The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-01
PERMANENT
AEROPLANE
Landing Field To Be Es-
tablished in Galrard.
Necessary Papers Filed and Temper.
ary Field Selected.

airy Field Selected.
Since Lancaster has been placed
on the map as an aerial Landing
place" temporarily as was the case
last Thursday. steps have been taken
to have here permanent LANDING
field and Mr.. John VI. Farra tells US
that tine proper papers have been filed
with the authorities at Camp Knox
and Lancaster will be ON tn, aerial
map.
Mr.. A. b. Brown who kindly con-
scented for the landing If the aero
plane on his beautiful farm on tn,
Stanford pike, mas agreed that the
place can be used temporarily until
another site has been selected. Mr..
Farra has consented to donate such
n place as soon as the wheat crop is
harvested. which will be one mile
/. rearer Gown and Just along the road
WY.
Last Sundays Courier journal con-
tanned q map of the various towns
visited by the aeroplancs during the
Liberty Loan drive. and in speaking
If the permanent maps being placed
over the state said:
after assuming command Of God
Ran Field on March >, Col. Reynolds
was instrumental in initiating two
movements which undoubtedly will
do much toward promotion Of avia-
zion. both commercial and otherwise;
namely. an aerial Photographic map
of large section of the State, as well
as plan for organizing the entire
State in movement for system Of
aerial routes, by numbering towns q
certain distance apart, along with the
preparation of landing fields IN every
county.
In connection with the presen; Vic
tory Loan campaign ships from God
man Field nave visited sixteen towns
in different vicinities, covering APP
pToximately LOO miles. Landings
have been made as often as proper
fields we've available Hundreds of
pounds of Victory Loan literature
have been scattered over large areas
Seventeen other places are on the
schedule yet TO be visited. which will
call for additional mileage of over
1000 miles.
Maps Are Not Complete.
With the maps now available. cross
I country flying is a more or less, and
in most cases more, dangerous I'M
dertaking. Ordinarily. clouds are to
PIE found at attitudes lower than the
| height at which it is considered safe
to fly over territories unknown to the
aviator Frequently the pilot is I'M
able to properly maintain course
above the clouds, and upon coming
down below them he finds that he
cannot locate himself on the rap. Il
is then necessary to make a landing
to ascertain his position, otherwise
he might find himself much further
of his course. II the field picked out
for landing does not prove to be a
good one, crash" is likely to re-
suit II field cannot be found that
looks good, the airman finds himself
forced to land because Of a shortage
Of gasoline.
, IL is therefore obvious that if var
ious towns would provide a marking
, numbers coincidng with those on a
map being prepared, has been sug-
r gested) an aviator would be able to
orient himself rapidly and continue
on his way toward known landing
field
Il is considered feasible to place a
landing field in each county. This
can be done with practically no ex-
pense. In nearly every community a
pasture or meadow sufficiently large
for a landing field is easily found.
This field should be of firm and level
turf, approximately 200 feet square
600 feet square might do if nothing
better is to be had) and should be
free from obstacles such as trees,
Lcuses, etc, in or near the field.
What little work is to be done, such
as clearing brush and small obstacles,
will in most cases be volunteered by
Boy Scouts organizations. The mark
ing of landing field should be a
large ST.. which should be at least
fcrty feet long by FIVE feet in width.
J Landing Fields Needed
The designating numbers towns
cooperating in this movement are
asked to display should be fifty feet
high when possible with no line less
.. than four feet in width, in order that
they may readily be seen from high
attitudes. These numbers might be
made from canvas staked to the
ground, laid out in boards painted
white, formed of white stones or
painted on the roof Of prominent
building II they be placed in the