The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-29
LARGE PASSENGER PLANE
DOES LAND OFFICE BUSI-
NESS HERE-MANY
TAKE FLIGHTS.
is VERY EXCITING
Flights Being Made From G0lf
Links West of River-Plane
Is Safe and No Accidents
Have Occurred.
s"How does it feel 2"

The thousands of aviators VIII
served in the aviation corps durin.
the war are not the only persons
who have had to answer this ques
ton.
Columbian civilians have beer
taking to the air since Sunda
afternoon and more than a score
of them have experienced the sen.
sation of flying and they know
how it feels. And, by the way, that
the only way to find out,too.
A lbig Curtis passenger plans
has been in the civilian service il,
Columbus since Sunday afternoon
and each afternoon the plane ha
been doing a land office business
Flights were made just as fast
the big Curtis could take off anc
land again. Only darkness stopped
the flying each day.
The plane came over from Tusca
loosa Sunday. 1t appeared in tn
skies from the east shortly after
~ o'clock, and after maneuvering
to a lower altitude and making
few circles about the city it landed
on the golf links west Of the river
at 1925 o'clock.
An exhibition flight was made {
2 o'clock in the afternoon an
shortly thereafter the first civil
ian passenger to fly over Colum
bus to the air was DR.. Goode
thd Columbus hospital staff. II
was followed by Mr.. T. A. MEGA
hey and flights were made one
a ter ,ar;Jtl <r until darkness came
over the field.
A large crewd was on the fielT
early in the afternoon and they re-
mained nthe scene watching the
flights with keen and intense inter
est.
How does it feel to fly? Well,
in the first place you have 10 fly
to find out, for the sensation and
thrill of it just simply can't be eX
pressed in words. But d few Incl
dents of a flight can be put in
words.
So here goes. You mount the
fuselage and slip down into tho
pit which is about waist. deep. YoI
are strapped securely to the seat
to keep you from falling out in g.
loop the loop. You are then intro
duced to the pilot who responds in
the introduction by stepping or
the gun" and you 60 sailing Noff
down the field The whirr of the
motor is terrific and the wind from
the propeller blades is whipping
your face terrifically. In a few
seconds you sense a gliding feeling
and the wheels. are leaving th'
ground. You are taking off.
Gradually you rise and the moto
is tugging away in the face OF th'
slight wind getting attitude. AS
cents are made against the wind
to prevent accidents. You. look down
the Mother Earth begins to broaden
and expand and the view is won
derfuk You can't appreciate the
beauty of Columbus and the sur
roundings until you have had &
view of the scene from the sky.
From a plane its level appearance
and all of the beauty of nature Is
spread out before your eyes. The
fields and the roads and the tree
made a charming scene, and / .
looks like a great and glorious gar
den of rare beauty and charm. The
roads have the appearance of long
bands of ribbon laid across ths
land and the river with view OF
three or four miles has the ap-
pearance of a miniature stream
with regular lines thanked by green
trees. You are amazed at the scene
as you speed through the air and
you are in the full grip of the sen
satioh of flying.
Back to the start again. After
the pilot gains a safe altitude he
begins to turn back towards the
city. Here as the turn is made tn
first thrill of flying comes to the
civilian. You feel one side of thr
plane lifting heavily against you
and you glance to the opposite side
and you see the plane gradually
lowering. There comes trooping
to your mind all of the side slips,
and tail spin accidents you ever