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Cross Country in 1929

Dear Diary-

This is five years later than the trip in the Breguet. This ship is a Cessna---much smaller, carries four---as many as the Breguet but is sma;; and light and the gas consumption is twenty-one miles to the gallon--cheap as a Ford car to operate. Here is THE feature of features-- the pilot can have his FAIR passenger alongside of him---"aintlove grand-- a few thousand feet above the ground?
( Mothers be sure your daughters wear their parachutes)
The Warner needs only a short warming up. WE-- this time means Buck II, an old friend of barnstorming days- Parker Cramer the pilot, and yours "trooley"--
This is a municipal field--we like them--expect some of it is a love of the pioneering and this particular field is pioneering. Remember Ashburn field Chicago? Those brave Aero Club of Illinois boys all made their mark. Buck Weaver in Waco-- Charlie (loch) Arens-- Elmer Partridge---"pop"keller, one of the few test pilots the gov't had in 1918- "Matty"Laird who needs no introduction-- C.D. Dickenson, the grand pop of them all, and how futile it all looked in those days. That is the spirit and the stuff that has made your commercial aviation. (didja notice that two Texans of only a little ability plus a complete faith inaviation (notbecause it is the thing to do) and ONE motor and the "OF course you can do it" moral backing of the women they love--beat everything---three motors, money, all the supposedly necessary things to work with and just like all the substantial real folks in aviatio did what "cant be done. Youth, Faith, Enthusism and a "is that so" light in your eye---the cockeyed world is yours. 
Toledo is behind us. Buck II is in the rear seat "Shorty" and I in the front. 
I am dressed in an expensive Skinners satin coat and all that goes with it. (moral--advance of Aviatio in general--Waco in particular.) --cabin makes flying clothes unnecessary--)
This one side is a map of North America with the route
This ship has been to Alaska II8 hours flyin time and back in 46 hours. On one side is a map of No. America with the route (successfully flown) marked in e Alaska's sweetheart on it. All over the fuselage and wings are names.