Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-12
LOG OF AIR VOYAGE
Keeping of Records to Be
Made Part of Routine.
AWATORS' WINTER WORK
Navy Filters Are at San Diego, CAL,
and Those Of the Army at
Augusta, Ga.
AWIAT0Rs' WINTER WORK

Log books for aeroplanes are the latest
development in navy aviation. 1t is a
simple thing that has been forced on the
department by the modern development
Of the art of war.
There has just been adopted by the
Navy Department log book form OF
record that is designed to keep track OF
each machine and each aviator in the
service and make a permanent record OF
their performances. The books. one OF
which Is to be kept with each machine
make a record of the daily weather con-
ditions, the barometer, thermometer, wind
and precipitation. When there is a flight
the altitude, duration and any other facts
of interest are noted. The books are
made on the loose leaf system, and al
official orders and correspondence are
filed. One book is kept with the ma
chine as in the case of log book on a
warship, and a duplicate is filed at the
Navy Department.
Aviators at San Diego.
All of the navy aviators are at San
Diego for the winter. They attended the
aviation meet in Los Angeles, but did
not compete. Accounts of their activity
have been received in private letters at
the Navy Department.
Two of the things that are being work
ed on most persistently are the develop
ment of the aerOplane wireless set and
of the special hydrOplane for the use OF
the navy machine. The army has de-
veloped a wireless set weighing only
eighty-five pounds and that, it is expect
ed, will be good for fifty or eighty miles.
This weight is to be lightened consider
l>lxv oil M W
has not yet had a chance to do anything
with the wireless beyond communicating
a little with the vessels in San Diego
harbor and the surrounding shore sta
tons. They expect. however, soon TO
have set that will be light enough for
all practical purposes and that will make
both sending and receiving on machine
possible.
The work on the new hydroplane for
the use of the navy has been delayed a
good deal through the absence on other
work of the designer, who had been re-
lied on for that part Of the problem. In
the meantime the navy is using both the
Burgess Wright and the Curtiss types OF
hydroplane and getting as mucn practlce
with them as possible.
Work of Army Aviators.
On the army side of the service there
is a good deal of hard work among the
aviators at Augusta, Ca But beyond the
use of the wireless there has been little
in the winters work worthy of comment.
The only accident since the work started
at College Park was recorded in the re-
cent fall Of Capt. Paul Beck. He smashed
up the woodwork Of his machine pretty
thoroughly, but escaped personal injury.
The wireless set has been used lit
tie, but the aviators are now looking
forward to coming back north. They will
arrive at College Park early in April and
work there for the remainder Of the sum-
mer They also are figuring on the pos
sibility of receiving as we'll as sending
messages by wireless from an aeroplane.
The chief trouble so far has been that the
noise of the engine drowned the sound
Of the instrument. It is expected that
the most of this trouble viii be obviated
by the muffied engine that is now being
| triad ont 0v, the TYny ma chine.