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Show AUTOMATIC PILOTS NEED HUMAN HAND Devices Have Not Driven Flyers Out of Jobs. St Louis. The recently heralded perfection of an automatic piloting device for airplanes has not driven the older variety of pilot out of a Job. It atlll takea the human touch In flying. fly-ing. It la pointed out by all aviation authorities, including those who proclaim pro-claim the merits of the new development develop-ment There are shown to be definite limitations lim-itations upon the automatic pilot, despite Its remarkable powers. These begin with the fact that It cannot take a plane off the ground nor return It to the ground upon completion com-pletion of a flight The latter of these maneuvers Is one of the most difficult aspects of flying. In landing a plans equipped with the automatic piloting device, the flyer hi required to cut It out of operation and land aa he alwaya al-waya baa done In the past In taking off, he must fly the plane up to the altitude at which be Intends to soar on bis Journey. In between landings and take-offs, ao long aa a constant altitude la de-alrable, de-alrable, the automatic pilot can handle the plane through the operation of three controls the rudder, the elevator eleva-tor and the ailerons. It keeps It flying fly-ing on even keel both laterally and longitudinally and keepa the plane's nose pointed In the proper direction. In maintaining balance In the plane, It la even more sensitive than the most skilled flyer, many of Ita enthusiastic en-thusiastic supporters soy. Supplanting his own skill, as It does, the pilot will welcome the development de-velopment Instead of driving him Into other fields, It will make bla task easier and safer, It Is declared by all qualified observers. |