Evening star., 1937-02-28
MORE AND BETTER CARE AMONG MOTOR SEASON NEEDS

passengers. This cargo load is greater
than the entire pay load carried in
the present day twin-engined trans
port airplane."
d ESERVE officers at the Anacostia
Naval Air Station have had a
food Of applications from college
graduates for naval aviation training
as a result of q recent announcement
that there are vacancies to be filled in
this years classes at Pensacola Naval
Air Station.
"The quality Of candidates for 1887
seems much higher than at any time
in the past" said Lieut.. D. D. Gurley,
U. S. N. r., who is receiving the ap-
plications from the District and near
by States. Many of them have pre-
pared for O career of aviation by
studying aeronautical engineering in
college. This study provides an ex-
cellent foundation for the Navy course
| at Pensacola, both in ground school
and aerial training, because the pilot
who understands the various mechan-
ical and scientific factors which at
tend the construction and operation OF
| his plane is far ahead at the start OF
his instruction and can apply his
knowledge readily to the routine and
emergency operations he will en-
| counter.
More candidates are passing the
difficult fight physical examinations
this year. 1t is unusual to find two
out of three applicants completing the
physical examination satisfactorily,
but this percentage has held through
the first applications. We are very
careful to stress among our require
ments that the applicant must be in
| excellent physical condition, with per-
| feet eyesight, no inherent physical de-
fects and having normal reaction to all
the medical and psychological tests de-
vised to insure that naval aviators shall
be fully qualified for control of air.
craft"
In addition to his thorough flight
training. the student is given equally
thorough class room work, supported
by instruction in radio operation and
procedure, navigation, including dead
reckoning aerial and celestial naviga-
ton, and shop work on fuselages,
fabrics, welding, engine overhaul,
structure and aircraft and engine con-
struction.
He puts in 10 to IA months on the
ground, on the water and in the air,
progressing from simple training
planes through observation, scouting
and seaplanes t the fast new fighters.
Winning his wings, he goes into the
fleet for three years Of duty with either
the Naval or Marine Corps aviation
squadrons.
INAT1oNAL honors await the one
millionth passenger 70 fly via
American Airlines. After almost IL
years of continuous operation, this
company. as this was written. was
about to become the first airline in the
world to have transported 100000
passengers, according to c. r. Smith,
president of the line.
| A special corps OF AUDITORS mas Dee1l
set to work checking the records of all
passengers during the 10 years since
the first pay passenger was flown so
that passenger No. 100000 may be
designated officially.
| So that there will be no danger of
mixing the record as the critical period
arrives, synchronized electric clocks
have been installed at all American
Airline terminals and the ticket of
each passenger is tim as he or she
boards the airplane.
Final plans for the celebration will
not be made known until the identity
Of the passenger has been determined,
Smith said.
The first passenger on record was
carried in March, 1927, by Colonial
Air Transport. predecessor company
between New York and Boston. Seven
years and five months elapsed before
passenger No. 50o.0Oc was flown, in
August, 1884 Only another year and
seven months were required to bring
the total to 100000 and the final
quarter million passengers will have
been flown in a trifle more than IL
months.
| CANADIAN AIRwAYS has been
voted unanimously into associate