The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
holAtinE n.droneropinne aboard warship
"ir-Boat' skmminE no waves.
New "Air-Bontr Flying.
Il FULLY believe nat witnln

SCI FULLY believe that WITHIN a
ysnr on, two At the most.
aviation VIII he practically
Is safe AS automobilins
In the course OF an interview which
he granted 90 mo yesterday. thus pre-
dicted Captain Washington Irving
Chambers. q. $. 81 long tried and
Vel salt-seasonod omcei 70 whom has
been intrusted the important task Of
deyelopins an efficient hydro-aero-
plan squadron 10 be operated over the
sish seas oi their surrounding coast
lines as an auxiliary TO our heet OF
lghtins ships.
y slanoa at this Experienced officer
VIII suffice TO convince any Inter-
viewer that he is no dreamer. Ills
syes twinkle with circumspaction and
nc weighs mis- words Win care and
elaboration. After sklnning. herd
vi cub reporters who have misquoted
him Of late. ana mailing their hides
To the wall-aftor expressing grave
doubts as 10 inc wisdom OF granting
interviews anyhow. and after cveAi-
uaiiy yielding 10 the plea that the
Popular MIND yearns for information
anent inc newest phase Of aviation.
he climbs into the high stool OF one Of
his clerks, lights "a fresh cigar and.
as they would say In tho classics.
comes across with the goods"
Captain Chambers is none of your
revolving chair aviators. lie occa
slonally mounts the cmpyrean in one
of his ACCOMMODATIONS craft with "A
career in the skies he is topping Off
long stretch Of service upon the seas.
including exciting duty with the
Greedy relief expedition. in the frozen
north. and in the Philippine wars He
wa, engaged in important torpedo
development at our naval torpedo
station during the Spanish war and
had commanded hve warships on the
seas before he was placed in charge
OF naval aviation last year He has
always been progressive. up-to-date
officer. lie was practically the first.
while yet an ensign In 1851. to outline
Il policy OF reconstruction for our then
decadent navy the principles OF which
are still regarded as safe guides to
modern practice
Greatest PeriIs Described.
Wherein do the greatest perils of
aviation now lie" asked him.
In a combination of personality
and inherent mechanical defects" he
replied "All aviators are not en-
lowed with the same bird instincts.
mechanical ability and temperament.
A number of them are careless some
of tho most efficient are the most
careless ana tho tendency among the
majority for some time has been to
cater to the popular demand for SEN
sational performances. 1t is particu-
larly unfortunate that here in Amer
lea aeroplanlng has been conducted
principally on an exhibition basis. and
even now is restricted largely TO hip
podrome performances. The great
strides of advance abroad have been
made largely in the course OF
practical. cross-country flights. for
which certain patriotic citizens are
always readytto put up large prizes.
But even the best aviator. one can
possibly imagine is unable TO antici-
pate the perturbatons OF the wind in
which he is nying. or the actions OF
tho machine under him Corrections
for counteractns any upsetting ten
dency have TO be made quickly Time
enters as an important factor in the
J safety. problem. and thu aviator natu-