Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
D. c. PILOT SPENDS
1900 HOURS IN AIR
Lieut.. Frederick SchausS
Has Flown More Than U.s.
900 Miles in Year.

'FIying experience that money can
not buy has been gained In the past
IL months by Lieut.. Frederick Schauss.:
Army Air Corps Reserve. OF 21l% ~
street. who has Just completed years
active duty at Boiling Field. DuflnR
that time Lieut.. Scha,Iss, Wasrin9'
tonian. few more than $4,000 miles, W.
least 10000 of which we're on cfost
country trips This flying time, II -
believed, is as large, If not larger, tnaa
any amount achieved for a Reserve an
man during the past year.
Because of his experience and k.'oSn
ability to pilot all types of planes, LiTtE.
Schauss has the opportunity OF hyibS
military planes at Boiling Field Wf1'si
ever they are available, an opportun5S7
and privilege which he says he is grat:s
fuI for. While flying these planes IN
+he future. Lieut.. Schauss technica'.y
is on active duty, but he receives 70
compensation for his time In the ar
as he is no longer under orders 10 n.
PiIoted Various Planes.
While on active duty. Lieut. Scha dZs
niloted Curtiss and Boeing pursuit
planes; Curtiss and Douglas oosei ".
tion planes Douglas single-englne1
transports ana Fokker three-enginei
acknowledgements all types Oh
Standard Army equipment. His long
est cross-country flight was to s.:
Louis. which he began on Memorial
day in a Liberty-engined Douglas tranS-
port with six passengers. members 81
the executive committee of the Secon7
Division Association.
Lieut.. Schauss was caught IN u
same storm that played havoc with the
balloons which started from Pittsburgh
for the national elimination balloon
race He was caught in the mountains
between here and the Ohio River and
for three hours battled against fog ana
rain which had forced him down To
the tree-tons. Lieut.. Schauss said ne
would flv down a valley for period.
watching for a break in the low VlSi-
bility. and then jump over into the
next valley. He finally escaped the
dangerous conditions and when over
CoIun,hus Ohio. discovered he had fuel
sufficient for less than 10 minutes
flying.
He landed at Norton Field. Columbus,
with a spoonful of gasoline in his
emergency tank. Stepping down from
the plane mentally and physically ex-
hausted. Lieut.. SciauSs was greeted
bv one of the party who slapped him
on the back and said: Lieutenant.
never imagined that flying in the rain
and fog could be so enjoyable. the
pilot said nothing beyond mumbling
something about Ignorance being
| bliss
On Mothers day Lieut.. Schauss few
Curtiss pursuit plane to Toledo, Ohio
a distance of over 400 miles in hours
and 10 minutes. His mother was at
the field to greet him on his arrival.
! Prior to that fight he made a non
stop Jump to Boston in similar high
powered single-seater. negotiating the
distance in hours and 5 minutes.
Escorted Capt. Carranza.
Lieut.. Schauss received his commits
sion in the Air Corps following the
stipulated period of training after the
armistice was signed and thereupon
left the active service. In 1924 ne was
graduated from the Engineering Divi-
sion School of the Army Air Corps at
Dayton, and in the Spring of the fol-
lowing year had three-nlonth tour
of active duty with the First Pursuit
Group at Selfridge Field. Mich. He
has about 1900 hours in the air.