Show doing it all himself av I 1 aviation student cornea comes TO ti lint ll 11 it lay day when he or she vows ill take tier off lly fly around and land again without help from my instructor keeping alint vor wits just one postponement po pon ement after another with me i As it would spoil the accomplishment to ask him not to help I 1 resolved to stake make each maneuver so nearly perfect hed not have to help in any why each trip something was not quite the way it should have been and hed have to kick the lie rudder bring up a wing yank the stick gun the motor or tell me something through the speaking lulie keep it 11 constant lookout for other lie had find to caution me ive been doing it for you but you roust must learn ta t do it for yourself we are moving at high speed and so are the other fellows we cover distances quickly see that plane under us it Is your responsibility to keep out ot of its wily way we made a half dozen trips around the plit tern at my takeoffs take offs were smooth and my font lings were improving my judgment of was getting better budging dis distance tance from above ts Is different from anything I 1 had ever experienced perien perlen ced there was nothing I 1 couff use as a yord stick to measure it and it Is surprising how small common objects telephone poles buildings trees appear from feet up my aly instructor may have sensed my desire for a perfect trip tie ho said nothing as we started forward left file ground and climbed steadily toward tile tho loudfoot lOUO foot level I 1 leveled out reduced the motor speed to 1450 1410 r p m made the first turn leveled out lew flew straight ahead turned flew straight turned again and cut the motor to idling for the glide back to 0 o earth my bly fourth turn was a bit wobbly but he said nothing I 1 gunned the motor frequently probably too frequently 1 I was held hed have to tell me to do no so As we approach edthe ground I 1 ley lev aled out of the glide and began working the stick back the plane began to lose speed und tind I 1 could feel it settling earthward at dinst it touched the ground and rolled to to a stop he be had bad not spoken no I 1 touch the controls that time just sat here and enjoyed the ride was his answer to my query zi 1930 kenern News Daver |