Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01

livery at Congressional Airport of
Pruef1ing secondary glider. The
glider is one owned by Bernard Won
Bernowitz and used by him here and
at Big Meadows, Va.
E. r. Ryder of the engineering Sec
ton, Bureau of Air Commerce, is act
ing as chief instructor to the members
of the society, with Won Bernowitz
as assistant instructor. Mr.. Ryder Is
a graduate of the University of Michi-
gan, which boasts one of the largest
and most active undergraduate soar
ing clubs in existence. He became
instructor there and was in charge oil
training between so and so students
as glider pilots.
The Washington Soaring Society
under leadership of Percy Warner. for
merly Of Eastern Air Lines, now has
about 10 members eligible for glider
training. While this Is about enough
to keep one glider busy. the society
Is open for limited number Of ad.
ditional members. There Is always
the possibility, Of course, that another
glider may be acquired.
DEN KING. local sportsman pilot
who has established eight world
aviation records during the past three
years and now holds more interna-
tional marks than any other indi.
vidual flyer. has completed a 5000
mile aerial vacation tour to the Pa
cific Coast and return, over period
of nearly two months.
Accompanied by Mrs. King. he left
Washington about mid-August in the
little monoplane in which several Of
his records we're established. He &C.
cepted delivery Of q new low-wing go
horsepower Aeronca cabin ship q,
Cincinnati and turned back to Cleve.
land to combine his westward vaca.
ton cruise with the Ruth Chatter.
ton Air Derby from Cleveland to Los
Angeles, in which he entered as 9
competitor and in which he won 9
small cash prize.
Although they encountered large
areas of dense forest-flre smoke, dust
storms and some bad weather. the
Kings said they did not feel at any
time they were in any danger. OF the
AZ planes which started from Cleve.
land In the derby, ~ landed with
out mishap in Los Angeles and al
were flown by amateur sportsman
pilots, third of them women.
Near Forest City, Ark. King en-
countered forest-f1re smoke so thick
| that he landed to get directions. An
hour after reaching the hotel ct the
next control point. Hot Springs, while
in his room he heard a discussion be.
tween two pilots in the corridor out
side as to the ACCESSIBILITY of getting
planes to 60 back and search for him
II hadn't known we were supposed
to be lost" King said, land so
didn't report when we arrived some
what late"
After the national air races at Lo.
Angeles. the Kings began leisurely
cruise, going first to San Francisco
to visit friends.
1.-The way to enjoy a trip like this,
he said, sis to take it easy. If you
fly not more than two or three hour
a day and cover not more than 200 tt
800 miles, then touring by air is 9
swell way, thoroughly delightful anc
restful way, to see America. You car
cover by plane in three hours countr!
which it would take you all day Il
cross by motor"
They visited Lake Tahoe. Boulder
Dam, the Grand Canyon, the Painted
Desert, the Petrified Forest, the grea
meteoric crater near Winslow, Ariz
and other points Of interest. The!
passed through the tail end of . Sc
we're snowstorm at Albuquerque. Cross.
ing the Panhandle, they turned K
the north and went to Eau Claire
Wis, to visit Kings mother.
On the way from Cincinnati the!
caught the first tail wind Of the cruis.
and made the $40 miles to Endless
Caverns, Va, home Of Mrs. King
father, in two and q half hours.
IDEVELOPMENT Of trans-oceani'
transport service is reflected IL
| the design and construction Of dyini
boats Of large sea-going types by Al
increasing number Of American man
ufacturers. Although the Pan-Ameri'
can Always trans-Pacific service hal
been pioneered with Sikorsky ant
Martin clippers. both Boeing ane
Douglas now are engaged in produc'
ton of large flying boats Of slmilal
types.
Boeing, it has been announced, Is II
produce six giant clipper flying boat
Of q gross weight Of more than $4,000
pounds, or II tons each. These BIZ
ships win be capable Of carrying NOR
than 90 passengers, with sleeper &C
commodations for 40. They will havl
. wing span Of l52 feet, . length o.
| 100 feet and an overall height Of a
feet. They are to have Q maximum
speed Of 400 miles per hour.
The nTst Of the big ships y TO b