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[[preprinted]] [[double line]] No. of Flight. | REMARKS. [[/preprinted]] Sept 19th | Building B-2s Repaired B-1, [[?]]ing vs Wright 6 cyl, test. 20 | " " " " " " " " [[dittos for: Building B-2s Repaired B-1, [[?]]ing vs Wright 6 cyl, test.]] 21st | Changed gear in wireless set. Tested same motor & 22nd | broke intake valve. Reused l[[?]] [[?]] disassembled & changed pins to steel. Replaced motor. Connected up wireless set. Prepared B-1 for wireless tests. Building B-2. Gave Wright six cylinder motor three runs on block tests. Horse power averaging 50 to 52. 23rd | Building B-2. Repaired B-1. Continued block tests of Wright 6 cyl. 24-25 | Worked on tents & camp securing same thru [[?]]ws. Repaired Wright 6 cyl. manifold #2.00 | Attempted to lean water with complete wireless equipment & passenger water logged machine. Weather Calm. 20P | Tried flight with wireless alone. Puffy 26th | Building B-2 Overhauled & resafety wired B1. Continued wireless tests 27 | Building B-2. Overhauled Mea[[guess]] magneto for 6 cyl. Worked on old pent[[?]]. Continued wireless tests. 202 | Flight with wireless. Lept call letters to Bailey without using drop, Received OK distance about 2 miles 203 | flight with wireless & passengers. Calm. Wireless received by Bailey O.K. distance 1 mile 204-5 } | Wireless flights in strong puffy wind. Sent to Bailey, & Stringham 206 7 } | proceeding down the bay at 15 [[?]]ets. & to U. P. W. A. Bailey & Stringham failed to get in tune & could not hear. All messages were received by U.P.W.A. O.K. distance about two miles. No drop were used. [[preprinted]] [[double line]] One copy to be retained for aviator's log. Duplicate to be sent to Navy Department, } Bureau of Navigation, for filing in Department Aviation records. } Signature: [[/preprinted]] [[signature]] V D Herbster [[/signature]] [[end page]] [[start page]] Annapolis, Md. [[preprinted]] Record - U.S. Navy Aeroplane No. ^[[B-1]], Date ^[[Sept 5]], 191^[[2]] , to ^[[Sep ^[[21]]1 st]], 191^[[2]] [[/preprinted]] [[15 column table]] DATE. | WEATHER. | WIND. DIRECTION. | WIND FORCE. | BAR. | THER. DRU. | NO. OF FLIGHT. | OPERATOR NAME. | OPERATOR. WEIGHT. | TIME AT BEGINNING OF FLIGHT. | DURATION OF FLIGHT | APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE ABOVE SURFACE. | EXTRA LOAD CARRIED. Sept, 5 | bc | E.S.E. | 1-2 | 29.85 | | | | | | | | | Sept 6 | bc. | NW | 3 | 29.83 | | | | | | | | | | Sept 7 | " [[ditto for: bc.]] | W | 2 | 29.90 | | | | | | | | | | Sept 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sept 9 | bc. | Calm | 1 | 29.90 | | | | | | | | | | Sept 10 | " [[ditto for: bc.]] | Sw. | 23 | 29.89 | | 195 | Ens. Herbster | 127 | | | 10:25 | 25 | 300 | " [[ditto for: Sept]] - 11 | " [[ditto for: bc.]] | " [[ditto for: SW.]] | " [[ditto for: 23]] | 29.83 | | | | | | | | | | " [[ditto for: Sept]] - 12 | " [[ditto for: bc.]] | W. | 3 | 29.80 | | | | | | | | | | " [[ditto for: Sept]] 13 | OC. | NW | 3 | 29.98 | | 196 | Ens. Herbster | 127 | | | | 23' | 300 | " [[ditto for: Sept 13]] | " [[ditto for: OC.]] | " [[ditto for: NW]] | 12 | " [[ditto for: 29.98]] | | 197 | " " [[ditto for: Ens. Herbster]] | " [[ditto for: 127]] | | | | 30' | 300 | 14 | bc. | " [[ditto for: NW]] | 3 | 29.90 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | bc. | S.E. | 2 | 29.85 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | bc. | S.E. | 2 | 29.86 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | bc. | S.E. | 2 | 29.84 | | | | | | | | | | 18 | OCR | " [[ditto for: S.E.]] | 31 | 29.80 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | OC. | " [[ditto for: S.E.]] | 2 | 29.81 | | 198 | Ens. Herbster | 127 | | | 06 | 150 | [[right margin vertical]] [[underlined]] Wireless [[/underlined]] [[/right margin vertical]] 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | bc | SE | 2 | 30.57 | | 199 | Ens. Herbster | 127 | | | | 18 | 75 | [[preprinted]] [[double line]] NOTE - One the reverse side, opposite the corresponding "No. of Flight," desirable remarks such as object of flight, character of flight, places of starting and landing, result of any experiment made, description of any accident however slight, damage sustained, repairs made, any unusual consumption or economy of oil or fuel, meteorological notes, time required to assemble and to disassemble, when occurring. Enter full data in the first six columns each day, whether flights are made or not. [[/preprinted]]
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