The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
To Fly Buddy?
Take Veteran Course
BY RYE PAGE, JR.
Staff Writer

% you want 10 learn how to fly
put you feel that you don't have
the money. Well, it SO happens that
there are certain ways that you can
fulfill your desires at no cost to
yourself, that is, providing you are
a veteran.
Inc government, through the GI
Bill OF Rights, has arranged to in
clude flight training for any vet
eran, whether man or woman, pro-
Vloed they agree to finish both the
ground, as well as, the flight
course. All you have to do is enroll
In any flying school that has been
approved by the appropriate state
agency.
One such flying school in this
vicinity is being operated by Air
progress, Inc, located at the
wilmington Air Park on the
WrlghtsVille Beach highway.
At present there are II ex-serv-
lcemen enrolled in the course. Most
OF the potential pilots have jobs
mat require much of their time
during the week. Nevertheless.
you will e many of these me-
rushing to the airpark during theii
lunch hours to get in thirty OF
forty r inutes of flying, or the enc
of the day finds a few logging
time before darkness settles.
Just as in all courses there is
some book work. The flying course
is no exception. A ground school
class is held twice each week ir
the club room of the Sky Club.
The instructor for these classes is
Albert Wooten. At present the
classes meet every Monday and
Wednesday nights, but it is the
policy of the instructor to comply
with the wish of the majority as
to when the sessions will be held
Each new group has the privilege
to change the days of meeting.
The flight training is held at
any time convenient to the student
as long as the weather is fair.
The present policy is for tho stu
cent TO make an~appointment with
the instructor for a certain time
and d specific plane. The reason
for this is that the CT students
have no priority Over the regular
students taking flying. The plan
possible for anyone desiring to fly
avoids confusion and makes ii
to be abe to get a plane. The fliaht
instructors are Carl Dunn, Bill
Dunn, Bill Robertson, and Albert
Keels.
On the week-ends the fledgling
pilots flock 10 the airport to take
their turn flying from daylight to
dark. They seem to get a great
thrill watching their fellow students
go through maneuvers. and they
never fail to tease good n~atured'y
the poor fellow who makes a boner.
The lawn in front Of the club house
seems to be a favorite spot for
spectators to lounge in the sun
shine and watch the small planes
land and take off.
The program of study and train
ing is so organized that its sue
ccc-rU completion meets the re-
quirements for a CAA certificate
or rating. These include the Private
Pilot Certificate, Commercial Pi-
lot Certificate. Flight Instructor
Rating, Or Instrument Rating. Ac-
cording to Murdoch Dunn, in
charge of veterans affairs and ap-
pllcations for training, a student
can. complete one phase and then
continue to the next division.
Students now taking training un-
fer the CT program include: FLOYD
w tson. Kauno Lehto, Ernest Scott.
Tinky Myers. Stanley Winbourne
PHI Mars. Harvey Heally, Tommy
Orrell, Bruce Cameron, Henry
'eschau, Tommy Hines, James
.artison. Tom Granger. Ed Car
ell. Murdoch Dunn, Dave Lam
bert and lack Hart