Show D H GC 4 cf AVIATION NOTES AIRPORT CHATTER A new amphibian and seaplane base on the lake front in Wolfeboro N N. H. H has been completed for service service service ice of planes which visit the New Hampshire lake region all year around around James E. E Wolfe former army pilot is now manager of the Hartsville N. N C. C airport To vary life lile a bit pilots of personal planes at the Fair Haven Vt airport have been practicing formation formation formation for for- mation flying Grant Eldredge former army pilot has leased the Salmon Idaho airport He Ie a used to fly the hump in India with the ATC so the Idaho mountains wont won't bother both both- er him The Sportsmens Sportsmen's Pilots Pilot's association of Colorado will fly their planes to Estes Park for a convention convention convention conven conven- tion August 22 to 24 Traffic at atthe atthe atthe the Chicago airport increased 49 per percent percent percent cent in May VETS AND AVIATION Thousands of wartime dreams are certain to crash many aviation writers writers writers writ writ- ers predict And yet et we find veterans veterans veterans vet vet- erans getting most of the new jobs in aviation not only as pilots but also as maintenance men clerks and in hi traffic control Many vets are creating jobs for themselves in aviation But government estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates indicate that even 10 years from now the number of persons employed in the industry will not equal the number of men and women wom en who while in the services were hopeful of making aviation a peacetime peacetime peace peace- time career 4 HELICOPTER FALLS Many people have asked If ulf a helicopters helicopter's engine konks out can the craft be landed The question was answered recently at Dayton Ohio when an AM helicopter dropped from feet without damage to the craft or injury to fo the pilot With its engine dead autorotation autorotation auto- auto autorotation rotation or wheeling free-wheeling of the rotor blades allowed the pilot Capt Irvin C. C Steiner Sterner of Wright Field to toland toland toland land his helicopter safely in a cow I pasture I GOVERNOR WONT WON'T FLY Col Roscoe Turner the air speed king has a project in mind for this summer summer to to make Gov John C C. C Vivian of Colorado get his feet off the ground Once I can get his feet off ofT the ground and demonstrate what a wonderful thing it is to travel by air I think I can change his whole attitude Turner promised Hell become so minded air-minded it will be a great thing for the state A survey of army and navy air forces showed around were interested in postwar occupations related to flying Present direct employment in aviation is around of whom work for I aircraft manufacturers for forthe forthe forthe I the scheduled airlines for the federal government for airports airports airports air air- ports and the rest in a variety of jobs i I I Quote of the Week Farmers of the Great Plains are flying by the thousands They would be flying by the tens of thousands if planes were available at the right price and for their special needs Wall Vall Wall Street Journal |