The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-24
What They Saw Above the City
as Told BY Heavenly Twins
by ROLAND G. GARRos.

Well. for one thing, 1 may say that
Richmond from 3,000-foot altitude,
is an even more beautiful city than II
is from the street level. The perspec-
tive (if I may call a vertical or bird s.
eye view of it perspective) from
height of over half mile permits one
to see so much more at one time than
If one is standing on the street. Build
ings take on new shapes. monuments
become perfectly fat landmarks. and
steeples towers almost cease to be
elevations at alI--all is blended in one
big. fiat contour, so that 1t is indeed
passed a given mark.
That explains. perhaps, why / flew
away over the East End Cor Church
Hin, / believe you call ito. several
miles beyond the City Hall. although
1t was my original intention only
to circle the City Hall tower, and
then return to the Fair Grounds But
unfamiliarity with my Bleriot (you see
my flight III It to-day over Richmond
was only my second time up in this
type of aeroplane) kept my eyes rather
busy with the controls. rather than
the scenery below me, and this, added
to the fact that l had seen the CITY
Hall tower only once before (and that
time from the street leveD confused
me little, and led me to fly consld-
erably farther than was necessary
merely to circle the tower.
Sensations while on my trip? Are
there any sensations in an aeroplane.
except that of speed and rest and
we'll, fight? 1t Is the operators brains
against changing and unknown atmos-
pheric conditions conditions which he
must be able to sense almost lnstlnc-
lively just a fraction OF second be-
fore he encounters them.
That Is the real JOY of aviation-the
fight there Is in the game. That's what
we all enjoy: that is what makes ny.
ing the greatest sport in the whole
world
You see, being Frenchman and hav-
ing acquired my American habits-such
American habits as have been for
tunate enough to acquire, that is-only
in the past Ave weeks since | arrived
to participate in the international
fast as you Americans do. I still pre-
fer nothing really solid until alons
about IL or IL o'clock. Well. l got
out to the Fair Grounds early this
morning to try out my machine. and.
of course, had not breakfasted as ye-.
Suddenly ! made up my mind that ia
| fly over the city. ! expected IT might
be a cold trip, SO thought 1t best to
| take some nourishment before start
ed l did. in the shape OF glass OF
| milk.
| So far as flying itself was concerned.
that was the most expensive drink
happened. but felt desperately III
about q moment after had left the
ground I thought I'd be able to find
the City Hall tower and get back to
paid no attention to my stomach
But kept getting colder and colder;
and my stomach for some reason failed
/ to function properly, anu | was lnosI
horribly III and nauseated lust as
Well, this shows how good flying is
for ones stomach nerves. BY the time
had arrived over me falr Gr0u nus
dipped my machine past our tent 10
show | had finished my cross-city
flight, and then kept things GOING q
few minutes longer.
That trip over Richmond taught me
many things about the operation OF a
Blerlot, IT is not as sensitive, OF
course as my little Demoiselle, which
is sort of hair trigger aeroplane. But
II does operate beautifully, particularly
the. Bleriot used this morning. which
Is the same machine that Johnny Moi
SAINT used on October 80 in winning
the Statue of Liberty race AN, and which
has not been used since, Flying over
Richmond is great sport, ] think I
can beat my time of this morning. and
maybe I'll try 1t before leave town,
Mr. Hamilton held a Watch on my
flight, and he told me was away on
the, cross-city digit Just seven and
one half minutes, | know that my
| speed was between siNty-four and
sixty-six miles an hour all the time
for weather conditions We're Ideal and
there was hardly any wlnd--soil mag,
Inc made nineNmiles in the seven and
one half minutes was on my little
pleasure trip, I may add that just
| as Molsant did when he flew around
/, tho Statue of Iiberty | climbed stead
INV this morning until I reached my
| highest point--vabout 5000 feet above
| ground--over Church Hill, just as !
| turusd for nome. Then ! coasted down
| hin to the Faip Grounds, 1t was n
| great trip, analI enjoyed ii all ever
| SO much--all, that Is except the NJ
ness, No move milk for me Just be-
fore start on other flights, however,