Show G ir O 11 J 0 AVIATION NOTES AIRPORT CHATTER Aviation committees of the Minnesota Min Min- Minnesota Minnesota state senate and house made madea a good will trip on two navy with stops at Duluth and Bemidji and a flight over the Iron Range to demonstrate te how quickly an airplane air air- airplane airplane plane can show a visitor northern Minnesota Chairman A. A R. R John- John Johnason Johnas Johnason ason as on of the senate committee re- re reported re re- reported reported ported the group has voted 2500 for airport development in the next biennium Members of the Denver ski patrol conducted a week-long week drive seeking financial support for their rescue facilities and services at Colorado ski sites The patrol has 68 trained members who cooperate with the Red Cross and the air search and rescue arm armat armat armat at the army's Lowry field in rescue e activities Michigan's GI flight training commenced in February 1946 has gained momentum until it i inow t now is an accredited course in seven of the states state's colleges Th The Thesta state sta te now has veterans in m training at flight schools and an d another booked for spring With costs underwritten by the gov gov- government government government school operators have bought new planes built new air air- airports ports and installed the latest train train- I ing aids Thousands of miles of Arizona's scenic grandeur are cov cov- covered covered covered ered in a series of ot five expense all-expense personally-escorted personally in in- inaugurated inaugurated in- in inaugurated by Arizona Airway Inc Flights cover such picturesque views of the Arizona wonderland as Oak Creek canyon San Francisco peaks Painted desert Grand can can- canyon canyon canyon yon Marble canyon Lake Mead Las Vegas Boulder dam Navajo Indian reserve and Brahma temple S Equipped with with a bundle of knitting and a newspaper to entertain myself on the way down Mrs Lavada Ava Sneed year old Denver grandmother er stepped out of an airplane feet above Denver's Rus- Rus Huston Ruston Ruston ton field on her first parachute jump Mrs Sneed who had rigged and changed harness har har- harness harness ness on parachutes while engaged in wartime work for forthe the army wanted to see if they really do work Her re re- reaction reaction reaction action I was as thrilled as any little old country girl on a picnic S 5 L NEW MODEL The new de de- deluxe deluxe Silva ire model E 8 8 E which has a cruising speed of miles per hour and a maximum speed of more than miles per hour is now in production at the Lus- Lus Luscombe Luscombe combe plant in Dallas Tex It is isa a two-place two high wing metal all monoplane SET SHOW snow DATES The second annual National Aircraft Air Air- Aircraft craft Show sponsored by Aircraft Industries association will be held in November Several eastern cities are under consideration as the loca loca- tion Emphasis this year will be on personal aircraft and accessories rather than an inclusive all aircraft exposition such as was staged at Cleveland last November Col Tod Bates wartime commanding officer of Luke field at Phoenix Ariz has been selected by Aircraft Industries association to head its show force I |