Show Despite Chance of Forced Landings Lindy Will Cross Land With Pontoons NEW YORK June 9 Associated Press Press Despite Despite the possibility of forced landings an n ever present possibility possibility pos pos- In aviation Colonel Charles A. A Lindbergh 11 will equip the plane In which he be and his wife Ue are to fly to the Orient solely for tor alighting on water But this does docs not mean that that- he lie has overlooked o the fact tact that he may very well veU be forced by atmospheric or mechanical emergencies to bring the ship down where no water is available a It wits was learned today from one of the aviation companies with which he is affiliated that Colonel Lindbergh has weighed all aU possibilities possibilities ties with his usual care and decided that if necessary he can e effect aDT an aD T emergency landing on earth wit wIth pontoons instead of wheels It was understood that after atter discussing ells ella cussing the matter with his wife herself an able pilot pHot and navigator navigate the colonel decided that the added adde difficulty of possible ground landIngs landIngs land land- Ings on pontoons was outweighed out b by bythe bythe the saving of Weight which would b be added by wh wheel l gear o othe or orthe the loss of ot time caused b by changing from pontoons to wheels for the hops hop over land Although admittedly a difficult feat aviation experts who know Colonel Col Col- onel Lindbergh's skill expressed th the opinion that given soft or sandy oa em PM rAP V Despite Chance of Forced Landings Lindy Will Cross Land With Pontoons Continued from froni Pace Pue One ground to land on he would have no particular difficulty nor run any undue risk in using his planes plane's floats as skis and nd sliding his ship to a safe sale halt Confidence in his ability to do dohis thIs his felt by the colonel himself and his ils wife was indicated In the fact that hat so far as could be learned to today today today to- to day the flier filer has not felt it necessary sary ary to practice such sueh landings belore bc- bc lore fore ore the flight begins j.- j. |