The evening times., 1911-07-25

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at O'Clock and after circling I
around for some time settled to 4.
the ground on the aviation field, 4
came to a standstill and picked =
up Frank Coffyn, who is in the
city today having stopped of =
on his way home from Winnipeg.
The two Wright aviators made =
fight together. =
Parmalee will make one more =
flight tonight at 1880 o'clock. =
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With the throbbing of the great
motor, the whirring of the propellers
as they beat against the air, a sud-
den forward rush and then a gradual
rise into the air mid the cheers of the
thousands that packed the stands
and lined the course of the race track,
Phillip Parmalee, in the initial avia-
tion feature of the North Dakota state
fair, this afternoon gave the vast as
sembly some idea of his own Prov
ess over the bird machine and Of the
abilities of that machine in negotiat-
ing space.
Though the sight of an aeroplane
ts not a new one to Grand Forks peo-
pie, Parmalee this afternoon in his
first flight, gave them thrills plen-
ty and demonstrated the fact that the
fair association, in making a request
for his services and not ceasing in
that request until successful, made
no mistake.
Like a shot, from a cannon, the
great machine with Its human driver
left the ground. Soaring like q great
bird, ever upward and upward. Par
malice and his machine continued. As
they drove toward the northwest, d.
rectly against the wind, the machine
continued to rise, AS he reached a
point directly over the great horse
barns. Parmalee dipped the machine
and 1t swung around gracefully as
he came back toward the stands over
the rear Of the field.
Thrill After Thrill
Maneuvering about in the air, Par
malee's fight was one that gave the
big crowd thrill after thrill. AS he
rounded the curves, his plane at a
seemingly perilous incline, he seemed
to drop for moment or two, only
to again soar upwards as the biplane
was given straightaway work.
Its great air to fly in," declared
Parmalee as he stepped from the ma
chine after making a perfect lending
just short distance from where he
had shortly before. left on his air
voyage. Grand Forks may be assur-
ed Of some fine flights this week, with
the right kind of winds prevailing,
as the biplane responds perfectly to
every demand that is made on It."
Was Only q Tryout
"The flight today" said Parmalee,
"was largely to try out the machine
and see that everything is in perfect
condition. It is always we'll to look
carefully into your machine and see
that every detail is in perfect condi-
ton, as the slightest mishap in the
air may mean an accident that could
have been avoided by using care"
Both before and after his flights,
the aviator looked carefully over his
machine, tested the various wires that
are used in controlling 1t, assuring
himself that all was we'll.
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year by Hoxsey, arrived in Grand
Forks this morning and with the as
sistance Of his mechanic. Herbert
Hazard, Parmalee lost little time In
getting it into shape. It was ready
for the flights by noon, although they
only had been working about two
hours. The machine seemingly is in
excellent condition.
One Of the changes found this year
was the method Of leaving the ground.
The machine that Parmalee flies, uses
the wheel trucks. doing away with
the runboard that was used q year
ago. There also are q number Of 9TH
er improvements in this years model.
Baby Wright Has Speed
Talking about the Baby Wrights to-
day, Parmalee declared that the lit
tie machine has all kinds Of speed,
but as to its safety features, they are
not as predominant as they are in
the larger machine. The Baby Wright
only has room between the planes
that will allow a person to sit in
there. his head almost touching the
upper plane
But with such small machine, the