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Show ENGLISH TRAIN YANK AVIATORS Finishing Touches Are Given in an Airdrome in Quiet Country Coun-try Spot. FIRST SOLO FLIGHTS THRILL Fledgling Flyers Go Up Alone Only After Course With Instructor First Flight Is Closely Watched. An American Airdrome In Kngland. This Is one of the numerous nvln-tlon nvln-tlon camps in Kngland where Americans Ameri-cans nre receiving their finishing ouches ns flyers. When they lenve nlere for the buttle front In Frnnce they know nil that can lie taught about ttyl.'ig. Only the school of experience ex-perience fan supply, the post-graduate course that makes (iiiyneiner.s and I.nfberys. The alcdrotne Is set In one of those beautiful spots that one calls to mind from classic pictures of Kngllsh landscapes. land-scapes. It is early In June nnd the great level Held that stretches away in front of the hangars Is like a rich , green carpet. Beyond there Is a woodland, wood-land, and In the distance Is n range of low hills whose smooth contour recalls to Westerr Americans the foothills foot-hills of California. It Is a peaceful place and very tpi!et except for the droning of airplanes. At least a dozen are In the air ant others are preparing for flight. Ino i one of these latter a young KentucW'.an j has Just climbed. Kor the first time he Is going tip aloi, e. Passes All cirst Tests. For weeks the British Instructor has been with t-1 tn constantly and he has passed successfully the major tests. He can tly straight, the Instructor sitting sit-ting beside him has nimle sure, and he can work the controls without fear or "nerves." lie knows bow to stall, to gUile and to climb, and be hns learned a good deal. too. about the important art of landing. On one memorable occasion the Instructor In-structor has shouted to him above the roaring of the engine: "Shall we loop'" and they did. But hitherto, of course, the Instructor has been the real pilot, explaining maneuvers, encouraging en-couraging the Toting man to secure an accurate touch anil to become, as he must If lie is to he siicci -slul, so perfect per-fect a master of the machine that he can make It lly of Itself. The fact I hat It Is his first flight j Is known nt the airdrome and uiaiiy eyes are watching to see him "tako I off." Gives Final Instructions. With a tremendous sputtering the i engine starts, i'he instructor, stand- lng on the step of the fuselage, holds to his cap against the hurricane raised by the propellers and shouts his Until directions. lie points to the Instruments, Instru-ments, shows what the engine revolutions revolu-tions should be. feels the controls, ami bids the new "soloist" good cheer. ' 4 What (he fledgling flyer's fatting nre only (hose who have flown alone know. He Is dropping the pilot and embarking on the great adventure. On n first flight nlone the pupil's performance Is carefully watched for any faults. Fsunlly he Is given a definite defi-nite piece of maneuvering to carry out. A pupil Is never sent Into the air merely to fly about for a fixed time. Afterwards he will have more "duul" with his Instructor anil much of the old teachings wllk he repeated ami emphasized. At this point perhaps the real understanding between Instructor Instruct-or and pupil becomes manifest. Cn-dersiamling Cn-dersiamling mid sympathy are important impor-tant factors in aerial instruction. |