The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-27

thrilling and seemingly frivolous ev0-
lutions, learn to accomplish these feats
in seven or eight hours-or they never
learn them at ALL For the mastery ST
airplane acrobatics does net require
the time that Is requisite to train Z
performer for a circus.
Cadet flyers receive this instruction,
which is called the acrobatic stage. to.
ward the end of their training and aft
er they have become masters Of their
machines and possess absolute con-
troll. Otherwise they could not ac-
quire the knack Of throwing their ma
chimes in and out of these whirls and
loops. And, by the way, some Of them
never do. Because cadet becomes
master Of his plane, it does net inev-
itably follow that he can stunt" He
may not be fitted for IL temperament
ally; he may lack the head er the heart
or the stomach for it. Ii that be So.
then lie must abandon aerobatics. Those
who like it stick to it, and thus 1t hap
pens that frequently these stunt n.y.
crs become the aces in actual combat
in France, because fights in tho air are
more or less games of tag; and the
more artful the dodger the greater are
his chances f
The course in acrebaties Is not
chosen because 1t is snowy or spec
tacular, 1t Is as much 4 part Of
cadets training ~ pursuit work, re-
connaisance or bombing. 1t 10 designed
to inspire the student with condolences
in his ship and In his ability to teach
him the feel Of dangerous positions in
the air; to actually get into them and
out of them safely, and in general to
demonstrate to him hsw much may be
accomplished by the proper AID skill
full handling of his plane.
The greatest care is taken in chees-
ing instructors for this work and In
selecting the ships or planes to be
used. Expert rigSers are assigned to-
check the alignment OF the planes nsea
after each flight.
At Kelly fold, Texas, there II
special stage fer the instruction AID
to insure safety for the cadets and
their instructors. Others net AyinG In
this stage Of instructioR are required
to keep entirely away frem the terri
tory over which the stunts are being
performed. A severe penalty IL At
tached to the slightest infringement Of
this regulation. No studeAt. or ia
structor is allowed to stunt under 2,O00
feet, and practically all Of the work
in the acrobatic line Ii done between
1000 and 1000 feet
When student reports to the stage
for instruction, he is assigned to
teacher who at the first opportunity
takes him and performs the requisite
evolutions. The student is then given
the control and directed to repeat the
maneuver. After the third or fourth
trial he is usually able to perform In
creditable manner. However. In ne
case does the instructor allow q stu
dent to fly alone unless he shows him.
self well qualified.
When student is sent into the air
he is directed to follow .dennite
course in gaining his altitude; to turn
over his sector, and, If at a sufficient
altitude. to do his stunts. 1t may be
that he will have been directed to dc
Il one-turn spin, q two-turn, spin, dve
loops and three ImmelnAnn turns
Upon returning to the ground he re-
ports to his instructor. who has care
fully watched the execution Of the
stunts and who offers appropriate criti-
cism and suggestions. This is repeated
several times, and before the student
is transferred he again goes up with
the instructor, who estimates whether
the former is qualified to advanes to
the next stage.
Troops for the Slavic legion whieA
is to be a part Ct the URits9 States
army will soon be recruited under reg
ulations just promulgated By President
Wilson. The officers and enlisted mea
in these regiments will be sJage-Rlavs,
Czecho-Slavs and Rutheniens- Il
practicable, companies viii be eam-
posed of members Of the same race
and this plan Of organization will .bs
followed as far As can be in tie largsr
units-battalieas ana regimAAtA
Enlisted men Ter tie Slavic lssiaA
will be obtained By voluntary indues
ton from among the msMbars Of the
races mentioned. They must be rest-
dents but not citizens Of the Unite1
States and not subject to the araft.
Enlistments In coal mining rsSisns wiz
not be authorized. Volunteers fer this
legion will be forwarded b. lra&
boards to depots In the asaal manner
and will be sent from there 70 Camp
Wadsworth, South Carolina. s,-ss
The weather bureau viii HUbhsh In
its National Weather ana creD Aulls-
tin series Of charts showing fer the
country east Of the Rocky mountains
the southwark progression Of the sArN-
est killing-frost date, Line AAd The fetal
area covered By killing frsst 70 the
date of each issue. These charts are
expected to be Of nusA iAtersst ana
value, as they win indicate the time sf
the ending Of the growing season fer
summer crops this year in the various
sections of the country. ess iH4i
Much loss 10 caused ct times ~
early frosts and interest IL unusually
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