Evening star., 1936-05-10
28FLYERS READY
F0RLANGLEY DAY
College Park Program, Be-
ginning at 1.P.M., Ex-
pected to Draw 25,0OO.

With % aviatorS from the District
and nearby States already entered
and at least IL more expected before
entries close at 10 am, the largest
Langley day air meet in the four
year history Of the annual event is
scheduled to begin at pm. today at
College Park Airport.
More than $4,000 spectators are ex-
pected to view the flying meet and q
program Of air and ground events
from grandstands erected along the
edge of the flying field and from free
automobile parking areas adjacent TO
the airport. it was said by Chester H.
Warrington, president of the Wash
ington Air Derby Association, sponsor
ing the meet.
The program will include, in addi-
ton to the flying meet, a flight DEM
onstration Of new types Of light air.
planes: the annual award and pres
entation of the Derby Association
trophy to the outstanding local avia-
tor Of the last year; an exhibition
parachute jump by Miss Helen Frigo,
and a flying competition for model
airplanes powered with gasoline or al
cohol- burning engines.
Exhibition Cancelled.
Because Eugene l.. Vidal, director
of air commerce, Department OF Com
merce, flew the radical new Ham,
mond-Y monoplane. to Lakehurst. N.
j., to demonstrate it to aviation peo-
pie visiting the German airship, Hin
denburg. an exhibition by the Bureau
of Air Commerce Of experimental air.
planes at College Park has been
cancelled.
Warrington announced last night
that the % pilots so far entered are
chiefly from the District, Baltimore
and Philadelphia. Others have noti-
fed him that they expect to ny to
College Park this morning TO enter
one or more Of the competitive events.
The flying meet program includes
a bomb dropping contest, sandbags
being used as bombs, against target
on the ground in the center OF the
airport; a precision. or spot, Landing
contest to a mark on the airport; a
precision landing contest for solo stu
dents: q balloon bursting contest, in
which competing pilots will chase
small gaS-filled balloons and attempt
to burst them by collision; an aerial
relay race, and a stunting or aerobauc
contest.
Aerobatic Contest Routine.
The compulsory routine for the aero
batic contest calls for the following
evolutions, in the order named: 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.
The Washington Air Derby Associa-
ton Club House. recently completed,
will be on exhibition for the first time
to many members of the organization.
Members may buy their luncheon at
the club house. Refreshments will be
available at the field for the public.
There will be a Mothers day OBJ
servance as feature Of the program.
Although there will be no admission
| charge to the roped area in the
vicinity OF the grandstands and the
field administration building. each
spectator admitted to the area will be
asked to mail an airmail letter to his
mother. Stationery and stamps will
be available at the gate and an air.
mail plane will be waiting on the air.
port to fly the letters to Washington
Airport for dispatching through the
field airmail office there.