Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05
SCENES OVER HAITI
PICTURED BY L|NDY
Writes of Views Beneath as
Plane IdIes Along Toward
Santo Domingo.
By COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.

81 wfsless 10 The Star and New SosS T:4Ii~s
ABOARD THE SPIRIT OF ST
LOUIS. VIA SANTO DOMINGO. Feb
,uary 4.-My course between San
Juan. Porto Rico, and Santo Domingo
lies over many distinct land marks,
which make navigation comparatively
simple. In addition there is tail wind.
and although have been idling along
al IS miles an hour. am far ahead OF
schedule
Consequently. this article Is being
written on my photographic chart In
the Spirit Of St Louis over the eastern
end of the Island of Haiti.
The territory. 1900 feet below. Is
completely covered with jungle.
few miles ahead are a number OF farm
clearings and Is 10 20 miles IN
the distance a small city is visible
against the dark green background oil
the tropical mountains of the interior
The ground is notified by the
shadows of a broken layer OF thick
curnulous clouds, which are a Few nun
dred feet above my present aitituoe,
and light rain squall appears on the
slightly hazy Southern horizon.
A few minutes ago | crossed the
25 miles of water from the ISLANDS OF
Porto Rico and Santo Domingo
Far Ahead of Schedule.
Previously, flying low on the Porto
Ricsn coast. 1 passed over school OF
sharks. and later large sea turtle,
which was floating on top Oh the wafer
al first Dlt quickly disappeared "hen
/ the plane approached.
Flvjne a modern plane under faVor-
able conditions and of the air lines re-
/ ouIlres very little attention beyond naVi-
/ eating and occasionally checking over
! tne instruments. which record accu-
rately the condition and performance
of both ship and engine ! am sun lai
ahead o; my schedule. and In or0er 70
] keep from arriving too early. VIII make
q trim I'D 10 the cloud layer above
/ am row al an altitude OF l.40O feet,
cruising at IS miles an hour. at an en-
/ gine speed Of slightly over 1900 repo'h-
tions per minute :,
The oil pressure Is So pounds: OIL
temperature so degrees centigrade'
angle Of attack. 2 degrees: compass
heading 27o degrees magnetic: :2S pm.
! am increasing the engine reVoIu-
/ ilons per minute 10 1850 and the angle
+ of the wings 70 degrees. air speed.
IS miles per hour. II Is i3l pm.
/ am al an altitude Of 2.l00 feet. or
nave climbed 100 feet In minutes.
/ The bottom OF the cloud level Ii still
q few hundred feet above.
! Al f.25 pm. am at 1900 feet.
slightly above the bottom Of the cloud,
but in an open space. ] viii take up
/ instrument navigation In few seconds.
Passes Through Clouds.
Al .3g pm have entered the first
cloud al 1900 feet and passed into a
secJnd clear space III few seconds.
~ 80 pm / am in the clouds again,
epir9 BY bank and current indicator
~ $500 feet
Cumuiyus clouds usually have many
openings between them. consequently
bind hy1ug IL necessary only dGring
hort intervals.
~ i-42 pm ! am at 7 200 feet In b
cloud, and water Is streaming on the
wings and struts
AZ 80 pm am at 1900 feet. ]
naYe just come Out Of the clouds and
am even with the tOp Irregular layer
The SKY abgYe IL clear
IL IL minutes have changed from
tie warm air cioae " the ground ~ q
qulN cDCl climate nearly 1000 feet
aDJYe. where IL Is necessary 10 turn on
sne intake heater ~ keep up the engine
temperature
II IL rot only possible ~ change the
climate III few hours BY air travel
Dut climatic conditions can De governed
~ a large extent by a change In alu-
sside requiring only d few minutes
have been climbing slowly after
ieaying the clouds, IL IL now ~ pm
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