The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
For 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 no effect
whatever on his power Of clear trans
mission or on the ability Of his mel
10 receive his words.
The tremendous value Of the inven
tiOn which Colonel Culver and those
associated with him have brought tC
perfection. is not easily understand
Sis.e 10y civilians. But through its OF
eratiOns IL Is now possible To send
students into the air alone and di.
rect their daily drill from the ground
tnus eliminating tile Gecessity Of en-
dangeriDg experienced pilots. who. as
instructors, have hitherto been obliged
10 90 up in the air with their pupils.
IL also is now possible 10 train avia-
! tors Ia 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 di-
| rectins pilot gunners and 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. Millard F.
Harmon, Jr, commander Of the first
provisional wing; Maj. Ralph Cousins,
commander Of Roosevelt field; George
G. Norton, a lawyer. and the writer.
aieut. Hudson Il. Scoring took the air
In a De Haviland at HazelhurSt field,
80 an order from General Kenly.
Looks Like Ordinary Transmitter.
Colonel Culver took what looked TO
be an ordinary telephone rransmitter
in his hand. This transmitter was
connected by wire with a small wire
less plant built on the field. Lieuten-
ant Scoring had a receiver in his he'll
met but no transmitter. 50 he had
been instructed TO Indicate yes by
4 slight forward tip of his machine
and no by waving his plane from
side 10 side. much the same as a boat
rocking in the water
When Scoring was 2,JOO feet in the
air and perhaps half a mile from
where the party was standing Colonel
Culver, speaking into the transmittcr
in u tone only slightly above normal,
said
can you hear me. Seering:"
Instantly the machine took for
ward dip.
DO you hear me clearly asked .
Colonel Culver.
The machine took another forward t
dip.
Are you cold?' was the next ques-
tion.
The machine instantly began rock
ing from side To side.
Well, climb u bit higher ordered
Colonel Culver.
Without second OF delay Lieuten-
ant Scoring started up.
That's high enough" said Colonel
Culver.
The machine flattened out
Then followed Il bewildering series
of stunts" each in response 10 a
vocal order from the ground, the flyer
doing nothing on his own initiative
Durin. Lieutenant Seering's flight, he
ranged from 100 feet TO $500 feet
altitude. At no time was he more
han three miles from where General
kenly and Colonel Culver stood.
Neither his altitude nor his distance
from the transmitter, however, affect
II his ability 10 hear whatever was
aid To him.
From HaZlehurst field General Ken
Y took his party TO Roosevelt field, :
where the performance given was 50
that il threw into the ,
hade the test made with Lieutenant )
Scoring, astonishing as that seemed I
II the time. Nineteen battle planes. ;
he swifteSt Of the De Havilands. :
with Liberty motors. took 5
he air AT once. They were command |
Il by Maj. Joseph f. RosseIl, acting 1
: squadron commander. Eighteen Of [
he pilots We're equipped with receiv- /
~ apparatus. Major ROssell alone /
ad Il transmitter equipment 3
This air fleet shot off into the south q
{ a speed Of 130 miles an hour but {
DON returned in Il Y formation. Major Z
.Ossell flying higher and well behind 3
IS squadron. Passing over Roosevelt S