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July 1 
1937
THE ELMIRA ADVERTISER

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'Back for Dinner? Well, Maybe!'
[[image; labeled 'WHEN LEW SAYS GOODBYE to Mrs. Barringer before taking off from Harris Hill in his "Minimoa" sailplane, he hesitates to promise when he will be home for dinner. Mrs. Barringer, the former Helen McEwan, is a recent Philadelphia debutante.
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Three-Way Radio Given tests by Glider Men
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the only means of getting a message to the winch operator. 

Safety Possibilities. 
Another use of the radio will be a safety measure. Instead of the winch operator cutting the tow line with the guillotine, if he fears the ship will not be released, he can communicate with the pilot and warn him of closing in and request him to disconnect the tow line. 
Auburn envisaged the possibility in the near future of a two-way radio communication between glider pilots while soaring. This, he said, would enable the pilots to advise one another of soaring conditions and make longer flights feasible.
Two-ways radio communication was developed between pilots and a ground station several years ago, but because of the cumbersome construction of equipment in two separate unites, proved difficult to operate. 
The present sets are built into an aluminum box, a foot square and six inches thick. They fit in the fuselage back of the pilot's seat. They are set to the frequency desired and need no other adjustment than a toggle switch for connecting either transmitter or receiver. They will have a reception radius of approximately 50 miles.

Make test Flights
Unfavorable weather conditions again kept most of the 127 pilots now registered, on the ground. Test flights were made Wednesday morning by Lewin B. Barringer and Bronius Oskinis who reported soaring conditions were poor. They experienced but a few "lifts" on the way down from a 4,000 foot airplane tow.
The Lithuanian, Oskinis, flew his maneuver plane upside down and lost the hood that covers the cockpit. It had not been found Wednesday evening.
The arrival of Mrs. Laura May Brunton of Trenton, N. J., created interest among the glider colony inhabitants. Mrs. Brunton lost a leg in an airplane crash several years ago. She holds a commercial glider's license and is licensed to fly power ships. She made her ini-
tial flight by shock-cord launching, the first done on the hill this year. She used a glider owned by Prof. R. E. Franklin, designer and builder of the famous Franklin utility gliders.

Boys Visit Harris Hill
Among new pilots registering Wednesday was Henry Wightman of Upper Montclair, N. J., who last year in a utility glider threatened the distance record made by the sailplane, when he soared 135 miles. Other registering were: Eugene Ardelt of Denver, Colo.; George Stead of Norwhich, and Donald Lawrence of Newark, N. J.
Visitors at Harris Hill included a group of 20 boys on a coast-to-coast hop from near Paterson, N. J. They were in charge of Frank Lewis of Pompton Plains and plan a 9,000 mile trip in the next two months. en Route they are stopping at all points of interest. They were thrilled over the glider site and expressed regret they could not see more activity. They camped at Eldridge Park Tuesday night. They plan a stop over at Watkins Glen today and will continue on to Niagara Falls their next stop. 

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