Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
.L|NDBERGH SAYS
HE'LL STICK TO AIR.
Future Career to Be Bound
Up in Aviation, He De-
cIareS in Own Story.
BY CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.

BY CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.
By Radio to The Star and New York Times
ABOARD THE UNITED STATES
CRUISER MEMPHIS, June 10 am
glad to be home again.
I should like to have stayed longer
In Europe and taken a good look
around, but now that we are anchored
off Piney Point, in sight Of land, 1t
feels good to be back.
1t has been a wonderful trip In
every way. I was not seasick
minute, though we had some pretty
rough weather at the beginning. /
got a fine rest aboard and now / am
ready for anything.
I have been thinking good deal
about nv future career in the last
few DAYS. Many people seem anxious
to know what / am going to do. Well.
YOU can bet that whatever I do 1t will
be CLOSELY connected with flying. /
am not going to permit even the
receptions and the trips 7 may make
around the United States to interfere
with my flying, and each week l am
going to get in fair number of hours
in the air.
Only One Way to Travel.
appreciated that offer of special
train for a dollar, but in my opinion
there is only one way to travel, and
that is by air. Just as soon as the
New York reception is over am going
to get in my little plane and make
nonstop flight to st. Louis and thank
the people there who made this flight
possible. Later in the Summer want
to fly to San Diego, thus reversing my
original flight from California to st.
Louis and from there to New York.
NY plans beyond Washington, New
York and st. Louis are indefinite,
although I must decide quickly con-
corning the invitations from at least
so towns and which have been kind
enough to ask me to visit them, ana
the good wishes from the people
that is. some people-who think that
now that the fight has been made.
/ ought to settle down" and go into
some sound commercial undertaking.
These people do not realize that
aeronautics in itself is one Of the
biggest potential industries we have.
There will be a tremendous develop
ment in it throughout the United
States within the next few years.
Nothing can stop it. Nothing can pre-
vent aviation in America from rapidly
advancing to a point where it will
take a prominent place among the
Nations chief activities.
NV future is definitely tied up with
aviation. At present I am not con-
sidering any important flights, al
though what the future may bring in
the way Of new attempts cannot be
indicated.
Wants Nothing Spectacular.
AS to the many offers have re-
ceived, I am not considering any but
dignified ones, as announced at
Paris. The spectacular ones will not
even get hearing, but all the COM
mon sense ones will be carefully
studied as soon as I get an opportu-
nity-probably before leaving Wash
ington.
OF necessity, a large number will
be rejected, but I am anxious to do
as much for aviation as can, and
If writing and talking and other
things can help, shall probably do
some, although I am not an orator or
writer and find it difficult to speak in
public despite what newspaper men
have said about my 'thistronic ability"
I should like to have a few weeks
vacation as soon as it can be arranged,
but from present signs do not sup
pose that this will be possible for
another six months.
Then, some time, maybe next year,
] want to go back to Europe to study
aviation there seriously. AS I tried
to make clear in yesterdays article,
there is much that we can learn from
Europe when it comes to aviation. ]
t..Y- L. &n- f%nHAI
lead the world in aviation, but before
that goal is reached there is con-
siderable ground to get over, and we
want to adapt ourselves to our needs
at home.
When I get a chance to cover all
Europe I shall try to fly to every
country there and in that way I shall
get first-hand knowledge of the situa-
ton.
Recalls Start OF Flight.
can hardly realize that have
backed so much experience into the
short space of three weeks. 1t is
just three weeks, in fact, tomorrow
night at 1920 since TAXED down the
darkened flying field at LIE Bourget
and 100000 frenzied people rushed my
plane. It seems a long time since
took of from San Diego, and in other
ways it has been a short time. I
suppose these last three weeks will
stand out as the most kaleidoscope
period of my life.
I am proud of what our ship did in
the Paris flight. In checking back
over the flight, 1 have, come to the
conclusion that the Spirit of st. Louis
carried the greatest cruising range In
the world for its type and the greatest
load for a 200-horsepower motor.
You must consider that l landed at
Paris with IS gallons Of gas on board,
or enough to carry me at least an
other 500 miles. We had already done
1910 miles. By the way, these are
the official figures recorded before l
sailed) The motor in the Spirit of
good for another $50. With the proper
series of overhauls the motor can be
counted on for another 1000 or $500
hours work.
I pulled gu my record books today
for the first time, and I had some
fun bringing it up to date. 1t may
interest readers to know that 1 have
flown 1885 hours and SIS minutes,
made 7,199 flights and carried 1852
passengers. That is all in five years,
for I took my first flight at Lincoln,
Nebr., on April 9, 1922.
In the early part of that month
decided to take up flying, so 1 went
to Lincoln and began a course with
the Nebraska Aircraft Corporation. I
was the only student at the time. I
shall never forget my first flight.
liked 1t Immediately and felt right at
home.
Flew Many Types.
have flown in 3S States Of the
Union and in Mexico, Nova Scotia,
Newfoundland, Ireland, England,
France and Belgium. My flights were
made with "a different types of ma
chimes, three Of which / flew in Eu-
rope. Maybe you would like the