York, is a social and professional club formed for aviators, based in New York City. Founded in 1942 by a group of American aviation pioneers, it is known for its monthly lunches, annual dinners and special occasions at which talks are given on various aspects of aviation. The club gives out scholarships to aviation students, and selects individuals and organizations for recognition with the "Distinguished Achievement Award".