Marble Hill press., 1918-06-13

running an .sf.fButilr u fur 'hs skilled r"f"rsi
80 far ~ -, HaJh.nc and hls e'u'nol 20 u an1
he medium through ahlrh - gr11 Which b.
moves ar, rurE,rnso Hut The ubri.atlliy =
the human ,.iarIsm must s'lil - t",t
With ani '-' uar,Iiatliiy seems 60 D. rrrais'
in the cir 'saH 10 T. uf-n Tho gr"uGi u ssins
times rr.u.fs a strange and uueApys'r' hagpvu
Ines
once IN o uhlr r maa o. 'hr hs-' q hssiih
and the V.uk - csuffiun. vhu has IAsss~i uiih
hlsh susrss every one q The ssver" irr's %
which aviation snniian'ss are sufl"ri"i Who has
never fain'e,i before in his life. ell fAih' uhIs
he &. In the air. uhs re,~nt fatal Hcrifsai st .
Texas Geld T. supposed 20 have b~sa due 20 that
cause.
one pilot fala'-d fni 'hc plane ;sH - The
earth. but neither hs uaf the student vi'h hlu
was hurt except fnr few srri,hes sal cats
lie snid that hs as not knov vhy b. fE'airI
Al that be knew that he su1t~aly -; CO.
sciousncss snd I'D Dot freain H un'i Dc
being haulci out - The ~rcetei aiTIi.aao. lIs
had never falni~i b,gorv 10 his lifs.
Neither had another yvurs fsllhw. 70 vhom
everything suddenly became hiank - his ina.
chine was saillag AWsy through the bloc IL SO.
still sailing along easily whcn prcs-ntiy he crms
TO himself again with the feeling that srmeihins
had happened 10 him Looking down. hs cuud
that he had covered o considerable distance
s'ucc the moment Nhru BE- had lost cousciousneS.
Hc d"'s no; know Why be faia;ci any more thRE
he knows why he dld not spin downward TO rr,.s.
able death during those blank moments.
British surgeon attached to ;hr relay naval
mir service. Dr. H. Greene Anderson pho has had
extensive experience 8; british rying stations.
has rrcoutly written some Interesting conclusions
concerning these somewhat obscure causes ~
aIrllau" accidents Of trimming school.
In tho opinion ~ Doctor Anderson. basel upon
study and comparisoS of the statements made 10
him In such cases by hundred student ayers
their is n brain fatigu" no; due 10 previous men.
tai or physical strain that may yc; cause scrou,
accidents He thinks II is induced by the npArt
Cf overwhelming sensations upon the mind ~
IN" pupil after he is In the air The nyins puph
who Is overcome by this form OF fatigue sHy.
Doctor Anderson, reaches the stage where he
has the power neither 90 reason. decide nor act. I
state OF mental inertia supcrycncs. This IL dsc (
TO repeated stimuli received by his brain IL rufad
succession In his flight Hc feels alone; a Sqr, &
cHssion OF errors occurs In the air; he feel. he /
cannot manage TO control the airplane: fear doe. +
not seize him. but the enornity Of tho whole (
thing appalls him: he feels helpless and -,a,c
Of brain fatigue occurs IN which he in a sts,or.
awaits events and takes little pnrt In the nl,.
planes control
This form Of brain fatigue would ssrrp 10 be
largely n result OF personal temperament po-,,,
Anderson thinks II responsible for "A fair rro
portion OF accidents" among students in the early
stages of flying. and be adds that student nyta.
ors who have suffered from II. II they escape
injury are likely TO give up flying
There are many. many Of the unimportnn, sc>
'idents. OF which nobody takes heed. Bu, Of
atal accidents, notwithstanding the concern over
hem manifest In some parts OF the country the
percentage Is no greater than should be exp.rt.s
8 less than In the flying schools of some other
Countries. and Is not higher than u IL in aimox.
my extrn-haxnrious occupation And when /, 4.
ememhered that this latter comparison bring,
ogether figures representing men In the training
tage with those Of skilled workers. II IL eviaen,
10Th that flying Is safer game than II has the
redit OF being, and that It will he q good plan
or the country to guard against hyster,a ov..
he fatalities that do occur