The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-11
Wings
Ouer
Wilmington
BY HARRISS

meeting for the 21st at Salmon's
Grill at which they nope to as
certain the number of flyers plan
ming on the en- masse migration
Truman Miller, district agent
for Republic Sea-bees and Sam
Solberger, representative of the
Sea-bee factory, dropped into
Peiffer Field Gin of all things) d
Sea-bee-to check On any sugges :
tons the Renders might have as
concerns the amphibous craft.
Weather permitting, a large
number of local airmen are plan.
ming on flying up to Wilson this
morning for the big air show Stat
ed for this afternoon. Sponsored
by the State CAA, this aerial cir
Gus is reputed to be just about
North Cardinals most grandiose.
Bruce Cameron has become
quite the music-lover. Or so it ap-
peared out at the Airpark the
other day. All the "Koffee Knew"
were sitting around in the Parks
Sky Club when Suddenly they
were brought to their feet by the
sound of music blaring out of the
sky. Running out onto the terrace
they saw Bruce dropping down
onto the runway in the Stlnson
"Voyager", radio going full-blast.
So loud, in fact, that they were
barely able to hear the engine a.
bove the "Stars and Stripes For
ever.
What with the arrival of straw
berry season, Winged Cargo's DC
S have been busy hauling straw
berries from Bluethenthal Field
up to New England.
Know Your Instructor
This weeks discourse will be
concerned with the aeronautical
history of Burk Render, chief pi-
lot at Peiffer Field and who, with
brother John, leases and operates
the field.
Burk's flying history starts
back in 1880. Even then, at the
age of twelve, he ate slept, and
dreamed flying. Then it was that
he and John built their first Gid
err. However, they found it to be
too heavy for any of the small
hills in the neighborhood.
The easiest thing to do, he fig
ured, would be to build n in
an attic where they would have
plenty of elevation. But al
ter monthes of pounding away
thew met another setback. There
wasn't any way OF getting the
notwithstanding %contraption out OF
the attic. Glider number two un'
successful.
Still determined to scceed
even after a third failed to leave
the ground, they we're rewarded
for their efforts in 1885 when their
fourth lighter-than-air venture
paid off with flights OF 100 feet
or better.
Encouraged by this turn OF
events, they set about building an
airplane, although they sold i,
shortly before completing it.
Burk started flying in '36, SOLO
ing in 3 hours and Is minutes.
In 1910 he bought a "40' Cub,
got his Private License, then sold
the Cub and bought a Waco RNF.
Two years later he sold the
Wcao and went to Manteo or
I Coastal Patrol. In one year al
Manteo ne logged in $50 missions
over water, each mission aver,
aging between At hours.
Leaving there in '4a, he went
to Toledo and took instrument
training, then went to Lodwick
School of Aeronautics in Lake
land, Florida, where he instructed
Army cadets for a year.
Returning to Wilmington in late
IA, he began instructing at the
Carolina Beach Airport, staying
until April, 1915.
Three monthes after leaving he
and John leased Peiffer Field and
took over operating duties.
Burk holds a number Of ratings
with his Commercial License, in.
Guiding Instructors, A%uto-gyro,
Seaplane. and Flight Examiner.
The Render brothers not only
specialize in flying, but also
handle both major and minor re-
pair work. This end Of the deal
comes more or less under Johns