Evening star., 1932-06-26

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acting in cooperation with officials Of
the airport.
Because of the two necessary post
ponements, several features OF the
original program have been lost, but
others are being planned to take their
places. The program will include
aerial and ground activities at the air
port and the airport swimming pool.
An Interrupted flight.
Lieut.. R. B. Pirie, Navy, had con-
siderable difiiculty getting home to
Washington from Hampton Roads a
few days ago. Though the distance is
only about 100 miles and though he
was flying a fast. new XFIIC-2 Cur
tiss experimental fighter. Lieut. Pirie
was forced to extend the usual flying
time Of about one hour into a matter
Of days.
Lieut.. Pirie was chewing I'D the air
miles at great rate on the way home
when his motor quit without warning
With skill and precision, Pirie set the
fast ship down unScathed in the back
yard of Virginia farmers home. The
mishap, it was found, was due to a
complete failure of the motor and a
new one was sent down from the Ana
SOobAd 4NaNdA All OJdk&Ol INSTALLED.
Again Pirie took of and once again
his motor cut out cold. He negotiated
a second successful forced landing,
this time in a Maryland pasture. The
second forced landing was due to fuel
failure. On the third attempt the
flight was completed.
Hausner Comes Home.
Stanislaus Felix Hausner, who dur
ing eight days of tossing around in the
Atlantic Ocean on the half-submerged
hulk Of his transatlantic plane, had
ample opportunity to null over the
dangers of the billboard" type OF
aviation, today is riding through the
National Capital as a passenger in a
type Of plane which represents quite
another phase of aviation-that of reg
ular, daily transport service.
Hausner, picked up by a passing
steamer after every one, apparently,
except his wife and faithful parish
priest had given him up for dead, was
landed at Miami day or two ago. His
wife and the family spiritual adviser.
Rev Paul Knappek, went to Miami
from New York as Eastern Air Trans
port passengers few days ago and are
returning with Hausner today.
BY coincidence, Mrs. Hausner on
-@NA ONabAOOAA&O bAABs dALlNCQ at WASH
ington-H Hoover Airport just few min
utes before Mrs. Amelia Earhart Put
nam, whose attempt to cross the At
lantlc for a second time was more sue
ceSsful than that of Hausner
Wnen HauSner pulled his heavily
laden single-engined land plane from
the ground three weeks ago and headed
out to sea on what was to have been a
nonstop night to Poland, he was alb
solutely on his own. There were no
oeacons or radio range to guide him
and no radio signals sounded in his ears.
There were no landing fields to offer
him safety in case of trouble and when
that trouble came he escaped only By
one OF those chances which make up
the romance Of the sea.
Today, however, HauSner is sur
rounded by all the aids which make
possible safe and regular air transport
service. The big plane, manned by two
pilots and hostess, is flying over one
OF the most highly organized airways
in existence, with radio range beacons,
weather information and broadcasting
service, plane position reporting service,
beacon lights, lighted and fully equip
ped intermediate landing fields at fire.
quent intervals and all the other aids
which the Federal Government and
private industry are placing around air
travel.
The contrast between Hausner's i'll
fated attempt and the orderly progress
Of his flight today stands as one of the
encouraging sginS of aviation progress
during the past few years.. Not so far
back every flight was. like Hausner's. a
personal adventure into the little known.
Today modern air transport Is q thor
oughly organized and efflciently oper-
- rxsl,f httiI
up high records for reliability Of service.
College Records Are Good.
In winning the Looming intercollegiate
trophy for the third time, student and
graduate members of the Harvard Fly
ing Club during the past school year
have put in a total of 937 hours Of fly
ing time at the controls without acci-
dent of any kind Announcement OF
the award was made during the past
week by the National Aeronautic Asso-
citation and the presentation VIII take
place here August 19.
The Harvard Club has Al members
who now are students in the university.
The club group during the past school
wear has operated one club-owneo plane
and four member r-owned planes. THESE
members few a total Of 81 hours in the
club plane and 280 hours in other ships
during the school year. Graduate
members flew a total Of SO hours in the
club plane and $40 hours in other ships.
The club financed its operations by
charging members SO per solo hour and
SIS per dual hour.
The University of Detroit Flying Club,
which won second place, owns a small
two-place light plane purchased from
club funds and rented three other
planes as needed during the past uni
versity year. The club has 26 flying
members, who put in total Of 247
hours solo and 73 hours dual or total
of 800 hours. The club management
was reported to be exceptionally well
organized and efficient and was able to
finance its activities by charging IS
per solo hour and 81 per dual hour.
Third place was taken by the william
and Mary Flight Club the college Of
William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
The club has 20 flying members, made
up from the student body and faculty,
and has qualified nine private pilots.
one limited commercial pilot and three
transport pilots during the course Of
the years flying activity.