Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
WARMTH OF MEXICO RECEPTION
IS PRAISED BY COL. LINDBERGH|

could. They seemed to know lot
about aviation.
The next generation will fly as
naturally as the last drove automo-
biles. Aviation is just being born,
and the time undoubtedly will come
when airplanes will be flown by every
one, and the children will no longer
look on a fight as anything but an
| ordinary journey.
There is one thing which has APP
pealed to me as the result OF flying
over Mexico and that is the great
necessity for airline communication
here. The country is so wild and the
mountains make travel by road or
train so difficult and long that air.
ways will bring the States of Mexico
and the States of all Central America
closer together.
heard today that 1t would have
taken IS hours to travel over the route
which followed from the central part
of Mexico to the capital, and by air.
plane 1t was only matter of two or
three hours.
There is a great need for aviation in
Mexico and ideal conditions for its de-
velopment. Always flourish when
they offer a means of quicker COM
munication, and they offer that in this
| country more than any other I have
| ever seen. .
Praises Air Field.
The aviation field of Mexico City is
one of the finest have ever seen.
did not know until today that 1t was
| the bed of an old lake.
It is a good field, with plenty Of
room to take off in any direction and
as smooth as it can be. There should
be more airports Of this kind in the
| United States. We should continue to
open airports wherever it Is possible,
| particularly at points where there Is
| much flying activity.
| I wish that 1t were possible to have
such an airport in New York. There
are several possible sites for an airport
| in New York City and one should be
found where it will not be necessary to
use ferry to get to 1t.
The great advantage of this field at
Mexico City Is that 1t can be reached
Elm a short time, and that condition, is
essential to an airport In New York.
| There may be more than one and there
will be need for at least two, eventual
| .ly, and whether Governors Island is
| obtained or not. there will be need for
another field.
Just what my plans will be after
leaving Mexico City are still uncertain,
but the number of messages have re-
ceived from Central American states
there make it necessary that / accept
their offers of hospitality.
/ will visit Central America. but just
where twill be has not yet been de-
termined. 1 am anxious to do some
| flying In the tropics, for have never
| done any. The country over which it
will be necessary to fly Is rather diff
ficult. but the flights wilk not be long
and have no doubt that they will be
easily negotiated.
Conditions Are Unusual.
Army planes have been flying over
have been able to meet the conditions.
| ] should be able to do so easily in a
straight fight from one capital to an.
| other.
Flying conditions down here are
very unusual, and my getting lost so
thoroughly yesterday proved that
there Is necessity for more careful
study Of the country over which an
airplane must 60. I have heard that
there has been little or no flying over
some Of the country / traversed yes
terday, and that may be so.
! But flying hereu Undoubtedly calls
for careful study of conditions be-
| fore 1t is undertaken. 1t is far differ
ent from flying in the States. But
what an opportunity for aviation. 1t
Is just the sort Of problem which fly
| ing may solve.
After leaving Central America, or
wherever / take off from on the last
lap of the trip, ] will fly straight to
my home in st. Louis. That will be
my first stop in the States. / shall
he glad to get there again and TO meet
some of my friends who made posi-
BILE my first long flight.
am looking forward to all the days
that l spend in the meantime with
great interest, for they will be spent
and ] am anxious to see all Of them
that 1t is possible to see.
II this trip shows how aviation
makes possible a greater understand
ing between nations which SHOULD be
friends, and proves the value Of avia.
ton in linking countries together.
| shall be very glad.
cannot express sufficiently my
| pleasure at the welcome which has
been extended to an American in
Mexico
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