The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-01-06

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hs Sensssiea 81 sessd.
eumlanii els few persons can
hos digu trom a great height without
! q CREEPY sensailon running through
the nerves aud chasing down the spine.
nGd one would naturally think these
I uhplelsaai symptoms would be- In.
iensifed II cue were "a rise several
hundreds OF feet IN the mir ia ! Tying
marhlne Ent that ldea IL mistake.
according 70 Mr.. Charles &. Turner
10 IN article Ia the Pail Mall Maga-
zine. In which he tells how beginners
nre taught the Use OF the neroplane
md describes the sensations OF flight
lie GAYS.
The manner IN which course OF
flight lessons begins depends Chiefly
on the weather. II II is tine and calm
n pupil Is NJ once taken out for pas.
sell. ~er fights. sitting behind the
tearhe." or beside him. according to
the tyne .f machine and having moth
Ing 70 think about EXCEPT the novelty
Of his experience and the new aspect
in which he sees /. miliar things.
Ills first flight IL great event in
the career of the pupil. end when II
is over be is anxious for she next
His estimate Of the difficulties tEat lie
before him is more modest. and he is
ready to besiege bis instructor with
questions He climbed into the pas
senger's seat and gripped the stanch-
ions with both hands. he need not
have gripped them quite so hard. for
he soon found that the motion Of he
machine was not in the least disturb
ing
ITO start il q mechanic stood behind
the maiu planes and gave the propel.
Ter a turn, and suddenly the engine
was giving out TREMENDOUS roar and
making the machine vibrate. Other
mechanics were holding on to the tail
booms to prevent the aeroplane from
shooting forward before the pilot was
ready.
But almost immediately the pas
senger observed the pilot hold MP one
hand as signal, and on the instant
the machine plunged forward over the
ground like swift motorcar. Before
he had time to observe and note his
feelings the sensations had changed
The machine was travelling forward
with perfect smoothuess. the noise OF
the engine had curiously softered
down. thn ground no longer raced be-
meath the machine, and be realized
that he was flying and that already
he was twenty. forty, fifty feet above
the ground.
Plying has been compared to many
things, but in truth no comparison is
good. Perhaps / may correct one or
two common but false notions con.
corning 1t.
There Is no sense of travelling at g
great height, There is not the slight
est danger OF giddiness. To me this
gave no surprise. for. as every bal
looniSt knows. it matters not whether
he looks down from 90 or 1000 feet
the sensation of height is absent
ITO take my own case. | cannot look
NoNu lJt ioUt Cll!l TOT lDduE SEE
onds before feeling unsafe but | can
look down from balloon that is two
miles above ground and can gaze at
the scene below for half an hour with
out a qualnl. 1t is the experience of
every aeronaut
1T is impossible also with reason
able accuracy without the aid Of an
anerod To estimate ones height You
see trees far below you. and IL you are
high enough they appear to be mere
bushes. but You cannot tell whether
you are 400 feet up or 700.
Again. the sense Of speed is almost
entirely lost when you have attained
height of 300 or 400 feet. The ground
passes below you very slowly, while If
you get up to 800 or 1000 feet it is
only by steadily watching the ground
that you perceive that you are moving.
Yet all the while there is that steady
gale Of wind upon the face thst In.
forms you Of your speed.
TN descending a pupil notices that
the speed of the ground rapidly accei-
crates. The chances are that he can.
not distinguish the moment when the
landing wheels again come into contact
with the earth. The machine moves
forward over the ground until it's mo-
mentum is exhausted. and be and the
pilot then descend from their seats"