Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-07-04
LETTER FROM
GLEN PHETTEPLACE
EXPERIENCES At AVIATION
CAMP

y = CAMP
. Dear Folks:
) Well, l got by, soloed for tn
l first time today. Lieut.. went aroun,
WITH me twice and then commence
, unhuckling his belt. He crawleI cut
over tn" wing and SAID, wei csI
Oh take her around, anu | swallowet
ha;d and said, I'll do my damdes
and gave her the gun. then d maze
liz more trips before he called me
in. Gee, it sure was bunny today; y
air rising from the sand and quite
strong wind, but l always manage
( TO get down without any thing SER
GUS happening. You see we start at
the north end OF Island and fly a
little way out over the bay thln fol-
low coast line about a haIf mile, the n
cut clear thru island to bay On east
side and from there a4oIg shore to
| over naval station, then cut eff en-
CINE and start to glide IN to laldins.
When l cut off my power l am up
about five or six hundred feet and
then nose the mach ne over pretty
steep to get speed for the bank,
then bank into a straight course on
to the field, and try my best to
mako a 2 inf lon i'm, Int -,
pretty hard to do. l got me a pal
Of goggles with part OF the money
you sent. They cost me ten dollars.
know this seems an extraordina. y
price to pay but we must either we
celluloid or non-shattC rah,e aviation
goggles and they cost
Next week l will be on my own
hook and no instructor. They say
the air is fine down here and it
sure is, but the bumps feel queer;
they are currents of hot air rising
from the hot sand and sometimes
they hit one wing and then another
and then you hit one square and it
will lift you 30 or so feet, like rails
ing in an elevator. Sure is great.
There has been lots Of landing gears
and small smash-ups around here be-
cause quite q few of us beginners
try to get the machine On the ground
too quick and consequently a bump,
then up about 40 feet into a stall,
and then Down On Our, Nose. Ha.
No, haven't done it yet, but have
seen lots OF others do it tho.
Some of the kids got word rom
'ome of the boys that went to some
If the other fields and they haven't
'Van been up Yet and We Gro seloing
lere already. Great dope. Lee Mat
Or of Ontario went to Kelley Field,
md Fred Johnson went to some
ield in Louisiana. Gee, l have to
top so much to hear the "Y" dope
g they have a small entertainment,
hat l can hardly write.
Madam Schumann He:nke was here
Isne great singer, and fine
american woman. A few OF we
oys were listening to her tell how
ONE ignorant persons We're trying
o stir up feelings against her, but
he has 3 sons in the Navy and
ne boy, an adopted sol, as a cadet
lyer. l knew him at Camp Dick.
he is giving her time, money and
est efforts to the army, and altho,
h. has daughter in Germany she
as had no news from her in over
year and the last news was that
hey were nearly starving. She wrote
letter back thru Washington that
was against the law to write or
eceive news from them so she
ever hears OF them anymore and :
he surely impressed me as being !
lost sincere. sure can see she has o.,
o easy row to hoe. And sic really {
'els very badly about some of the
tiers that some people write to i
ct.
Well l guess 1 have about run t
ut so will close with lots of owe |
all. )
Your loving Brother and Son. :
Glenn Phetteplace. :
=. s. Send some picture soon 10
p. S. Write seen and often as "
at is the only recreation / have. g
a, Please. Il
- W