Pilots Make Moves Between Curtiss Sky Harbor and Pal Waukee
Fliers Josephine Patterson, Jeffrey Shedd, John Porter, and others shift planes between Sky Harbor and Pal Waukee airports. Capt Ralph Hall flies to St Louis for business, Cliff Condit earns autogiro rating, and Milan Michigan visitors park at Curtiss airport. Berkeley Smith Larkin Cedar Rapids fly in for Chicago visit. Siegfried vacations with a small Aeronica. George Leach stores Great Lakes plane at Pal Waukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Patterson
Lake Forest
Laird
Sky Harbor
Pal- Waukee
Jeffrey Shedd
Ridgeview
Evanston
Pal Waukee
Goodby
John Porter
Chicago
Kansas City
Ralph Hall
Curtiss Airport
St. Louis
Cliff Condit
Pal-Waukee
Williams
Milan
Mich
Berkeley Smith
Mr. Larkin
Cedar Rapids
Chester Faust
Detroit
Stinson
Siegfried
Aeronica
George Leach
Great Lakes
Commandaire
Utica
N. Y
H. B. Wright
Chicago Area
First Air-Ette to Fly Miss Kelley Leads New Club
The Air-Ette club at Curtiss-Reynolds airport welcomes Miss Margaret J. Kelley of Chicago as its first flyer. North Shore Airways sponsors with Dwight Morrow as chief instructor supervising training in Travelaire Trainers. Several members will begin flying next week and clubrooms are provided. for more information call Glenview 373.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret J. Kelley
Chicago
Air- Ette Club
North Shore Airways
Curtiss-Reynolds
Dwight Morrow
Air-Ette Club
Glenview 373
Wally Franklin Opens Glider And Soaring School
Wally Franklin opened a glider and soaring school at Sky Harbor airport. The world record holder for spot landing, he is testing outboard marine motors for his soaring machine with an interchangeable nose. He stayed aloft in a glider for eight and a half hours, earning wide aviation recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wally Franklin
Sky Harbor
Franklin
Walgreen Sikorsky Resumes Flight at Pal-Waukee Airport
The Walgreen Sikorsky, rebuilt at Bridgeport, Conn., began operation at Pal-Waukee airport on Sunday. Ivor Sikorsky, designer, was aboard when the plane flew from Bridgeport to Pal-Waukee last Wednesday, and a Sikorsky pilot will fly the aircraft for passenger service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walgreen Sikorsky
Bridgeport
Two Evanston Youths Make Exhibition Parachute Jump
Two Evanston youths Ralph Nyborg and Dick West aged 18 each completed an exhibition parachute jump at Curtiss airport on Sunday. Nyborg opened his parachute late, trailing a white plume as he descended, with additional stunts planned for Sunday afternoon shows for Curtiss airport crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Ralph Nyborg
Dick West
Curtiss Airport
Nyborg
Helen MacClosky Flies Home From Pittsburgh to Cur tiss
Miss Helen MacClosky of Pittsburgh traveled by Warner Mono" coupe from Cur tiss airport to attend the American Air races at Municipal airport and then returned home Thursday of last week. A leading woman flyer, she has taken part in major events such as the Cord cup derby last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen MacClosky
Pittsburgh
Curtiss
Miss MacClosky
Gliding Star Towed by Sky Harbor Pilot
Captain W C Taylor of Sky Harbor towed Charles Abel’s glider during the American Air races at the Municipal airport on July 1 3 4 and 5. On July 5 Abel cut loose at 4000 feet and completed twenty three loops before landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Taylor
Sky Harbor
Charles Abel
Abel
Taylor
She's a Pilot Now Miss Hetzel Earns Private License
Omaha teacher Miss Belle Hetzel qualified for a private pilot's license under a new classification at Curtiss airport last Friday. Test administered by Inspector De Laseau of the U S Department of Commerce. ship examined by Inspector Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Hetzel
Omaha
Curtiss Airport
de Laseau
United States Department of Commerce
Johnson
Miss Hetzel
Fix Yancey Autogiro rotor blades at Curtiss airport
The Curtiss airport service department completed extensive rotor blade repairs on Capt. Lewis A. Lon Yancey autogiro, the trans Atlantic flyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yancey
Curtiss Airport
Lewis A
Lon) Yancey
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