Show air commuter in east Is an old time pilot georgetown IJ id late every after noon this summer the pontoons pon of a seaplane cut cur two troughs across tile the surface of chesapeake bay ond and milton alliton earl reid who vilio claims to be the oldest active pilot in the united states steps out on the deck of the houseboat ills his summer home the first pennsylvanian to attain tile the distinction he qualified as ao an airplane pilot on april 13 1912 and holds license no III II 11 of tile the federation internationals ale but lying flying to iteld Is only a con eilent means of commuting between ills his summer resli residence enc e and ills his office in philadelphia it Is a 40 minute hop from georgetown to essington on the delaware Pe laware where lie he lands the ito 00 mile trip requires at leas four houi bow 5 by bv water ind and almost thit that length or of time by train aboard the houseboat there Is a 11 radio receiving set fet which enables him film to obtain dally daily government weather lier forecasts fore ersts A radio beacon and a 51 5 1 gallon drum of aviation gasoline for emergencies complete the flying equip ment at ills floating horae |