Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
Fer Months American Apanes Here and in Europe Have Been
Equipped With Apparatus by Which Their Movements Were
Directed by Voice Comma nd-Hardest Tests Fail to
Impair Its Complete Efficiency.

tain. The roar of the motor and the
whir of the prOpellers have 40 effect
whatever on his power of clear trans
mission or on the ability of his men
to receive his words.
The tremendous value OF the inven-
tion which Colonel Culver and those
associated with him have brought to
perfection, is not easily understand
able by civilians. But through its OPP
erations ii is now possible TO send
students into the air alone and d.
rect their daily drill from the ground.
thus eliminating the necessity of en-
dangering experienced pilots, who. as
instructors. 'fuye hitherto been obliged
10 go up in the air with their pupils.
1t also Is now possible to train avia-
tors in advanced flying, the instructor
on the ground being able TO see the
work of his student and instantly cor
rect his faults. In training and d.
recting pilot gunners aud bombing
pilots the wireless telephone also is
of inestimable value.
The tests of the new invention were
conducted In the presence of General
Kenly, Colonel Culver, Col. Willard f.
Harmon. Jr., commander of the first
provisional wing; Maj. Ralph Cousins
commander of Roosevelt field; George
G. Norton, a lawyer, and the writer
Lieut.. Hudson r. Scoring took the air
In De Haviland at Hazelhurst field,
at an order from General Kenly.
Looks Like Ordinary Transmltter.
Colonel Culver took what looked TO
be an ordinary telephone transnitIer
in his hand. This transmitter was
connected by wire with a small wire
less plant built on the field. I.ieuten.
ant Scoring had a receiver ia his he'll
met but no tranSfnitter, SO he had
been Instructed to indicate Eyes" by
slight forward tip of his machine,
and mo" by saving his plane from
side to side, much the same as boat
rocking in the water.
When Scoring was $500 feet in the
air and perhaps half Il mile fr0nl
where the party was standing Colone.
Culver speaking into the transrnitter
in a tone only slightly above normal,
said
Can you hear me, Seering?"
Instantly the machine took a for
ward dip.
"Do you hear me clearly?" asked
Colonel Culver.
The machine took another forward
dip.
Are you cold?" was the next ques-
ton.
The machine instantly began rock
ing from side 10 side
We'll, climb bit higher" ordered
Colonel Culver.
Without a second of delay Lieuten-
ant Scoring started up.
That's high enough" said Colonel
Culver.
The machine fiattened out.
Then followed a bewilderlng series
of stunts" each in response to a
vocal order from the ground, the flyer
doing nothing on his own iultiative.
During Lieutenant Seering's flight. he
ranged from $500 feet to $500 feet
altitude. AT no time was he more
than three miles from where General
kenly and Colonel Culver stood.
Neither his altitude nor his distance
from the truusmlater, however. affect
ed his ability TO hear whatever was
said to him.
From Hazlehurst field General Ken.
ly took his party to Roosevelt field
where the performance given was SO
remarkable that 1t threw into the
shade the test made with Lieutenant
Scoring. astonishing as that seemed
at the time. Nineteen battle planes
the swiftest of the De HayilandS
equipped with Liberty motors. took
the air ut once. They were command.
ed by Maj. Joseph Il. Rossen. acting
as squadron commander Eighteen OF
the pilots We're equipped with receiv-
ing apparatus. Major Rossell alone
had transmitter equipment.
This air feet snot off into the south
ut q speed of $50 miles an hour, but
soon returned in a V formation. Major
| Rossell flying higher and well behind
his squadron. Passing over Roosevelt