The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-08-03

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yards. On this machine pupils learn
to leave the ground, to control their
motors, regulate the gas, ETC., and then
pass to six-cyllnder Bleriot, which
can rise II to 20 yards, on which they
practice landing. Landing ls tho most
difficult part of the work, so that 1t Ia
during this stage that most "wood Is
broken" as French fliers say Of smash
ing machines.
45-hOrsepower Bleriot, which
mounts to between $50 and 300 feet,
then enables the learner to make "vi-
RACES" (turns) to the right and left and
trace out fgure-elghts and circles
lie Is then promoted to 50-horse-
power Bleriot GOO to 900 feet alti-
tude), when lie leurns to shut off his
motor ut the highest point and descend
to 400 feet and then to rcstart the
motor. He also learns to make q qunr-
ter spiral, half spiral and full spiral
with his motor shut Off.
He Is then ready for his official tests
for his license. He has to make an
olncial spiral with Il barograph ut.
tached to his back to record his descent
from 1000 feet. The barograph will
show straight line for perfect
spiral, but IN irregular one for q bad
ly made descent. He then takes a
voyage machine, 60 horsepower, on
which he makes two trips, 60 miles
anu w miles. Then on an 8O-horse-
power voyage machine he makes n tri.
angular flight Of $50 miles, during
which he has to land once to take on
a new supply Of gasoline. An SO-hOrse-
power or purasol machine is used for
two height tests above 6,OO0 feet with
Paragraph to register the altitude.
Having successfully negotiated these
tests, he is awarded his "brcvet," or
pilots license, If he has put in ut least
20 hours actual flying during his train
ing.
diminishing Off" Schools Also.
The newly licensed pilot Is then sent
to the finishing off school ut Pnu. He
has now said good-by to slow machines
and will start to perfect his skill in
landing, probably on threc-cyinder
Alornne. us the Moranc has the same
kind Of landing fltmcnts rs the Nieu-
port and it Is much cheaper In case Of
smashing wood" lie Is promoted to
siX-cyl!nder and tcn-cyllnder Mornnes
until he has made ten perfect landings.
lie then mounts a 23-mctcr (75-foot
spreaO Nieuport as passenger with n
monitor, who shows him what n Nieu.
port can do. Then he tackles this
NicupOrt alone and when he has made
20 perfect landings on it he Is allowed
to mount G0-foot Nieuport, Il smaller
but more powerful machine. On this
he makes splrals and test altitude
flight of G.0O0 feet
at this school at the present time
are about eighty graduates, almost ull
officers, few nOncommissioned officers
and few Americans, who are treated
by the army officials us If they were
officers, whatever rank they may have,
even If they are merely prlvates.
The pilot who has sufficient aptitude
then passes to the "ecOle de combat"
or fighting school. Others are sent in.
to bombnrding work or signaling But
those tit to fly scout machines or
"avions de chasse" (for hunting down
the enemy) take the further course.
Here on fast Nieuports pupils learn
to mancuver In escndrille formation.
TO become perfect Nieuport nier
an aviator has to master many ma.
chimes. chiefly to acquire the art of
landing ut q speed of from 30 to so
miles IN hour. He Will train with Is.
horsepower, 45-horscpowcr, G0.horse.
power and SO horsepower Bleriot mon.
0plnncs, then with Moranes and then
with Nieuports Of decreasing size un-
I'll he reaches the celebrated "Bnby
Nieuport," only 80 feet spread, with
perhaps l1O-horscpowcr engine.