Evening star., 1936-05-10

The program, starting at / pm,
meet, a flight demonstration Of light
airplanes; an exhibition Of radical new
experimental airplanes developed for
the Bureau Of Air Commerce In its
quest for an airplane suitable for the
average man; award and presentation
Of the Derby Association trophy to
the foremost local pilot Of the past
year; an airplane contest for models
powered with gasoline or alcohol
burning engines; tactical flying by
National Guard or Army Reserve pi-
lots, and a Mothers day tribute.
The meet is held at historic College
Park Airport, College Park, Md, just
east Of the Baltimore pike, U. S. No. l..
There will be unlimited free parking
space for automobiles around the air
port, from which the air events may
be observed. The only admission
charge" to the airport inclosure will
be an airmail letter to mother. Sta
tionery and stamps will be available
and there will be an airplane waiting
to fly the letters to Washington Air
port for dispatching.
Bomb-Dropping Contest.
The air-meet program includes
bomb dropping contest, precision
landing contest, precision landing con-
test for solo students, a balloon-burst-
ing contest, q relay race and an
aerobatic or stunting contest.
The target for the bomb-dropping
and the mark for precision. or spot
landings, will be located in front OF
the field Administration Building, at
about the center of the airport.
Bombs will be light sandbags, with
red streamers. In the ballon- bursting
contest, small, gas-flled balloons will
be released and pursued by the con-
testing pilots, who will endeavor to
burst them with the propellers OF
their airplanes. In the relay race,
teams of pilots will compete, flying
around a fixed course. The routine
for the aerobatic contest GALES for a
loop, Immelman turn, left; Immelman,
right; half slow roll, left; half slow
roll. right: full roll, left; full roll right;
wingover, either right or left, and
landing.
Judges for the meet are William r.
Enyart, secretary to the Contest Com
mittee of the National Aeronautical
Association and first lieutenant in
the Army Air Corps Reserve assigned
to the 409th Attack Squadron; Lieut..
Col. Vincenzo Coppola, Italian air at
tache, and Capt. Brintnall H. Merch-
ant, Air Corps Reserve. J. Earl Stein
hauer, vice president Of the Derby
Association and well-known local
pilot, is field marshal and also will
take charge of the model flying con-
test. George C. Brinckerhof, manager
of College Park Airport, will serve as
chief starter.
A demonstration parachute jump
will be made by Miss Helen Frigo,
well known both as a pilot and ex-
hibitlon jumper.
All in all, an interesting afternoon
is promised, with plenty of activity
from ! o'clock until late afternoon.
Washington Air Derby Association
members may get their luncheon at
| the new association club house. Re-
freshments will be available for the
other spectators.
r IEUT. COL. WILLIAM ORD
- RYAN, new commanding officer
at Boiling Field, is one of very few
officers in the Army Air Corps who
can lay claim to the distinction OF
twice going through an Army flight
training course.
There was an interval Of u years
between Col. Ryan's two flying courses,
his return to aviation following long
absence, part of which was spent in
civilian life.
Born at San Antonio, Tex, August
10, 1891, Col. Ryan was graduated
from the Military Academy at West
Point in June, 1914, and was commits