Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-26
TiU0 Pine County Brothers
Built Their DUN AerOpIdne
Carl and George Freeman of Rock
Creek, Have Thrilled Thou
sands During Past
Sic Years.

In the field of aviation which is
constantly growing, Pine county is
also taking its part in developing
some men to man the air transports.
Some months ago the American con-
tanned a feature story of one man
who had flown together with Col.
Lindbergh during the war. That man
was Happy" O'Malley of Hinckley.
In this article will be brought out the
activities of two brothers-Carl and
George Freeman, from Rock Creek
township.
Carl Freeman, the older brother,
did considerable motor cycle racing
at county fairs and the like for
number of years, being interested in
all kinds of machinery-anything from
wheelbarrOw to an aeroplane. In
1923 when the two brothers became
more interested in aviation they set
to work and built an aeroplane of
their own, using 80 horsepower Cur
tiss O.X.-5 motor. 1t was a G.N.D.-4
model biplane-two wings. They used
this home made affair for five years,
selling it in 1928 when they purchased
a new production job, also biplane
and so horsepower. They took in
structions from private pilots in Min
neapolis and other places.
During the last four or five years
they have done much flying at county
fairs and other public gatherings, the
charge for spin in the air being
usually S. for two persons for 10 min
utes. Aked as to what effect the alti-
tude has on folks when they go up for
the first time, the Freeman brothers
said that it varies with the different
people. The altitude is usually from
1900 feet to 1900 feet on sight seeing
trips. Some folks are scared when
they make their first flight and again
others do not seem to be affected.
The Freemans added that they have
never had the experience of having
anyone faint up in the air and they
have had infants on some of their
trips. But having tried it once, folks
are anxious to fly again.
In starting the aeroplane they have
to acquire speed of about As miles
per hour before it will take to the air
and in landing they can get it down
to between 80 and 35 miles per hour.
They have good landing place in a
hay field on their own farm and make
the trip from the Void Chamberlain
field in Minneapolis or the st. Paul
Municipal Airport, to their farm in
80 minutes. This is a distance of 60
miles. AS is commonly known, the
greatest danger in flying is the get
ting of start-the first 500 feet-and
getting momentum. When above the
500 feet things are quite safe, in fact
| aviators say it is safer in the air
than in an automobile on the ground
The Freeman boys have been from
coast to coast and have also flown in
Canada, but have spent most of their
time making the county fairs in
southern Minnesota, Wiz onsin, Iowa,
and the Dakotas, flying considerably
in the Dakotas last winter. In the
winter time they start On skis.
Among the stunts shown at county
fairs are wing-overs, loops, and bar
rel-rolls.
Carl and George Freeman are both
single and sons of Charles Freeman
in Rock Creek township, the home
farm being 220 acres. Both of the
aviators were born and raised in Rock
Greek township, so are real products
of Pine county.
Carl Freeman was an instructor at
| the North Dakota State School of
Science at Wahpeton for seven months
during the winter of 192S-29.
The boys are of the quiet and mod
est type, reluctant to talk about them
selves, but their many friends out
over the county are proud of their avn
alton successes and their accomplish
ment of having built their first aero
plane themselves.