Evening star., 1933-08-06

The offending pilots have been t
pension of their Federation Aer
This would prohibit them during
sanctioned air meet and would {
any record they might make dur
There has been vigorous pro
rigorous penalty. 1t has been
National Aeronautic Association t
life Of the average speed plane pill
year suspensions not only would
pilots involved, but also would inj
This matter is one of exceeding i'm
portance and gravity to the National
Aeronautic Association. 1t is the rock
on which some of its opponents expect
pute already has earned the N. A. A.
the violent enmity of section of the
aviation world. 1t has cost the asso-
citation the membership of its vice
president, Mrs. Amelia Earhart Put
nam, and Of member of its Contest
Committee, Clifford w. Henderson, for
years manager of the National Air
Races, both Of whom recently resigned
Efforts are being made outside the
association to capitalize the Chicago
matter as a means of bringing about
the overthrow Of the N A. A. At least
two opposition organizations are said
to be in the field seeking to cripple the
association or to take away its Ameri-
can franchise from the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale, world sport
aviation governing body, and so de-
strOy it utterly.
The extent Of the violation Of the
N. A. A. order forbidding pilots hold
ing F. A. I. licenses to participate in
the Chicago meet and the names Of
the Offenders are being ascertained by
special Disciplinary Committee COM
posed OF Maj. Walter G. Kilner, Army
AR Corps; Comdr. Ralph S. Barnaby,
Navy Bureau Of Aeronautics, and James
G. Ray. noted civilian pilot and air
meet participant.
Among the pilots who face disciple
nary action for their participation in
the Chicago races are Arthur J. Davis,
one OF the country's best known civilian
acrobatic pilots; Doug Davis, first civil
ian pilot to beat the Army and NaSy
In free-for-all race and first winner
OF the thompson Trophy contest; John
Livingston, frequent winner In previous
National Air Races; Clyde Pangborn,
round -the-world flyer. who, with Hugh
Cessna, builder of the Cessna airplanes:
Harold Neumann, Harvey Mummert,
e. M Matte" Laird, designer and
builder OF the Laird racing planes,
which have established many records:
Jack Wright, Art Carnahan, Walter
Franklin, Joe Jacobson Marcellus King.
Clarence Macarthur, L. G. Larson,
Charles Smith, Helen MacCloskey, Roy
hunt, C. E. Recknagel. David H.
16isnop, Roy Tooman, jr.; Willis E.
kysor and James McKenna.
Inc list OF aviation personages who
participated in the Chicago meet as
officials includes Maj R. W. Shorty
schroeder, Frank Burnside. Capt. j
Holmberg, Jack Snyder, Gary Young
Bill Smith. Ben F. Wyatt, A. v. Yer
vile. George Dunlap, r. A. Leaveu, A.
H. Porter, Jack Oates, Mel Skinner
Hilton F. Lusk, Bill Pinney and K. L.
Burroughs.
Turner Decision Due.
The committee on Wednesday also
VIII undertake to rule on the appeal
OF Col. Roscoe Turner from a decision
OF the Contest Committee at the Los
Angeles National Air Races, July IA
disqualifying him after he apparently
had won the Thompson Trophy race
Turner appealed to the Contest Com
mittee Of the National Association here
last month, but it was ruled that the
other interested parties were entitled to
hearing
All six Of the pilots who participated
in the Thompson race at Los Angeles
and officials in charge Of the races have
been notified of Turner's appeal and
have been asked to appear before the
committee here Wednesday. personally
or by proxy or to send afhdavits for
the committee to consider.
Turner easy winner, was disqualified
for cutting the home pylon on the first
10 11t rt, I, . -l0y, %vy-fO1
on his second lap to make up for the
deficiency. He failed to go back to
circle the pylon at the time it was
missed, he said, because he was hemmed
in by the planes of other contestants
and to turn out would have been to
invite a crash. His show of good faith
in circling twice on the next lap. he
indicated, cost him more time than 1t
would to have circled just once at the
time he cut the pylon and was emf
nently fair to all other contestants.
The Los Angeles committee awarded
first place to Jimmy Weddell OF New
Orleans, his prize being the Thompson
Trophy and s3,375 in cash. Other con-
testants receiving cash prizes were Lee
Gehlbach, second S1S75: Roy Minor,
third, SLIPS; George Hague. fourth,
s75O. and 2. D. Granville, fifth, S375.
Should Turner's appeal be sustained. all
prize winners would step down one
place. Turner. as a sportsman. offered
to pay Granville's prize out OF his own
pocket.
Private Pilots Increase.
The ranks of private pilots IN the
National Capital have grown during the
past year in the face OF decreases IN
the numbers of transport pilots and OF
airplanes registered by the Department
of Commerce Aeronautics Branch. Not
on,v have the numbers Of private flyers
Increased by more than 40 per cent
during the wear, but the fact that many
students are in training at local nylng
fields indicates that the number Will
continue to increase for months TO
So encouraging has been the growth
of private flying, of the sportsman Type
that plans are in process for the ere
alton locally of an aviation clup ioi
sportsmen pilots similar to the aViatloit
country clubs organization. A series OF
sporting meets for amateur myers aiso
is being considered locally.
Records of the Department of Com
merce Aeronautics Branch show that
on ,July l the District of Columbia had
80 private and solo pilots licensed, or
a total of "a pilots in the sportsman or
non professional class. Pilots of these
two classifications are forbidden to fly
for pay or to carry passengers or goods
for hire. On July l Of last year there
were but 65 private pilots. The solo
classification was not in existence at
that time.
The number of licensed airplanes
credited to the District of Columbia de-
creased from 81 to 88 during the year
and the number of unlicensed airplanes
recorded here by the Department OF
Commerce decreased from Z to 6, or
total decrease from 98 to "a In the num-
lar Of civil airnra fl reoiSfered here hY