Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
SKY PILOTS COMING OVER
wealthy Americans Create Demand
for Skilled Managers of
Airships.

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A new kind of talent is being brought
across the ocean from Europe.
Pilots of the air are coming from the
older country to handle the flying ma
chimes purchased by wealthy Americans
who are interested in the latest sport.
Heading the list of those who nave pur-
chased flying machines is Mr.. Rodman
Wanamaker, vice president of the famous
firm OF John Wanamaker Rodman Wanna
maker is a son Of John Wanamaker.
During his recent stay in Europe Mr..
W6namaker bought a Blerlot monoplane.
This is the kind of air craft in which Bier
TO- made his record breaking trip across the
English channel.
Mr.. Wanamaker, who is a member of
the Aero club of France, became so en-
thusiastic over this remarkable exploit that
he at once purchased one of the same kind
Of machines and It is soon to be tested in
thu new world. Mr.. Wanamaker will not
attempt to handle it himself. He does
not regard himself as expert enough to at
tempt a flight. Hence he finds it neces-
sary to bring to the United States some
body to sail 1t for him.
This makes him only one of many rich
men who will have to import air pilots
until the United States catches up and
gets men who can do the work.
Mr.. Wanamaker has plenty of company
in this respect.
1t Is surprising how many rich men nave
taken UP the sport of aerial navigation.
Nearly all of these wealthy owners plan
to enter their flying machines in every
event that is held, and they are intensely
ambitious to win the many prizes that
are to be offered at meets soon to be held
all over the country.
rt.- ..--A g-a-Axt,ak - tn q, ntnAare ~vHA
have been brought from the other side to
look after the air navigation interests of
prominent Americans is Louis Robson, a
Frenchman. He will take care of Mr..
Whnamaker's monoplane.
Robson is soon to commence his. prac-
tice, for he will fly the Bleriot at the
international contests that are planned for
Long Island next year.
Robson is a very gifted engineer. Aside
from his knowledge of the construction
and operation of a motor, he knows all
about the material that goes into air crafts,
for he has done important work with some
of the most noted aeronauts of France.
He has made many important ascents,
and has commanded about all the inforA
nation that is now possible even in France,
where the science has been carried further
than any place in the world.
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in French method Of developing aero
nauts.
First is taken a man who has a knowl-
edge of engineering and mechanics. II
; is the raw material. He must first master
the fundamental laws or aerial navigation
Then he works in establishments where
the airshlps are actually made. His neXt
, step is to associate himself with some pilot
who has made ascents and knows all about
them. Then when he has served all thi;
apprenticeship, he is thought fit 70 be in
trusted not only with his own life, whicf
/ must of necessity be endangered In every
/. flight, but with the airship itself, which
a is a very expensive piece of construction
c and which can readily be wrecked II lef
q to the hands of novice or fool.
A man must have native qualification
of GOODNESS and good health, to be an. al
; pilot. That goes without saying, for h
is destined to be constantly exposed L
: perils that mean death for he who falters
Young Paulhan is a pilot who is almos
certain to be brought to the United State
y by some of the enthusiasts. He has broker
d record after record.
; Lefebre is another remarkable pilot o
the air, one who is especially noted for hi
daring.
Guffroy, Laurens, Schreck, Gobron, Blu
q au-Narilla hOuBleI, fOuIlltI, VIM wa
also a famous automobile driver. Sanche
: Beza, Legagneaux, Breguet and Fernando
are others who are likely to be heavil
bid for. When the American rich ma
wants anything he is most likely to get Il
There is at present no chance to get tn
\ right kind OF drivers In the United States
In this country there is as yet no adequat
library on the subject. there is no fund @
!, knowledge, there are no teachers.
II is really the story of automobile owe
again, and II will probably be a consider
" able time before Uncle Sam catches up.
This is not hard TO understand. In tn
. United States nearly the entire system c
T. mechanics is based on automatic ma
10 chinery. In Europe there is still a larg
PROPORTION OF all mechanical work don
D. by hand, and as a consequence artisan
i maintain their individual skill TO better at
Al vantage.
J. Il is the individual skill that carries alon
Ia new experiments to success, II is not unit
st they nave been thoroughly demonstrate
In this way that It is possible TO appl
l. the automatic machinery. and make poi
o. sible a profitable production.
~ In, the United States the wa
a produced slowly and poorly at first. bI
o. now it is standardized, and American aut'
&c matte machinery is producing in this couI
II, try a popular priced car that no shop