The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-03
Is Only Aviator to Accomplish
This Feat Who Lives TO
Tell of Ii.
GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBES
HOW He PERFORMS GLIDE
Ely and Willard Are Due to
Arrive Today; Parmalee is
Slightly Delayed.

The aviation crowds gathering in Salt
Lake FOR the International Aviation car
nival which opens Wednesday afternoon
al Bonneville park, half mile this side
Of Saltair will be treated to the famous
spiral glide in which Walter Brooliins.
the Wright aviator. has astoundcd
throngs at The big eastern aviation
meets.
Brookins Sunday. at the Semloh hotel
aviation headquarters. announced his in
tention Of doing the spiral" he calls
il. Brookns is The only aviator i'll the
world today who has accomplished the
dangerous ieat and lived to tell of 1t
The, spiral dip, or glide, as II Is known.
is the feat that sent Ralph Johnstone
to his death at Denver and is the one
aerial trick that has taken the heart
OUT of the numerous aviators who have
tried II.
Unable to Describe Spiral.
Asked for a description of the glide,
II into words In a way that would con-
vey. very much OF an idea OF the spec
tacle.
''I generally start the glide when up
1900 or 20OO feet he said. Il stop
climbing and point the nose OF the plane
pretty nearly straight down toward the
ground and, With iIghtning-like s%oop
let her plunge downward until I'm doing
good mile II minute clip Then | throw
my rudder entirely over and bank the
left tips of the planes high and turn
sharply 10 the right.
That Tits the bipiane until the sup
porting planes are Just below 90 degrees
angle. Ninety Is the limit, and I have
TO know just when ] have reached that
point IN the tit when 30 is close at
hand and still far enough from IL so
that the centrifugal force OF the circlinS
hiplanc holds me in my seat and a, the
same time enable me 10 keen the plane
from tipping clear over. With the ma
chine tilted close TO the 9o-degree mark
let her cut circle. still continuing the
drop toward the earth
Brookinss graphic description of the
glide CONVEYS little OF the sensationalism
OF the spectacle. II was Glenn Curtiss,
Broolins's competitor at Belmont park.
the glide and bank his machine to the
danger point as he swept into his first
spiral:
'"The boy will never come out of it
II had figured out the mechanical
part of tho glide long before ] first
tried IT., continued Brookins Sunday.
AT all aviation meet In the south one
day year ago ! first executed it and
! believe am rather conservative when
aia!G Of 9sI fesnr doing bera it rs mostly amg 6tbcr
way man can tell when he has tilted
his plane 10 the. last possible degree TO
hold 1, in the spiral Johnstone went 10
the glide time and again and
could not master 1t and had given It up.
we thought. Then, that day at Denver,
he tried It again and came down.
Both Willard and Ely. the two Curtiss
flyers, Will be in Salt Lake today, with
their cars, and Tuesday afternoon sew
eral preliminary flights will he given in
Bonneville park for the benefit Of news
paper men and officials and promoters
OF the meet. TO open Wednesday Par
malice Brookinss tcammate, IS on his
way. but has beer slightly delayed on ac-
count of illness in his family.
Accommodations for Autoists.
The committee in charge OF the car
niVa! has made extensive repairs to the
road leading 10 the field. that all those
who wish 10 attend may have no trouble
in reaching the grounds. Indicators have
been placed at all the turns and bridges
and bad places in the road have been
looked after A map Of the city. showing
the route will be published before the
meet and all drivers and owners OF auto
cars may have the directions TO the field
on application to the committee at head
quarters in the Semloh hotel.
In order that all who own cameras
and wish to take pictures of the meet
may be accommodated the management
has refused 10 grant an exclusive picture
right TO any one concern: II says. and
all who wish pictures Will be accorded
all The rights possible at the field,
Prizes for the best amateur pictures arc
10 be offered. The conditions will be
announced later.
Tickets good for autoists will be sold
at the cigar stand OF the Semloh hotel.
Those vino wish to secure tickets or
boxes in advance may call UP the hotel
and an employee of the Carnival associa-
ton will be on hand from Monday on
to make reservations. The obtaining of
tickets by those who contemplate attend
ing in machines will greatly facilitate
the handling q! the rush and all are
urged TO place their orders early.