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The Round-the-World Flight

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We all know that Brock and Schlee, pilots of the "Pride of Detroit," abandoned their plan to fly from Tokio via Midway and Hawaii to the West Coast. Despite the fact that their decision was made not without counsel, their judgment is to be commended.
  At the end of an almost perfect performance, it took more nerve to quit than to go on. But men of nautical knowledge, forseeing nothing but failure if they continued, advised them to return to the West Coast by boat-rather than risk a finish similar to that of many other recent stunt flights.
  Mr. G. D. Williams, a navigator of experience, expresses the belief that while the Pacific can undoubtedly be traversed by air, another and better route should be found. He suggests a track which will be southerly rather than by way of Midway Island, the solitary coral spot of the mid-Pacific. "If it must be by way of Hawaii," says Mrs. Williams,, "the course should be modified as follows: S 47 E, 1166 miles (statute) to Marcus Island; S 67 E, 874 miles to Wake Island; S 84 E, 1610 miles to Johnston Island, and N 67 E, 828 miles to Honolulu, Hawaii.
  "Thus, while the distance traversed would be increased by some 400 miles or about four to five hours flying time, the safety factor which Brock and Schlee disregard almost entirely, is at least doubled. . . . In the same manner, flying over the North Atlantic can be made safer: New York-Havre Grace, N. F.-Punta Delgada, Azores to the 'Channel' increases the mean distance between New York and England about 1,000 miles, yet at least 50% of the dangers from fog, sleet, ice, and bad weather are eliminated."
  The chart above shows the courses traversed and planned by Brock and Schlee and also (in heavy lines) a suggested World Flight which can be covered by an amphibian type of plane in less than thiry days time- and it is a much safer course. The suggested circuit covers fully 5,000 miles more than the flight planned by Brock and Schlee but, says Mr. Williams, "they undoubtedly would have completed their wonderful performance, had they followed this route."

  THE entry of the Ryan Mechanics Monoplane Company, "Miss Southern California" was in the New York-Spokane Derby races, which left Los Angeles for New York by way of San Diego. 
  The plane made the hop from the Rogers Airport in Los Angeles to Rockwell Feld, North Island, in forty-seven minutes, and hopped off from San Diego to New York, making one stop only at St. Louis.
  This entry, built by the mechanics who built the "Spirit of St. Louis" for Col. Lindbergh, is a beautiful ship of the Cruzair type, motored with a 225 H.P. Wright Whirlwind motor and follows, in a great many respects, the design of Col. Lindbergh's famous ship.
  Lieut. O.R. McNeel, who piloted the ship during her flight, is one of the best known former Army pilots. 
  The ship, named "Miss Southern California," is painted in appropriate colors, the wings, rudder and stabilizers as well as the round motor cap are painted a brilliant orange, whereas the stream lines and fuselage are painted in foliage green. Thus carrying out the idea of the orange tree and making a very beautiful sight when in flight.
  The Ryan Mechanics Monoplane Company, located at the Warren School of Aeronautics on West Slauson Avenue, although the youngest of Los Angeles' aviation industries, have already become nationally known through their association with the celebrated "We".