The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-18

in regularly. l had some very fine
luck few days ago, received the big
/ package from you and some papers
from Osa That was big day for
me, you can't imagine how l treas
ure those things. l have not time to
write to all who sent things in the
| package please thank Mr. Tarbet and
/ Mr.. Furby for the cigars.
The weather has been bad for some
time but am getting on we'll, fly alone
now and have all the confidence in
the world. 1t seems that l can do
absolutely anything with that old
plane but l may get fooled some day
l feel that | am absolutely safe if
high enough
There are two distinct kinds of
planes, a fighting plane with one
man alone, and a fighting and bomb
ing plane with from , to 5 men on
them. I certainly want to go on one
of the former models but will have
to take whatever they pick for me
( The best pilots usually get the fight
ing planes but our organization is
still new and there is limit to the
number available.
I wish you could see the difference
between a big bomber and a small
fighting plane, you could put one of
the small planes in your pocket. so
to speak, while a big bomber is big
ger than a house The contrast is
wonderful
Oct 24-Do you know I have been
here a very long time | would give
almost anything to go home for just
little while, but / guess there is
absolutely no chance. It's here for
one till the affair is finished. and il
does seem like that would be years
yet War does get very monotonous
but my work keeps my mind very
well occupied and l am glad of that.
/ hate to think of the affair too much.
one is apt to fall into a mood that
will last a week.
| dreamed again of being home and
flying over the house and landing in
the field just east OF it, Those pic
lures Of the threshing gang were
very good I can look at them and
almost imagine I am there and they
make me a little homesick I had
been looking at the pictures over at
another aviation camp. When
came home from this camp at about
700 o'clock the earth was beautiful.
The setting sun and the full moon
were about at the same height of
course l was looking around and en-
Joying myself when l spied a thresh-
ing outfit still working. That is
when the spell came on. l thought
it over moment, nosed the old eau
dron up and soon had other things
to think about
Things certainly do happen in this
service. l can say that l am getting
along very well but am very nervous
tonight after the days experience
One of those good old cigars from
Onarga is keeping me up, the trouble
was this: | left the ground in a hur-
ry' put on some warm goggles and
they clouded up Immediately. l climb
ed too fast, lost all speed and went
into wing slip about $50 feet from
the ground. There was only one
thing to do. that was to bank and
turn into it which l did and | came
down to the ground at about so per
hour and banked at, at least As de
grees. Well my wing missed the
ground by about feet and | pulled
her out. A person could not do what
l did more than once in a life time
Honestly l was not a bit frightened.
not even after / landed, but I've been
thinking about it too much tonight
aud i'm worry nervous. E0u under
stand that most eyerything Co~~nds
upon the motor and l am We. thznk-
full that l know a little about D. DIS.
Motors have stopped on me a,d l
have had forced landings in the ccun-
try. It's not a pleasant sensati,l but
II you have enough altitude, > can
generally pick out a good fed md
make it. There is not so mucn DEN
ger for one can perch an air piGne
IN tree TOP if necessary, jus pm
cake down with a loss of speed The
Americans are turning out to he good
aviatOrs, most of the men being ex-
ambulance men, they are accustomed
to danger and do not lose their heads
easily. One wrong move or late
move certainly causes trouble for one
goes so very fast, but really after
few hours in the air, its just like rid
ing in an old row boat.
l was forced to land near an old
chateau a couple of days ago and
met one of those girls that you read
about She speaks English fairly
well and is very sensible. 1t certainly
will be wonderful to talk to a girl of
as good a class as those at home
such girls are very hard to meet over
here ate meal with the family
IN this wonderful old place She has
one little old car left and is going to
drive over
1t will not take much more time,
of good weather, for me to finish
this school, then I will go to another.
polish up on maneuvers, get my own
plane, and be ready for the front
Leon NJ. Lindsey