Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

at Marjorie webster Junior college In washington 4aSC
year. During World War II he was stationed in Washing
for years while flying for the Air Transport
Service Now he tests pilots acts chief pilot and man
ager of the flying Atlantic Region Of TWA.
This proficiency exam involves about an hour and
half flying test, oral examination and some time on
the duplicato which Stimulates the instrument panel OF
plane in flight" Red explained. Our inspectors give
only two satisfactory and unsatisfactory-on
every point we test
If pilot is unsatisfactory ON any phase. he has to
practice the duplcator. He Is grounded until the
inspector is satisfied he knows the maneuver
Most pilots felt for great while that the only idea
of the examination whether they passed or failed
that they the beach and their job was in
jeopardy they didn't cut the mustard That's not true
The main idea to keep boys to date on the latest
methods and point out how they fly better"
Red pulled out flight report he and his inspectors
use It lists a dozen items with many sub-headings. He
explained that the inspector grades the pilot his test
fight with this form.
Some Of the many sections: Climbs, Climbing Turns
and Tracking Steep TurnS-45-degree Banks. Rapid
Descent of 1000 Feet Approach to STALL Approach Pro-
cedure and Landings One item labeled Take on Hood
at 100 Feet" drew query
That's hood like horse blinkers use" Red ex-
planned 1T the pilot from seeing anything except
the instrument panel He can't how he's doing by
peekng out Of the window and Is forced to rely his
instruments only"
Red explained other items on the test
Take this one here: 50-per cent Engine Out Maneu-
Wen be flying along up there suddenly I'll reach
and cut of of the engines then grade the pilot
on how he feathers the propadjusts the dead engine
the blades not in pchand the plane with only
"On this one-Approach to Stal-II bring the control
back until the plane is Just about to STALL until it starts
CULVER then tell the pilot to take Some of these
we suddenly tell the pilot to do make him do 1t by fixing
the controls when the plane Is going $50 to 800 miles
hour He doesn't have much time to make up his mind
what's the best thing to do"
Red explained that Idlewild and nearby La Guardia
fields were much too crowded to practice He said the
approaches and landings tested Macarthur Field
a small commercial field removed from dense areas at
Islp. Long Island
I'm addition to all the parts of this test watch the
general handling Of the ship We don't want any cowboys
running around in ships endangering the lives Of
passengers and risking a couple of million dollars of
equipment"
After going the test Red showed the dupicators
These machines general mockups plane instrument
panels They cost Sos 900 each.
Bob Carlson, the simulated fight instructor showed
how his machine worked
IAN the instruments pilot in this simulator
maybe not exactly in the position he's used them but
they're here Mr. Carlson said From dias and gadges
outside can duplicate any situation the pilot run into
in the air The inspector tells what give him. then
watches how he adjusts for it.
we can duplicate rough air, winds UP to 100 knots
wing ice and other problems also give him verbal
instructions as if were the tower telling him what