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M I A M I . — The tr a n s ­ ocean tr a in i n g p la n e “ C lip­ p e r P io n e e r” m a d e its firs t lo n g -ra n g e p ra c tic e flig h t on J a n u a r y 27 w ith a 1250 m ile n o n -sto p r u n fro m th is b a se to P u e rto Rico. T h e “ P io n e e r” , w ith a tr a in in g c rew o f e ig h t a b o a rd , fo u g h t h e a d w in d s up to 35 m iles p e r h o u r, o ver th e e n tire ru n . T h e re ­ tu r n flig h t, flown o v e rn ig h t e n tire ly o v er th e w a te r fro m S a n J u a n , w a s m ad e in 8 h o u rs , 27 m in u te s.
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U nder th e a g re e m e n t be­ tw een th e V en ezu lelan Gov­ ernm ent an d th e P a n A m e ri­ can A irw ay s S y stem , a n e n ­ tire ly new s h ip p in g p ro c e d u re is form ed to e lim in a te com pli­ cated and costly d o c u m e n ta ry req u irem en ts fo rm e rly asso ci­ ated w ith in te rn a tio n a l sh ip ­ m ents to t h a t co u n try . T he e stab lish m en t of th e Pan A m erican “ A irw a y b ill” , a s th e m ajo r c a rr y in g in s tru m e n t, provides a sin g le fo rm o f c a r ­ riag e c o n tra c t an d , in a d d i­ tion, provides f o r im m e d ia te custom s cle a ra n c e o f a i r e x ­ press sh ip m en ts a t d e s tin a ­ tion. The p o u n d ag e r a te s on a i r express sh ip m en ts b etw ee n th e U nited S ta te s a n d M aracaib o , a distance of 1700 m iles, is sixty-nine c en ts w ith slig h tly h ig h er r a te s fo r C um areb o , L a G u a ira ( C a r a c a s ) , M atu rin , an d C a rip ito , a n d o th e r V enezuelan cities to w h ich e x ­ press is now c a rrie d b y a ir

P O R T O A LEGRE. — A f r a n tic re q u e s t w a s re c e n tly receiv ed h e re , a t th e P a n A m e ric a n traffic office to m ak e a sp e c ia l ca ll a t P o rto E sta c io , in o rd e r to p ic k u p a boy su ffe rin g fro m a c u te a p p e n d ic itis. T raffic r e p r e s e n ta tiv e W ad d in g to n im m e d ia te ly ad v ised th e g e n e ra l offices in R io of th is re q u e s t. T h e n e c e ss a ry a u ­ th o riz a tio n w a s g r a n te d a n d w ith in a few m in u te s C a p ta in “ H a n k ” S h ea w a s re c e iv in g a ra d io a u th o riz in g h im to m a k e th is sp e c ia l call a n d p ick up th e boy (E u g e n io S a rto ro ) a n d h is s is te r (M a ria S a r to ro ) a t P o rto E sta c io . W ith in a n h o u r a n d fiftee n m in u te s a f t e r p ic k in g u p th e s e p a s s e n g e rs a t P o rto E sta c io , C a p ta in S h ea w a s sa fe ly la n d ­ in g th e m in P a n A m e ric a n ’s P o rto A le g re te r m in a l, w h e re a n a m b u la n c e w a s w a itin g . T h e p a tie n t w a s p ro m p tly ta k e n to th e h o s p ita l a n d im m e d ia te ly o p e ra te d u p o n . I t to o k b u t th r e e h o u rs, fro m th e tim e th e re q u e s t w a s m a d e a t th e P a n A m e ri­ c an office f o r th is sp ecial call, to th e tim e th e p a tie n t w a s on th e o p e ra tin g ta b le u n d e rg o in g a n o p e ra tio n t h a t h a d it been w ith h e ld f o r a n ­ o th e r h o u r, w o u ld h a v e been f a ta l.

In a c a re fu lly developed tr a in in g p ro g ra m , th e long ra n g e o p e ra tio n s w e re ex­ te n d e d th is w eek to a n o n ­ sto p flig h t, th e firs t e v er to be accom plished, b e tw een th e m a in la n d a n d th e is la n d of P u e rto Rico. T h e firs t ru n o v er th is 1200 m ile ra n g e w a s m ad e d u rin g th e d a y ­ lig h t h o u rs, a n d th e r e tu r n flig h t fro m th e is la n d w a s flown th r o u g h th e n ig h t, en ­ tir e ly o v er th e open sea b e ­ yond s ig h t of a n y m a rin e lig h ts o r la n d m a rk s. W h ile c ru is in g speed w a s n o t a con­ s id e ra tio n on e ith e r of th e se lo n g ra n g e flig h ts, th e b ig C lip p e r h a n d ily covered th e d is ta n c e in each d ire c tio n in less th a n 8% h o u rs, w ith en ­ g in es u sin g only 62.5% of th e ir 2800 to ta l h o rse p o w e r a v a ila b le .
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In a d d itio n to th e p e rso n n e l tr a in in g , th e p re lim in a ry flig h t se rie s w a s ru n to collect d a ta on th e o p e ra tio n of new in s tru m e n ts , in c lu d in g a new ty p e d rift- s ig h t, a new sy s­ te m f o r lu b r ic a tin g in flig h t, th o se e n g in e p a r t s p re v io u sly lu b ric a te d by h a n d on th e g ro u n d , a n d fo r te s tin g of n e w -ty p e o c ta n ts a n d sex ­ ta n t s f o r c e le stia l n a v ig a ­ tio n . O ne o f th e m o st im ­ p o r t a n t te s ts w a s t h a t of fu e l Continued on Page 2

N E W Y O R K .— A new P a n A m e ric a n o p e ra tin g division w hich, fo r over tw o y e a rs , h a s fu n c tio n ed a s a sk eleto n o r­ g a n iz a tio n e n g ag ed in w o rk p r e p a r a to r y to tra n s -o c e a n tr a n s p o r t service, h a s been fo rm ed a n d w ill go in to im m e­ d ia te o p e ra tio n . T h e o rg a n iz a tio n w a s com ­ p leted w ith th e a p p o in tm e n t, by P re s id e n t J . T. T rip p e , o f d e p a rtm e n t h e a d s w h ich a r e to a d m in is te r th e e x p e rim e n ­ A lam ed a A irp ort fo r B ay A rea; ta l a ir tr a n s p o r t o p e ra tio n on San D ie g o A lso to Be U sed, th e ocean ro u te b etw een C ali­ P o ssib ly L os A n g e le s f o r n ia an d th e O rien t. S A N F R A N C IS C O — A te m ­ D iv isio n H ead s N am ed p o ra r y le a se on A la m ed a a ir M r. C. M. Y o u n g h a s been p o rt, lo cated in S a n F ra n c isc o B ay , w a s ra tifie d h e re b y th e m ad e M a n a g e r of th e Pacific A la m e d a C ity C ouncil, e s ta b ­ D ivision an d w ill m a k e h is lish in g th e b a y a r e a a s one of h e a d q u a rte rs on th e Pacific th e p o in ts fro m w h ich P a n co ast. M r. Y o u n g h a s been A m e ric a n ’s e x p e r i m e n t a l id en tified w ith th e o rg a n iz a ­ tra n s-P a c ific a ir tr a n s p o r t tio n a l w o rk connected w ith o p e ra tio n s w ill be conducted. tra n s -P a c ific ro u te p r e p a r a ­ C o n firm in g r e p o r t s t h a t tio n f o r th e p a s t se v e ra l o th e r a i r te r m in a l site s w ere m o n th s a n d is a t p re s e n t in b ein g stu d ie d on th e c o a st f o r th e N ew Y o rk offices, w h e re th is serv ice M r. J . T. T rip p e , final d e ta ils of th e d iv isio n al p re s id e n t o f th e P a n A m e ric a n o rg a n iz a tio n a re b e in g com ­ A irw a y s S y stem , sa id t h a t in p leted. M r. C. H . S c h ild h a u e r, p r e ­ a d d itio n to th e S a n F ra n c isc o a re a , o th e r p o in ts on th e C ali­ v io u sly A s s is ta n t O p e ra tio n s f o r n ia c o a st w e re also to be M a n a g e r, C a rib b e a n D ivision, u sed d u rin g th e e x p e rim e n ta l a n d w ho f o r th e p a s t y e a r h a s been a ssig n e d to t r a n s ­ p erio d . “ T h ro u g h th e c o u rte sy of p acific field w o rk , w a s n am ed th e N a v y D e p a rtm e n t P a n D ivision O p e ra tio n s M a n a g e r. A m e ric a n A irw a y s h a s a r ­ L eslie D iv. E ngin eer ra n g e d f o r te m p o ra r y u se o f a M r. J . C. L eslie, A s s is ta n t sectio n of th e n a v a l a i r s ta tio n D ivision E n g in e e r o f th e C a­ a t S a n D ieg o ,” M r. T rip p e rib b e a n D ivision, h a s been de­ said . Q u estio n ed a s to w h e th e r ta c h e d fro m M iam i to fill th e o r n o t flig h ts w ould be m ad e p o st o f A c tin g M a n a g e r fo r fro m L os A n g eles, M r. T rip p e th e new o p e ra tin g division. said t h a t i t w a s n o t c e rta in M r. G. W . A n g u s, A c tin g w h e th e r h a r b o r im p ro v em en ts D ivision C om m unications S u ­ could be co m pleted in tim e f o r p e rin te n d e n t o f th e W e ste rn th e s e flig h ts. D ivision, h a s been m ad e Com ­ “ On in v ita tio n fro m M ay o r m u n ic a tio n s S u p e rin te n d e n t. F r a n k M. S h a w o f Los A n g e­ M r. P . G. K la u k , G en eral les o u r e n g in e e rs h a v e s u b m it­ te d to th e m a y o r’s office a n A u d ito r in N ew Y o rk , is to be o u tlin e o f re q u ire m e n ts w hich A c tin g D ivision A cco u n tan t. M r. K . A. K en n ed y h a s w o u ld be n e c e ss a ry to accom ­ m o d a te tra n s-o c e a n ty p e flying been n am ed A c tin g D ivision T raffic M a n a g e r. b o a ts a t L os A n g e le s.”