Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-31

zlimpses. they landed exact,y where they
intended. such fight y cOnadere-
verv exceptional
In England . good deal more p~n<--ss
has BEEN made in flying by compass
than n this countrv. These 8v1arors ar
put through = test bv which thew are
compelled 70 fiy from one point 70 another
without being allowed % look at anv-
thing except the compass
Although ~ both England and Franc
a good deal moro progress mas oeen MAD
n croSs-country fiv1ng than N thu
countrv the filers All saw that the Unite
states has immense advantages for
travel bv aIrplane, which should give
= great lead II their u$e. In the cider
countries tnere IS no room for lanclr 1
neids, while IN tins countrv there Is room
IN abundance. The English landing
fleids are 20 small that i Is hATSi 70 strrsr
them. The English avlators nave ps1ferr-
- spec;al method 81 coming down =.
their tiny fields. known as ade-siIppns.
In france, me FIELDS are confined 20 Ger
tain paris ri ne country and crowue-1
conditions make j difficult 70 develop
real nauonaI system oi 1elds. IN this
country me establishment of these iving
stations viii be 4 relatively easy matter
MOUNTAINS AN OBSTACLE
A glance 81 me rap oi routes anu
flying fields, vhIcn he army avistors
are n0s locatnZ IN this country. shop,
that our two great mountain chains
the lIeghenies ana rhe RocAes--s-e tn
cnloI obstacles 10 getting scr - -hs
country. The popular idea nat dyini
machine al eaSily cross s nounra4r
F-fF -. $50
the ipes buOpsDL Is the air. and tas. nor
power ,akes - Aeep q machine goinz
The highest elevation A. walch ,nachIn,
csn safely SIS : calie,i in flvlng parisnc,
r. ceiling be- ceiling for Z trainIng
nlan.. winch $ the most stable -or
sD6 re SUrt ot which We now hsve ths
most, not much above hve THOUSAND
tec. als elevation VII Just 1a>reiy yssEr,
a fer yer The passes 81 the -Alisghsnie>
anu VI .et hun over the Rockies n
ven tew pisces
furthermore, landing pisces are fev
and Tar between n the mounts ms, sru
- are landmarks. Aircraft arss as rnlscl
dependent upon well-knoNn passes ln
getting over mountain ranges - TAI
roads and wagons. IS illustrating the
difficulty Of flying IN me high attitudes.
IL is said that 4 man IN 9 training piar,
who attempted fight in he vicini.,
Of Denver struck 8 cree and iell TO IN,
ground after he rad gone two mike
That is. after flying that distance Ne hSG
not succeeded IN getting 8 hundred fect
above the earth.
JUNGLAS oFFER DANCES.
Fhegs who have operated Africa re-
port that It Is also very ha4ardous 70 eros
the great ircaS Of jungle IN an airplaIs
In case of engine trouble or unfavursbl
uea her. there IS no pl2ce 70 land =
a man comes down 10 the jungle, he caa.
not rise sgain. snd neither does he stan
much chance 10 make his way out on foo'
Al IF these difficulties illustrate IL,
vital tact that 4lrplants must have vel
established and Well-mapped routes Z,
follow before fiyjng viii bccome safe an,
practicable When there 2rc landins
fields properly equipped IN every count,
ana fiNlng maps showing all the principe
landmarks, there IS no reason Why trsve
Dy airplane should not become quit
safe. BY equlpping these fields wit
electrical flares. flying at night, whlr
IS now considered almCst Impossible,
would be made somewhat easier thar
living hy day.
Although the amy aviators who ar,
making these trial flights have encounter
cd q variety oi difficulties and dangers
Il Is rcassuring 10 know that not singl
fatality has 50 far occurred.