The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-23

winks we were there We shot down
again to greet the bathers as we knew
many of our friends were enjoying the
sport CT bathing in the warm water
We could see the swimmers in the clear
green pool as we'll as in the ocean out
side. We waved, passed on, turned
around and started back down the coast
again. At Hardie S casino we few
across the narrow strip of land, passing
over cottages and were soon over Bis
cayne Bay again. We could distinctly
see the channels which had been cut
through the shallow bay. They showed
up as clear, green ribbons of water.
The small boats appeared as mere dots
below. We continued on until we were
over the city of Miami Many familiar
spots could be recognized IN miniature.
The city seemed like toy place. Elser
pier looked only a little paper house
and l2-storv block looked like cube
Of sugar. We passed over the Royal
Palms hotel, then followed along the
shore line We flew over the many
beautiful residences south of the city
Finally we passed over the wonderful
Deering estate on which many millions
has been spent. Could see the court
yard and all the details Of this show
place Although very wonderful, the
vast investment did not show up as
such from the air and one could not
| help but feel how trivial is the great
est effort of any one man.
| Soon we were back at our starting
place and gliding down, the water
rushed along underneath US and soon
the pontoous touched very gently and
We Slid along up to the shore. Many
hands pulled the machine up the run
w.. | unfastened the catch from
| around my waist and climbed down to
earth again, filed with enthusiasm for
the hylro-aeroplane. II seemed such
ing 50 much pleasure had ever to be
used for destructive purposes
| think the phrase "spinning nose
dive describes the movement much
Ibctter than "tal spin You can get
into tail spin accidentally or on pur
pose. OF course, We 90 into them pur-
posely. To do this, the motor is shut
of. The plane is pointed upwards un
til il "stalls,' that is, until it loses
all speed through the air. For just {
few seconds, it hangs suspended in tht
air and then things begin to harper
fast. As the machine is pointed ny
wards, it is also rolled over on its side
The controls are placed in such a Pc
sition, that when the machine begin
TO fall for falling is lust what il doe
at irst-it begins TO spin around in
peculiar way. The whole machine spin
around at least once a second and tn
first time YOU experience it. you los
, all your bearings. You can not tel
where the earth. the horizon or any
{ thing is Everything is mixed togethe
: in one whirling picture. You feel as /
YOU were III the center OF a typhoor
The nose spins around on a compar
, ativelv small circle and the tail d.
- scribes a circle with a bigger radiu.
The effect is something like that Of
4 falling leaf, which spins and tlutter
{, around as il falls. In the meantim,
. YOU are rushing straight toward cart
t ami are losing altitude rapidly. Whe
- YOU think YOU have gone far enoug
- YOU put the controls in q different pc
e sition and gradually the spinnin
e ceases and You can raise the nose. pu
7 on the motor and fly level once more
e III the movements ,laEe. to be, don
+ smoothly and gradually, 50 as not +
= lut too great q strain on the machine
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