The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15

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 Yep, we might as well come in for a landing after cruising around all week and give you bit of the gossip which Is being talked of at the various airports throughout the state.
 1t hasn't been such a good week as far as flying weather is con- cerned. Bumpy air up above and several days of "zero-zero" but nt that the flying boys have done their bit to see that the wheels of com merce kept turning.
 That "zero-zero" weather that we spoke about kept the Martin JoEnsons and Captain B0pis Ser -i geiysFy from taking off this week. .zend for 8 tour in connection with their lectures on the recent Afri- can hunting expedition. 4
 Nick Solovioff, former genial ser- |, vice manager at the Sikorsky yAyiationr corporation was around town during the week, He tells Us AhAk he is nearing completion on the construction of special calcu- later which will make transoceanic flying and yachting a lot more comfortable. Nicks invention elini- inatss. the necessity of books and xables. to figure position. The me- ,chanical device gives you an exact position in two minutes as against the present system of almost thirty minutes of calculating. We cau promise you a complete story on 1t as soon as the patents have been granted.
 Speaking of Nick and the Sikor- sky company the Stratford plant what with officials returning from and going to Florida. Frederick w. Nelson, president left last week Thursday afternoon for Miami on ~ a combined business and pleasure "trip. Michael Gluhareff, technical engineer arrived at the plant on Friday from Miami where he hos been assisting in tests of the giant Pioneer Clipper, 8 Sikorsky S-42.
 This week Igor Sikorsky, the de- signer, returned to his desk at the Stratford plant after ten days in Florida where he also assisted in the S-42 tests. Gas consumption and load capacity were the most interesting of the tests, we learn. - ---
 .as The new class in airplane and engine mechanics to start Friday ' night. March 22 at the Mollison airport is practically at capacity now, Fred Moller tells us. The |. term will last 30 weeks and then the boys can give the Federal in.. spectors grey hairs explaining just how they would put plane to- gether or repair motor.
 Ted Holt, manager of the Globe theater in Bridgeport and two guests, Joseph Murray and William Hutton tried bit of flying last week from the Mollison field. Ted and his friends viewed Bridgeport and Stratford from Fred Moller's cabin job.
 5 A special air traffic rule setting aside the downtown district Of Washington, D. C., as an air space : prohibited to aircraft has been signed by Rex Martin, acting direc- tor of air commerce. No reason has been given for the new regu- lation, except safety.
 You might ask Fred Hurley, Bill Doane and some of the other boys at the Mollison airport recently about the almost" ride which they took to New York. Fred Moiler planned to make the trip and he invited the students to go along to Roosevelt field. They didn't in- quire about the time but climbed into the plane, strapped on their safety belts and settled down to wait on Fred. Hour after hour licked by and finally Fred decided to get aloft. Last minute devel- 'opments cancvelled the trip after the boys had been seated in the plane almost three hours. Anyway the seats were comfortable" the boys said as they climbed out.
 Even dogs can figure in the avia- tion. news of the week. Duke" Fred Molier's. famous Irish setter, known by everyone who ever vis- ited the Molilson airport was missing all week. Folks asked about 1t and Fred tells us that Duke. is resting at veterinary hospital in Bridgeport with u se- were cold. Until Duke returns you can throw Il stone at the airport <, without having 1t brought back to sTsur feet.
 2 or Joseph Levy of IsrIdggpo;t v4and clifford FrNser of Wi(,G spent Ia good portion Of last week lN the ss air over Bridgeport and Strptford Doe" had his Gee-Bee out on nssat9f
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