New Britain herald., 1927-05-12
LINDbERGH STARTS
 OFF FOR NEW YORK Lonely Aspirant for Paris
 HonorS Leaves St. Louis IS DUE AT FIELD TONIGHT Will Start Ocean Jump When the Weather Permits - Plans to Go Alone to Save Weight For Added Gasoline Supply.
IS DUE AT FIELD TONIGHT

St. Louis, May 1. R - Captain Charles Lindbergh. only lone pilot entered in the $25.0oo Ur,eig trans- Atlantic contest, left here this morn- ing on the second lap of his trans continental flight, for Roosevelt field. L. l.. where he expects to put his Ryan monoplane into shape for the New York to Paris hop.
 Leaving at SIP a. m.. the former St. Louis-Chicago air mall pilot ex- pected to complete the $50 mile air line journey in ten hours. Lindbergh was unaccompanied on the trip to- day, as he will be on the trans-At- antic flight. Completing his 1850 mile flight from San Diego to St. Louis yesterday in l4 hours and five minutes. Lindbergh made the longest flight in this country of an unaccom- panied pilot. according to available records.
 Lindbergh. who Is flight com mander in the Missouri national guard air unit here, spent the night at Lambert-St. Louis field and put his plane through final inspection this morning.
 Weather Is Ideal
 Weather conditions in St. Louis were ideal for the hop off. A wealth CT bureau bulletin at the field said there were northweast winds and that the flier would encounter cloudy weather east of Indianapolis.
 His course will lead over Terre Haute, Ind. Dayton. Columbus. south Of Pittsburgh, over Allentown, Pa. and Newark. \. J.
 Arising at a. r1.. Lindbergh worked on his plane until 8 o'clock. when he climbed into the cockpit ready for the takeoff. His packers. who will follow him east by train. and a group of St. Louisans were at the field. Two or three days will be spent in New York putting the plane into condition for the ocean flight and then only the weather re- mains to determine the start, Lind bergh said
 Will Fly Alone
 He is sacrificing q relief pilot or navigator for added gasoline. and believes the cruising range of his monoplane will decide the success of the trip. He satd he would fly by compass and would need to take no observations.
 In the event of forced landing ot (o y$a a{y, ipT h{c plans mapped out If the wings are not crushed in landing. they will keep him afloat 45 minutes. he said. in which time he can pump the gasoline tanks dry to serve as buoys. He also has rubber raft which can be inflated quickly.
 Is New Flier
 Kansas City. May l2 P-Captain Charles A. Lindbersh who hoped |, off from St. Louis today for New ! York, whence he plans to attempt nonstop flight across the Atlantic to Paris, is comparatively new flier.
 Captain Lindbergh began his flying career at the army flying school at Brooks field. San Antonio. Texas, arly in 1924. He took his entrance examination here in the summer of | 1923 and at that time. according to Kansas City aviators, knew little of the flying game.
 At Brooks field he became a mem- Der of the Caterpillar club when a plane became manageable in the | aid and he leaped in his parachute. | Three other times Captain Lindbergh | has saved his life by parachute | jumps, once when an. experimental plane went into a tail spin over St. | Louis flying field and twice while flying the air mail from St. Louis to , Chicago when he was prevented from landing hY heavy fo9S