The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
Wings
Over
Wilmington
BY HARRISS

Although high winds continued
10 plague the local bird-men, the
Sudden rise of the mercury brought
most Of the boys back out to their
3avorite runways during the past
week in search of high-altitude re-
Taxation. The number of solos had
climbed to eight at the time of
this writing, and two students had
qualified for their private Lenses
with a third scheduled to take his
private check yesterday afternoon.
> Out at Pennington Flying Serv-
ice, at Bluethenthal Field. War
ren's crew sent four tledgelings
unto the blue on solo flights, Jesse
Tatum, Jarvis Long, B. G.. Ram
sey, and Jack Flowers.
Another Pennington student, Es-
40, Clemmons, breezed through his
check flight for his private ticket.
Two of ''Warren's Widgeons''
logged in cross-country time last
week. Bill Hayes completed cross
country requirements toward a
commercial tag and is now all,
,Aet to begin night-flying. Robert
Robinson completed his 300 mile
tcross-country, flying down to Jack
,kpnville, Florida, and back. Robert
is also chasing down a CONNER
4cial license. Both are receiving
their training under the benefits of
tie G. I. Bill.
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1.-THE Wilmington Airpark (Air
Progress, Inc.), on the Wrights-
willie Beach highway between OLE
aader and Winter Park. register.
ed a trio of solos during the week.
Kauno Lehto, who appears to be
switching from Red Rock to hot
rick, Ollie Strickland, and Eddie
Earb, all G. 1. students, took their
'sall by myself!!" flights.
t.Tom Crimson, another Airpark
hrotege, came through with ely
ing" colors on his flight check for
his Private ticket.
!.Enrollment for the current GIL.
class at the Airpark has mounted
to % students, including one ex-
lady-leatherneck. Registration for
the forthcoming class, expected 10
be inaugurated around the middle
or latter part of the month, has
A1i-,L,, n 1E ~ofa,ofia1c
f.The main topic of discussion
down at Peiffer Field carolina
Skyways), on the Wrightsville
Beach highway just on the
town-side of Bradley's Greek, is
not the number of solos, nor the
potential priv-pilots, but the dis
appearance of Bandit, the coon
mascot.
The young econ, who established
resident in the hangar, just picked
up and left without notice Thurs
day night. "He was just getting
tame, too," sobbed Eurk Render.
'''And he'd eat right out of your
hand" said John Render, adding
as he fought down the lump in his
throat, mot even all the way down
to the bone, either"
I'VE hope that if anyone around
seagate spies him they'll catch
him for u.s." concluded Lavernen
as she ran the back of her hand
across her eyes.
lone solo was recorded at Peif-
Ter over the last several days;
David Wallace successfully check
ing-out on the Aeronca trainer.
tsAlthough 40 private tags had
been issued at Peiffer at the time
pf this writing, Charlie Lowrimore,
home from Carolina for the week
end, was planning to have Burk
give him his check flight late Sat-
urday afternoon.
'.Billy hamburger, just recently
discharged after pulling duty in
Germany, took his cross-country
to Burgaw. At the present, Billy
is working toward a pivate ticket
and after finishing here plans to
20 down the Dallas School of Avia-
ton for his Instructors and Com
mercial tags.
; N. o. Bailey, another Peiffer stu
dent, knocked off his .cross-coun-
try requirements by flying to Bur
faw' -
Carl Dunn, president Of Air Pro
gress, Inc, is expecting a new
Stinson "StationWagM" to come in
the middle of the NORTH. This most
recent Stinson product is similar
to the "Voyager'', except that the
rear seat is removable and may be
replaced by a maximum of 900
pounds of luggage.
1 W. E.. Feast, C.A.A. Inspector
for the North Carolina area, was
Expected in last Wednesday from
Raleigh, but was held back by the
weather. He plans to drop by with
IN the next few days, though.
: Dee Dunn, accompanied by
three other members of the Dunn
Elan, flew in from Winston-Salem
Friday for a weekend visit with
the Wilmington Dunns at the Air
park. Dee made the trip in
his Ballanca which is now in dis
play at the Park.
. H. A. Nyles, Stinson delivery pi-
lot, flew Carts new "Voyager"
down from Detroit last Saturday,
and without losing his way at all
during the lengthy flight, got lost
on arrival in Wilmington, finally
landing at Peiffer Field instead of
the Airpark.
"A number Of local airmen
journeyed up to Greenville last
week for the air show there. Joe
Brown, Oscar Durant w. B. King,
Carl Dunn, Tommy Wrench,
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