Evening star., 1934-10-28

Col. Roscoe Turner and Clyde
of the type used on the trans
IS of United Air Lines. Thousands
Town in airplaneS of the types
n the greatest of all air races.
! be made by Lieut.. j. J.|Klak and
EnsignS W. E. Coney and T. w. Wag-
ner, with Lieut.. J. de Ganahl and
Ensigns r. E. Hess and P. Dalton as
! passengers.
Tactical flights will be made by
Lieuts. C. C. Ward and +. C. Young
and Ensign c. r Burnett.
Navigation flights are to be made
/ by two teams, the officers alternating
as pilots and navigatorS. The teams
are composed of Lieut. l.. V. Berkner,
squadron commander, and Ensign J.
R. Richardson, and Lieut.. NJ. B. John
son, squadron executive officer, and
Ensign w. S. Carroll.
VN-6R assignments for the Navy
day formation flying went to Lieuts.
johnson and R. B. Burchard, the lat
ter loaned by VJ-7MR, local Marine
Corps Reserve unit, and Ensigns Hess,
Carroll and Dalton.
The unit is ready to start night
| flying in accordance with a syllabus
now being worked out by Lieut.. john
son. Wing-tip flares, parachute flares
and smoke candles are being requi-
sitioned and the planes checked.
! Lieut. Comdr. Thomas j. Kennedy,
| flight surgeon of the reserve unit, is
spending IA days active duty with
out pay at the Mayo Clinic in Chi
! cago. Four of the units enlisted
/ men, r B. Moe, w. ]. Kennon, c..
/ M Shepherd and P. J. Clarke, now
| are on active duty aboard the U. S. S.
Tuscaloosa.
/ Mai James H Doolittle'S famous
| high-Speed Orion, holder of number
of intercity speed flight records, has
been completely overhauled and mod
| ernized at the Lockheed plant in Bur-
/ bank, Calf
The modernization work included
| installation of split-type wing flaps
/ or airbrakes, soundproofing and the
! installation of the latest type oleo
strut landing gear.
Doolittle, former Schneider Trophy
winner, holder of the world land
| plane speed record, winner of the
Mackay, Harmon and Bendix Tro-
phies and former holder of the coast
forecast flying record, a few days
ago was elected vice president of
the National Aeronautic Association.
Post Plans New Flights.
While Wiley Post is hunting bears
in Alaska, engineers are rebuilding
the powerful supercharger in his
around the world Vega, Winnie Mae,
( in preparation for further high alti-
tude flight trials.
/ During recent tests Post climbed
the Vega to 10000 feet, with the aid
/ of two superchargers coupled in
series. He wore a new air-tight
rubber suit which was kept super
charged.
At 10000 feet, Post reported, the
Wasp engine of his plane was devel-
oping in excess of 400 horsepower,
giving him a speed which he esti-
mated at 800 miles per hour. Between
$4,000 and 10000 feet, the Winnie
Mae was climbing at rate Of 1000
feet per minute, he said.
Post withdrew from the Mac Rob-
ertson Trophy race, flown during the
past week, to continue his efforts to
establish a new world altitude record.
The ranks of student airplane pilots
in the United States have been in
creased tremendously during the past
year, partially at the expense of the
dent flying, however, is held to be
mainly solid increase due to grow
ing interest in aviation on the part
of private individuals.
During the year from October l,
1888. to the first Of this month, the
number of student pilots holding Bu-
reau of Air Commerce certificates
increased from 9,056 to 1886 The
total of student pilots at the beginning
of this month was almost equal to
the total number of licensed pilots of
all grades.
The increase in the number of
student licenses is due in part to the
reversion of many private and solo
licenses to the student grade when
the private pilot requirements were
raised and the issuance of new solo
licenses were discontinued.
The Bureau of Air Commerce re-
ported a total of 1892 licensed pilots
and 6,798 licensed aircraft on Octo-
ber l, as compared with 16,176 Ii
censed pilots and 6,992 licensed air
craft on the same day last year
The total number of licensed pilots
was made up of 1928 transport, 1923
limited commercial, 4,999 private, $40
amateur, IL industrial and 81 solo
pilots. New licenses no longer are
issued in either the industrial or solo
grades.
The licensed pilots include 358
women, of whom 81 are transport. 81
limited commercial, 2l3 private, SO
amateur, solo, and l autogiro.
The District of Columbia is ahead
OF 80 Of the States and territories in
the number of licensed pilots, with a
total of 225. Of the pilots credited
to the District, ISL hold transport
licenses, 65 private licenses, limited
commercial and amateur.
In the matter of glider pilots, the
District with total of 6, was sur
passed by only five States-Californi
with 10; New Jersey, IL; New York,
II; Ohio, II, and Pennsylvania, 8.
The District also is credited with a
total of 73 aircraft, SO licensed and
unlicensed, and licensed glioers.
Bill Miller Returns.
! Bill Miller of the Bureau of Air
| Commerce, who has been acting
manager of the fifth air navigation
district, with headquarters at Salt
Lake City, has returned to Washing
ton to resume his duties here as chief
airways patrol pilot. George c. Mil
Ter, former manager of the fourth
district, with headquarters at Fort
Worth, Tex, has been transferred to
the fifth district.
The fourth district post will be
filled by Lawrence C. Elliott, senior
airplane pilot of the Bureau of Air
Commerce. Mr.. Elliott's new post