American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-03
For Months American ArpIanes Here and in Europe Have Been
Equipped NTH Apparatus by Which Their Movements Were
Directed by Voice Comma nd-Hardest Tests Fail to
Impair Its Complete Efficiency.

hahn. 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 men
to receive his words.
The tremendous value of the inven-
ton which Colonel Culver n those
associated with him have brought to
perfection, is not easily understands
able by civilians. But through its OPP
erations Ii is now possible to send
students into the air alone and d.
rect their daily drill from the ground,
thus eliminating the necessity of en-
dangering experienced pilots, who, as
instructors, have hitherto been obliged
to go up in the air with their pupils.
1t also is now possible to train avia-
tors in advanced flying, the instructor
on the ground being able to see the
work of his student and instantly cor
rect his faults. ia training n d.
rectlng 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. Willard f.
Harmon, Jr., commander of the hrst
provisional wing Maj. Ralph Cousins,
commander of Roosevelt field; George
C. Norton, a lawyer, and the writer.
Lieut.. Hudson r. Scoring took the air
in a De Haviland at HaZelhurst field,
ut an order from General kenly.
l- H.. nzIt-,M T-,,.pntf-ar
Colonel Culver took what looked to
be an ordinary telephone transmitter
in his hand. This transmitter was
; connected by a wire with a small wire
: less plant built on the field. Lieuten'
ant Scoring had n receiver In his hel
met but no. transmitter, so he had
been instructed to indicate yes" by
| a slight forward tip of his machine
and no" by waving his plane from
D side to side, much the same as a boat
rocking in the water.
! When Scoring was $500 feet in the
, air and perhaps half a mile from
! where The party was standing Colone
, Culver, speaking into the transmittel
in a tone only slightly above normal
; said
"Can you hear me, Seering?"
II Instantly the machine took a for
ward dip.
"Do you hear me clearly?" aske'
= Colonel Culver.
u The machine took another FORWARD
y dip.
Are you cold?" was the next ques
ton.
u The machine instantly began rocl
u ing from side to side.
II "Well, climb a bit higher" ordere
~ Colonel Culver.
u Without q second of delay LieuteI
y ant Scoring started up.
That's high enough" said Colon'
&c Culver.
- The machine flattened out.
Then followed n bewilderlng serie
of stunts" each in response to
- vocal order from the ground, the flyC
doing nothing on his own inltlativ
During Lieutenant Seering's flight,
!, ranged from $500 feet to $500 fe,
=. altitude. At no time was he moi
a. han three miles from where GenerI
henlY unU tOlOnel CulNeT slOo
=. Neither his altitude nor his distan'
"a from the transmitter, however, affeC
"a ed his ability to hear whatever WI
40 said to him.
90 From Hazlehurst field General Re
he ly took his party 60 Roosevelt feel
ct. where the performance given was
&c remarkable that 1t threw into Il
.or shade the test made with Lieutena
Scoring, astonishing as that seem
in ~ the time. Nineteen battle plane
NJ the swiftest of the De HavilanC
cd equipped with Liberty motors, to-
all the air at once. They were comman
1a. ed by Maj. Joseph e. Rossell, actil
al. as squadron commander. Eighteen
ass the pilots were equipped with receI
an ing apparatus. Major Rossell alo
in had a t%ransmitter equipment.
re. This air fleet shot of into the sou
nm. at speed of 100 miles an hour, /
If soon returned in a V formation. Ma
md Rossell flying higher and well behi
his squadron. Passing over Roosey