The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13

gets into tail spin accidentally. Or ne lhhS
Intentionally take his machine into one, oelore
he has had the usual instruction, out or the sp'r"
80 adventure or even the kiddish desire to con-
vince himself Of his daring or exhibit 1t 70 ms
fellow students But, whatever the cause II -
the opinion Of flying field aviators tnat getlns
into tail spin purposely or accidentally "lllous
being able to manage II properly. Is the cause -
q ,orpa nroDortion Of fatal accidents at the ny
ing fields.
Tho soma narverse unconscious influence or
tho mind over the muscles which forces the
hicvcle learner straight toward the object ne Is
irving to avoid is responsible for many VI 'i
fatal accidents due to collisions. Even the MUS
expert Of flyers may be unable to avert serious
accident when he sees approaching him plane
drivon hv q cadet who Is doing his level best 10
keen his machine out of the others way. HOW
serious and ever present Is this danger III n!ihs
fields is proved by Capt Vernon Castles uealii'
In avine there are certain blind angles IN
which collisions are possible through no fauit VI
rho driver of either plane The sections OF space
covered by the wings of his ship are inVlsloie "
tho ni,o+ and II such a section concides WIN
tho snace concealed from the eyes OF announcer
pi,ot approaching from below or at one sue, o
sndden crash is likely to be the first that eitner
knows of the other plane This "ohnu ahsie
NAV be the cause Of occasional serious aca-
dent but aviators do not think tha' suen 'o''-'A'
are of frequent occurrence.
E,o,no trouble causes many unlmportant accF
dents but aviators say, should never ohe, 90.
serious difficulty to man VINO mas le'ineu
tn manage his plane, If he is IN region "NeA
II is POSSIBLE for him to come down sa1eiy. Anu
for engine trouble there are as many possi1 &c IN
legitimate causes as there hfe Ae
automobile to balk.
r, fo, coses a broken propeller has caused
q IDIOT 70 make q forced landing, with INJURY 10
his plane but, up to the present time' never VIZ
serious result to himself. The acconpah9ins pa
t,re shows what happened to pilot "hen ms
n-onaI1er weakened cracked and broke over TIC
Grounds of a high school In the enVlrohs VI hiou
TON Tex. He brought his ship down with some
don,ooo 70 IT, but none to himself. and greatly 10
the delight Of the inhabitants OF the region.
Various causes may result IN the oierNe ~
tho propeller. It may have been lnJureu III SUING
nrov,ous nose dive to the ground; or pirS may
have got entangled in It's blades Caoets are ,o.-
hidden TO chase birds because OF the possiplil'S
- sucb result and the sure smashing OF the
nronol,er Nevertheless, they do 1t sometllhes'
when the instinct of the chase Is strong IN tiie'.
blood. And 1t would be quite possible tor pilu
to fly against his propeller. to the undolhe Vi oo'
bird and propeller ana the piiol ~ NC
of what had happened
The men who by hard work and steady prac'
.,oo have earned the right to the title of bird
n,en- believe that with both students and sKlileo
oviotors one cause of fatal accidents is the ran
IRE of the nervous system to respond lhlheu!a'eis
and accurately to the command OF the oiali
Anything which causes nervous fatigue may brins
about that physical state-dissipation, nerve
strain. physical WEAKNESS, lack OF Sleep INT
Aver must be so alert his grasp upon every stu
etion which may confront him 90 instant ana nj
action to meet and control It 50 prompt mat III
fraction of a second in the movement Of his han'
upon the controls Of his machine may mean IN
difference between life and death.
And anything which slows by ever 50 little tn
action of the brain in an emergency. or the nasr
ing OF its commands along the nerves. or the II
slant obedience Of the motor nerves may sen
him crashing to the earth The cadets befor
they have become what they call "instincti'
flyers are especially liable to this danger,
though even those who are skilled In the air al
NOT free from its menace. Birdmen who al
skilled In one or another, or several forms
athletics say that In nothing else have they re
80 much the necessity Of this instant and COZ
niete response Of the nerves to the demand up<
them.
The cadets quickly discover. 80 they say tn
lack Of plenty OF sleep sooo results in phys'e