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I found my friend Alva Reynolds building a wooden hangar at Fiesta Park located at Pico and Hope streets. I made arrangements to conduct my experiments at his place and then constructed a gas plant which I gave to Al for the use of his place.
The car for the new ship measured eighteen feet in length by two feet wide and thirty inches high, a pole at each end ten feet long made the structure thirty eight feet overall. 
I made a new net, square mesh, to conform to the shape of the balloon. Then I securely fastened the sleeves to the netting, I wanted to make sure the netting would not roll up and over the balloon again.
The motor was attached to two metal propellers by belts. Immediately back of the propellers was place a flat plane, measuring five feet long by two feet wide. These planes were pivoted to receive the flow of air produced by the propellers which in turn would exert a pressure up or down at the will of the operator.
The rudder measure four feet wide by eight feet long. This was mounted at the end of the pole and was operated by hand in the usual manner.
The main feature that strongly appealed to me was a seat located immediately behind the motor, and from this point I was able to control the ship.
As soon as ready I started the flight and was surprised to see how readily the ship responded to the new controls. It ascended in a steep angle and wold descend almost as quickly.