Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-22
AERO CLUB HEAD
OFFERS SERVICE
FOR RECRUITING
Alan R. HaMey Would Organ
ize to Increase FlierS in
American Army

The Aero Club OF America. imme
diately after news was received that
the break with Germany had taken
place. offered iis SERVICES 10 Mai Gen.
Leonard Wood. It's ealIre resources
we're placed at his disposal, and this
was confirmed In a letter written by
Aian r. ffawIey. president OF the club.
REGARDING the present status OF mill
tary aeronautics, Mr.. Hawley said:
n he National Defense Act OF June
3, 1916, limits the number OF army
aviators for 1917 TO les than loo.
The laR provides for tie Aeria! Re
serve Corps. in which There can be
an unlimited number OF ayiators,
either civilians or mlit:amen.
The National Defense Act also pro-
vid@s for the { aiming OF the militia
and organizing and equipp!ng. under
the direction OF the army, OF as many
aero4 squadrons as there are militia
divisions. The aviation section of the
army has about 81, coo, 90 OF uneN
pended funds for ae-onautic purposes
There are at present about 80 can.
didates for the serial Reserve Corps
under training. There are about 50
militia officers trained or under train
ing, and about 50 civilians and militia
officers who should have trained and
have applied or are ready to apply
for admission in the Aerial Reserve
Corps. There are, therefore, less than
200 aviators trained or training under
the army's control.
Believing that the. Aero Climb of
America can bet assist by securing
recruits for the Aerial Reserve Corps,
an appeal is beng made by the club
for recruits for both the flying and
the mechanical side OF the Aerial Re-
serve Corps, also for the operation OF
kite balloons and TIE training of adj
v3nced aviators in aerial gunnery,
bomb dropping and operating aero
pane wireless. We will do all the
detail work of registering the re.
cruits, then will refer them to an Off.
Ger to be appointed by you. who will
order them before board of physi-
clans for medical inspection, who will
PASS upon their fitness for the air SER
vice, after which they will go before
the examining board. which will pass
upon their qualifications for any
DId1Cu CI- the dr. S0TNlCt. AlleIs Tie
recruit has been accepted, he is sent
to one of the training schools. which
can be Mineola for the Eastern, de-
partment. or, IL he is mechanic, can
be sent to either Mineola or one Of
the aeroplane factories for training.
"The authorities Of the Aero Club Of
America VIII also be glad to assist In
the preliminary training OF recruits.
For the advanced training, realiz.
ing that there are only half a dozen
men in the United States who know
anything about aeroplane guns. we
have taken stems to secure three OF
the highest authorities, on the subject,
who, we feel, will be glad to place
at your disposal. Also
realizing that there are only two or
three authorities on wireless teleg-
raphy from aeroplanes, we have taken
steps to secure one of these authori-
ties. and we have already accumu-
lated some very important data re-
garding the employment of radio from
aeropianes, which can be printed and
distributed, thereby giving the avia-
tors a parliamentary knowledge of the
subject The same is true OF aerial
and ether important
phases OF military aeronautics."