United States Army Air cadets graduate in Glendale, California. Film opens showing a graduating class of U.S. Army Air Corps aviation cadets at attention along with their instructors, in front of a line of PT-13 training aircraft. A senior officer is reading from notes for their graduation ceremony. Closeups of individual aviation cadets. A formation of 6 PT-13s flies toward and over the camera at very low altitude. Next, an aerial view shows the 6 aircraft flying in formation at altitude. Point of view (POV) shot from inside one aircraft, as it banks gently over a highway with only two cars driving on it. POV shot from back seat, of pilot in helmet, at controls in front cockpit. Several views of individual airplanes flying past movie cameraman filming them from another aircraft. Views of aircraft performing aerobatic rolls, including one from inside a maneuvering plane.
The United States starts a civil war air school in Glendale. Pilots attend classes at the civil war air school. A biplane takes off. The biplane in flight. The plane lands after a short flight.