Evening star., 1934-04-15

=, to Frederick, Md, in motor
clue before he will be permitted to
take Of for the first field to be
visited. Last year all pilots took of
together upon receiving clues, trust
ing to their ability to figure out the
clue while in flight.
Obstacles Of various kinds have
been arranged at various fields to
prevent simultaneous landings or
take-offs by contestants.
A series OF eight lectures on aerial
navigation by Comdr. P. v. H. Weems,
U. S. NJ, retired, navigation instruc-
tor OF Col. Charles A. Lindbergh,
Wiley Post. Harold Gatty, Rear Adm.
Richard E. Byrd and other famous
airrnen, for the benefit of members
Of the Washington Air Derby Asso-
citation, will start April 10, continuing
weekly for eight weeks.
The third air meet of the season
under the auspices of the association
probably will be the most ambitious
of the year. 1t Is the annual Langley
day celebration, to be held this year
aS SOAAS6 &c L al n kAlA POAls SOllC6C Z l.
Md, May 6. Fifteen races and flying
events are scheduled, under the sane
ton and official timing of the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association. Entry
blanks have been sent to $50 pilots
in Atlantic Seaboard States.
Race Ban Protested.
Vigorous protest will be made this
week to British officials in charge of
arrangements for the coming Mac
Robertson England-to- Australia air
race by the National Aeronautic As
Sociation and American racing pilots
against regulations for the $4,000
race which would bar American rae
ing planes, some of which have been
designed and are under construction
especially for the international con-
test.
James G. Ray, pioneer flyer and
competitor in air races, as chairman
OF special committee appointed to
represent the United States in the
controversy, Is to meet during the
coming week with British officials In
protest against the rules. He sailed
from New York recently bearing the
protest Of this country.
Announcement Of the Interpretation
Of the regulations barring this coun-
try's racing planes was made by F..
Trubee Dawson, former Assistant
Secretary Of War for Aviation and
chairman Of the Contest Committee
Of the National Aeronautic Associa-
ton, which Immediately appointed
the committee headed by Ray.
The eligibility rules of the contest
would prevent the entrance Of air
planes holding Department of Com
merce R-type license. The r type,
issued for purposes of restricted
operations, are borne by all espe-
cially-built racing planes, planes built
or reconstructed for world-record
trials or some special purpose, such
as racing, altitude flying, endurance
flying or competitive events of this
character.
Hold r Licenses.
Charles A. Lindbergh's Spirit of st.
Louis held an r license, as did the
plane In which he and Mrs. Lindbergfl
made their 26,000-mile survey flight
last Summer Wiley Posts Winnie
Mae, veteran of two record flights
around the world, also is an R-type
plane
Among the American pilots under
stood to be preparing for the Mac
Robertson race whose racing planes,
already built or under construction,
would come under the ban are Maj.
James H. Doolittle, former world
landplane speed record holder; Col.
Roscoe Turner, last years BendiX
transcontinental race winner; James
r. Wedell, present holder of the world
landplane speed record; John H
Wright, holder of the international
speed record for two-seater light
planes; Lee Miles, single-seater, light
plane speed champion; Ben o. How
ard, builder of the famous racing
planes Mike" and Ike" which have
flown of with prize after prize at the
greatest racing meets in the country,
and E. M. c'Mattie') Laird, pioneer
designer and flyer Of racing planes.
Sense Of Humor Is Help.
Are Army Air Corps pilots down.
hearted over the difficulties of the
task imposed upon them by the ad-
ministration order transferring to
them the task of carrying the coun-
try's airmail? You have only to
glance at q copy Of a document Is
sued from the operations headquar-
ters Of one Of the main Army airmail
lines to pilots to realize that the saw.