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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 31 Dec 1936, p. 12

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laeto elax ln Lchealtb-glVlflg *the for. land ing yolur ship sholuld be in a position.to Une AGAJNST the vvind to aspot for landing.0 ini a LAN;DING DreCtiofl ofwrnd HASICINS & CO. v1xt "Idau.4ieis. sun. Fer RentaiS Leois« .- sales Writ#. or Wre te £eveI/r9 G/hngtowdrd Off Three po'/fl' 4,ndln9'. ally me rely as a satety measure. Do not just glance. Neyer glance while learning to fly. When yOu' look ýili any direction look long enough to sec any vital thing that cornes into your scopè of vision so that it 'may corne juto your*thoughts. "You aré. trying to set the plane> 01the ground." You ca nno d his. you must letthe plane. land. itsélf. Nevertheless the way to make a perfect 'threepoint landiig is ta get 'the plane c lose ta the grounld and then try Io keep, it from landing,,at the sam ,e time. tiot Ietting it get higher than 2* feet. .while keeping in ;a' three-point, attitude. Try to hold it off. forever, keeping it aànywhere from 2 inches o -2 fëet fromn the, ground, anîd a 9f The ,proper mnannerii which to handie the throttle should be. kept in mind at alLtime and in al l tuvers.' A good plan to form is alwaVs to land with one band on the throttle. Rest yÔo1?hattd on lthe throttIe quadrant without gripping it, but in such a mýanner that the throttle arm rests againist the web of vour thumb and forefinger to prevent the throttle f rom -cree.ping. The mianner in which you hold the throttle is anofher indication of your ability to relax. The landing should bce made ,at the termination of a glide. The glide should points at the exact moment three-point landing will result. flying, speed is lost and -must, not drop -from. a heiglit that1 might strain Newz Tranisports ;United Air. Lines will,.recieive five, it. - You miust continue *flying the Douglas 21-passenger type newtype rolling. stopped plane until it has during Then~ and ouly then. can ta'xying. be t ransports from. the factory weeks to enable itn four next the resumed. soineBe able to look at the ground 30 to auguration of new schedules . it. was announced month, this time without nose the of ahead 5,ards 100 presia fixed stare, however in such a way recently by W.. A:, Patterson,deliverv followinz line, the of dent enoughî that your vision encompasses of 28 to keep the plane straight aheaç.Land ofnthe second of United's fleet planes. ne keep the wings level also. Pick ot E;ngine tests are now being contwo objects ini yôur field of vision, such that, while looking at the flrst Iducted onthe first plane at Hartford. l Colnu.. and they indicate a top speed on you can easily see the second. not be made too steep so that of 212 miles per hour with its two oni thoughts and eyes Focus your planle irnust r-n- ilytheu groiig Ithe the first object and thén sce if you double-bank 14-cylinder Wasps wide on .he for a persôn to give sucn strained attitude is 5reachedI just hexore the uire tention to the first object that you points touch. might be inattentive to a niovement Three Po:nt Lancings of the second, and such overconcentouch the ground tration must be avoided. mutst The plane When flying. a good pilot nleyergives any one thing in his field of visïon such strained attention that other vital things might enter the conle of vision. and be excluded fromi his. thoughts.- Annoince Appointtent Appointment of Milton Van lvc as assistant to the president of Transcontinental and Western Air, was announced this week hy jack Frvc president. for the past ten months Mr. Van. Slyck has been public relations manager of the TWA central region with headquarters in Chicago. Prior to that he was identified with ilewspaper Work bis last post in that field lOc You May Pitrchase It at SNIDElt-CAZEL DRuG Co. 1167 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. In order nost accurately to measure> or f cal the weight exerted on the corutrols, you must pull with the fingers at a, practically open hand from one 'side only., If you close, your hand on the stick so tightly that you exert pressure on the back They plan~ to remain in Hawaii about ten days and board the Clipper Most of their again for Manila. trip, which is to last six months. wil be made by air, they plan.. . . Ed-* ward Martin of Kenilworth, retiirned recently ýfrom Ashevile, N. C., and bas been fiying at Palwaukec.. the. ot, weight the as well as front,

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