The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-24
WR|GHTs CONDUCT
AVIATION SCHOOL
Wizards Of the Air Instruct Men Who
Will Exhibit Their Machines
at Aero Meets.

DAYTON, O., June ga day at
the aviation school with the Wright
brothers, or even an hour If that hour
be spent in the aerodrome when the
famous inventors are grooming their
big birds OF the air a!;d teaching their
pupils" is sufficient TO let the most
casual observer irto the secret or
Wright success. That secret may be
stated in a very brief formula:
KNOW IT."
These men make it their business
TO know everything about the matter
in hand from the evidence OF their
own eyes and hands. They take moth
ing for granted; take noboGy's word
for anything. For vital and essential
matters they trust only themselves.
Wilbur trusts Orvil'e and Orville
trusts Wil5ur-in most matters at any
rate-but there's the limit
They are at their aviation school
bright and early in the morning,
while a good many people are still ia
bed. There are half dozen pupils"
working in the aerodrome tuning uo
the Wright machines, but most OF the
work is done by the Wrights. They
don't merely oversee the work-they
do it, with their own hands, mean
while teaching the mysteries or sue
cessful flying TO group OF young
fellows who may sometime astonish
the world with daring feats OF flying.
Only the men who will exhibit the
Wright machines at the various aero
meets and purchasers of machines are
admitted TO this wonderful school OF
flying.
Orville, neatly dressed in dark blue,
spruce and clean, works with fine re-
gard for the well-being of his clothes.
Nevertheless he is IN the midst OF
things. Wilbur is less careful as to
his garments. He wears an old suit,
decidedly the worse for hard wear,
and IL he gets cylinder oil on his
trousers ii does not worry him. lie
ghucks off his coat and gets down on
the floor to make some adjustment
on a motor that is to be installed In
one OF the machines to be assembled.
In their school room they are the
busiest OF the busy. There one sees
Wilbur standing at bench carefully
filing down some part OF a motor;
yonder is Orville climbing about a
newly assembled aeIoplane that has
never yet been tried out. Again one
sees Wilbur squatting on the floor,
busy with a soldering iron.
Presently Orvillc goes over 20
where one of his school boys" Is max
ing a strong cord, doubling and twist
ing string ard waxing IL with beeswax.
He quietly tells how 1t should be
done. The cord is to serve on the
motor for throwing the switch when
the aviator wishes 10 stop. Then ne
comes back and makes some final ad,
justment OF the newly assembled ma
chine. Wilbur comes over to cast an
elder brother eyes over the thing, to
feel few stays and say word or
two.
Results? A few minutes later the
untried biplane is taken out upon the
schools" aviation field, large tract
of land near Dayton, and Orville gives
IT try before any OF his pupils" are
allowed TO take chances with 1t.
He takes the machine out in as
matter OF fact way as one might a
new bicycle He knows II will fly.
His hands have heHed make It; his
eyes have seen its every component
part.
He flies four or FIVE miles and comes
down on the spot from which he had
started. and then the graduates OF the
aviation school are given opportun-
tiles to duplicate their teachers stunt