Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-19
YOUNG PILOT SURE
OF EAST HOP MARK
New Record Holder Explains
Plane Was Faster Than
That of GoIdSborough.
BY EDWARD SCHNEIDER,
Holder of the Junior Trancontinental Al
plane Speed Record.

Golder OF the Junior Trancontlnental Ar
plane Speed Record.
LOS ANGELES, August 10 (N.AN.A).
81 have done half of what set out
10 do. They tell me that I clipped 4
hours and % minutes from Frank
Goldsborough, jr.s, transcontinental air
record. My flying time from coast to
coast was 20 hours and Al minutes.
I want to say, however, that my
Cessna n1onoplane is faster than the
ship Frank flew I am sure that with
q little luck I can set q new record
going east.
1 got in here at The municipal airport
last night and have had good nights
sleep. I'd like to 60 20 the movie
studios at Hollywood today and see how
they make pictures. left all my
clothes st home in Jersey City, but I
guess / can brush this suit up enough
to 60 out on the street.
Waiting for Weather.
When the weather is favorable, I'll
start on the return trip. I hope that
will be soon, so can break the record
and be In time for the national air
races at Chicago.
wouldn't advise anybody to start
out on such a trip as have taken I'M
less he can stand lot Of excitement
and is not afraid of work. I started
from Westf1eld Airport. New Jersey
early on the morning Of the 14th, and
that was the day I had my narrowest
escape on the whole trip. 1 was flying
low over the Alleghenies to dodge some
thunder-storms when lost the bottom
Of the fuselage on some trees.
thought was a goner. But got
into Altoona safely, where the two
2 T- - l.. !
mechanic as we'll as pilot came in
handy. was able to Ak up the ship
myself and leave again the next morn
ing. The weather was good and I was
able to make st. Louis on my second
day. On the third day Of the flight
landed at Wichita and had them put
an extra l00-gallon gasoline tank in
the fuselage.
Compass Was Better.
I had noticed that on the first part
Of the trip the f1ve-gallon can full of
gasoline had thrown my compass off.
It read north all the time. After I got
the 100-gallon tank the compass was a
little better, but / still had to fly by
landmarks and maps because could
not trust it.
From Wichita on West was flying
over country had never seen before.
q
in the new tank and started out for
Albuquerque. Because the ship had
no instruments by which I could fly
blind, had to land on the desert at
Anton Chico, N. Mex, when q storm
overlook me.
I guess the people there never had
seen an airplane so close before, be-
cause they all ran around shouting
"Airplane!" There was no place for me
A. IL hut s,. he ehi n CO. aHrN
all night, getting as much sleep as pos
sible. 1 guess that is why / was so
sleepy last night.
The trip from Anton Chico to here
wasn't so bad. had good weather at
first, but just when l figured I had
nearly reached my goal saw fog ahead
and set down about so miles from Los
Angeles. They gave me directions there
to municipal airport, which thought
was Los Angeles.
Reached Wrong Place.
I found the port to which they had
the ship and saw no one around. was
looking over some planes waiting for
some one to meet me when man
walked up and asked me where
wanted my plane hangared. told him
that had all been arranged But he
said no one knew me there, and found
out was at the Long Beach Municipal
Airport.
It was dark then and I had yet TO
find Los Angeles. II I had had blind
flying instruments, could have cut an
hour OF the time / made.
I guess my dad and sister Alice were
relieved when they heard 1 was here
o. K. Dad owns half interest in the
airplane.
For two years I've wanted to fly from
coast to coast both ways. and by the
time I'm 19, on October 20, hope my
wish will be fulfilled, besides holding
both records.
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