The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-17
Commercial Aviation
In Hawaiian Islands
Is AID Clubs Purpose
(Contributed)

velopment of aviation in the Hawai-
ian Islands. AT its meeting on We'd
nesday, November 80, 1921, commit
tees were appointed to investigate the
location of possible aviation sites that
would be suitable for commercial pur-
poses, with Honolulu as the base. In
doing this the club is taking a very
necessary step forward, for there is
no doubt that aviation will play a
large part in the future development
of these Islands, and in solving many
of the transportation problems. Sites
for commercial aviation bases must
be secured now before all available
sites are allotted to other lines of
business.
The importance of aviation as a
means of transportation in other parts
of the world is growing constantly. A
recent report made by the Aeromarine
Always, Inc, 1900 Times Building,
New York City, shows the following
facts on business done for the period
commencing October q, 1920 and end
ing October 81, 1921.
81. Six eleven-passenger flying
cruisers of F5-L type in operation
carried 1,044 passengers $4,000 miles
in the air and transported "a ,002 lbs,
of mail and 5000 lbs, of freight and
baggage, exclusive OF crews.
"2. Six Navy Coast Patrol five
passenger flying boats of HS2L type
carried ASP passengers 1890 miles
in the air, exclusive of crews.
"3. Three Aeromarine three place
flying boats carried 1,90S passengers
1900 miles, exclusive of pilots.
"a. Not n single passenger or en-
ployee was injured during these opera
lions. The schedule was maintained
throughout with the exception of four
forced landings during adverse
weather conditions which caused only
slight delays. These delays were less
than those suffered by railroads in
slight snowstorms. The lying boat
nina" was torn from her moorings
one night in Havana IIarbDr during
a terrific gale, blown against some
rocks and damaged beyond repair. No
one was aboard at the time.
"5. The services maintained in
clude Key West, Havana; Florida
Bahama Islands; New York, Atlantic
City and New England ports; New
York Sight Seeing; New York al
bany; Great Lakes region; MISSISSIPPI
pi River Valley.
Summary
The eleven-passengar Navy F5-L
flying boats operate in the Key West
-Hanava. service during the winter
months, after which ioLr of them
were laid up for the sumner. The
remaining boat, Santa Maria" then
undertook a flight from Key West up
the Atlantic Coast to New York, Up
the Hudson River, owe Lakes George
and Champlain to Montreal. along the
Great Lakes to Chicago and thence by
way of the Illinois and Mississippi
Rivers to New Orleans, thence along
the Gulf to Key West, a total distance
of 1000 miles. OF the six HS2 flying
boats four were in constant operation
and two were in reserve One Of these
boats made a complete circunlnaviga-
ton of the Great Lakes flying 7,491
miles and carrying 500 passengers;
another covered the New England
States.
For operations during the coming
year six of the Aeromarine-Navy
eleven passenger flying cruisers will
be placed in operation on the Key
West-Havana route between Palm
Beach and Miami and Bimini and
Nassau; W other flying cruisers of
the same type will be held in reserve
for special chartered parties.
For the other services seven of the
five passenger Aeromarine-Navy HS2
type will be placed in active operation
and ten others will be held in reserve
for special charters.
Three of the Aeromarine three
place flying boats will be used for
special services and special charters,
with two of these same types held in
reserve"
1t can be see by the above that
this company has developed an eXten.
sive business. A schedule of rates
and distances on which this business
has been developed is as follows: