Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-17
SHE YEARNS FOR THE AIR
Miss Matholde Moisant Decides to
Become an Aviator.
SEEKS LICENSE AS SKY PILOT
Young Woman Makes Her First
Flight in MOnopIane and Has Now
Progressed as Far rs "GraSs
Cutting'' Stage.

NEW YORK. July l6-(SpeciA Tele-
graln.)-Miss Matholde Moisant, sister Of
the late John B. Moisant, whose exploits
in the air probably did more than those
Of any other man to give America place
in international aviation. plans TO follow
her brothers profession in the conquest
of the air She is enrolled as a pupil in
the Moisant school Of aviation at Mine
ola, and has high hopes OF winning
pilots license before long.
Miss Moisant. in learning to manage
monoplane is opposed by her entire fam
lily, because OF the death Of her brother at
New Orleans last year. But even the
family cannot prevent this determined lit
tie woman from becoming an air pilot
Managing an aeroplane Of any type
needs more common sense than anything
else" she explained today. "Of course,
one must have bit Of pluck and a bit Of
training. but a level head is the chief re-
quirement
Up in the Air.
IT have been studying aviation only
few weeks, but already feel myself capable
Of making a flight. 1 really did get off
the ground Thursday but it was an acct
dent and I went only a few feet I tried
10 peEsudue FAuuIcN AAaARcAAT IA
structor at Mineola, TO permit me to go
aloft a day or two ago, but he would not
consent You see, have not graduated
from the grass cutting stage. but I did
more on my first day than many Of the
pupils achieve in a week. mean drove
the machine in a straight line, a difficult
feat for a beginner. and actually rose in
the air, though. OF course didn't mean TO.
Il want to get a pilots license just
soon as can. I mean TO be a good flyer
or no flyer at all.
II saw PauIhan ny in San Francisco
about eighteen months ago. and 1 deter
mined then I would fly. Not 50 long
afterward I came east 10 see my brother
/ ny at Belmont park. He had promised TO
| take my sister and me aloft with him,
but his passenger carrying machine was
/ wrecked before We had a chance to make
flight.
When John landed at Belmont park
/ after winning the Statue OF Liberty prize
was more determined than ever to ny
Then came Johns death, and OF course,
vowed I would never attempt TO operate
an aeroplane.
Old Longing Returns.
"Plt the old longing came back some
| time ago and gained on me until decided
/ 70 acquire the art of managing a mono
/ plane. Ny family has opposed me In
/ every way. but I am determined. 1 am
/ going to Mineola tomorrow night and will
: stay there until am an expert in the air
/ or until I decide that can never acquire
the art, and abandon the attempt. We 60
| out early every morning and late In the
afternoon We have another try when the
| weather is favorable.
Il think anyone can learn TO fly. but
I do not think everyone can learn TO be
a really great aviator and that is what
mean TO be- I think II Is born in me 1
have no feeling OF fear when I get into
a machine. I know shall learn TO do the
things my brother did, and maybe ssome
| other things"
A ]. MOisant a brother, had been lis
tening 20 his sister and when she paused.
he said:
''Nine-tenths OF the success In asropIanes
now is due TO the operator. The average
machine 10 such an unfinished product II
really counts only about One-tsnth in the
flying"