Scope and Contents At the annual meeting of the National Inter-Collegiate Flying Club, 1939, Hinckley, then chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, offered prizes of $300, $150, and $50 to be awarded for the three best essays on the subject of "The Cultural Value of Flying." Contestants were limited to persons holding student pilot certificates or any of the higher ratings issued by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Contained in this box are the essays submitted for the contest with the top ten...