Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-17

unconscious shift of the body. Approaching
vehicles became an equally simple problem
Now that is exactly the situation with an
experienced aviator. He has no obstacles
to encounter except cross currents OF air
Air and wind are much quicker than
man can think and put his thoughts into
action. Unless experience has taught the
aviator to maintain his equilibrium In
stinctively, he is sure to come to grief
Why, when 1 am travelling at the rate of
sixty or eighty miles an horu, 1000 feet or
more above the ground. my thoughts us
ually run on subjects unrelated to aero
planning. SO far as the air currents are oon-
cerned, 1 rely entirely on this instructive
action: but my ear is always alert. The
danger signal of the aviator is when he
hears his motor miss Then he knows that
troubles are in store. Some times he can
speed up lust as an automobile does. and
get IL to renew its normal action. But II II
fails in this and the motor stops, he must
dip his DETECTING planes and negotiate n
landing In open country. Sometimes there
Is no preliminary signal from the motor
that il Is going to cease work. That -
the time that the aviator must act quickly
and unless the DETECTING planes are ma
nipulated quickly, aviator, aeroplane and
motor will rapidly land tangled mass on
the ground.
with Curtiss in Omaha, there will be c
T. Mars and Eugene 3. Fly, flying men
who have attracted much attention the
country over Mars graduated from the
Baldwin school of aeronautics and was
associated with Baldwin in some OF his most
notable achievements one being the con
struction of the worlds famous diriSible
known as the California Arrow" OF
st. Louis Worlds Fair fame Mars was
recognized as Americas foremost dirgibis
balloon operator at the Alaska-Yukon ex-
position, where he was awarded the gold
medal and first prize as the most fearless
and daring dirigible operator in America
It was while working with the dirigibls
balloons and the Ludlow kite at the James
town exposition in 1907, that Glenn II. Cur
tiss met Mars and admiring him for his
courage, nerve and knowledge of the air
Immediately took him as a pupil.
Ely is fearless and possesses unlimited
nerve. After the Chicago meet the Fourth
of July, Ely shipped his old Curtiss bi-plans
back TO the factory at Hammondsport, n.
Y, where it will be dismantled and In the
meet here at Creighton field July 1927, he
will fly a new Curtiss bi-plane known -
a Big Four" which is now being con-
structed under his supervision.
Ely enjoys a distinction that no other
aviator Ia the world can claim. He learned
10 successfully fly without a teacher or
without having seen any more than one
flight Being an expert mechanic and auto
racer, he possessed all of the natural preie-
auisItes OF the aviator, and seeking the great
future OF the flying machine game he deter
mined to learn to fly. Building gliders
after his own IDEAS he first assembled into
the air by being drawn up on his kite-liks
device.
Learning TO balance in this way he deter
mined TO get an aeroplane. Going to Seattle,
he was engaged by wealthy German OF
that place to fly Curtiss machine he pur-
cha sed from Mr. Curtss for sporting pur-
poses. Ely smashed up several times. but
undaunted repaired the machine and tried
again. Becoming interested moro deeply.
Ely. after much difficulty. bought the ma
chine
There Il one enthusiastic woman in the
party, Mrs. J. c. Mars who Is we'll in
formed on aerial technique. She tours the
country with her flying husband and 10
always present on the field at all Of the
aviation meets. She is considered sn au-
thority on the Curtiss machine and knows
what Is flying weather" ana what IL not"
Mr. and Mrs. Mars have been married ten
years. Their son. Tom Baldwin Mars. who
is now years OF age, ID a student In school
at Lincoln. He Is following In his fathers
footsteps and IA very much interested Ia
aeronautics and the flying feats performed
by his dad" Mr.. Mars has met with sey-
eral narrow escapes since dying his Curtiss
machine. but nevertheless stlll retains his
iron nerve and cool judgment when In the
all,