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time and Addems, as a pilot, was one of the contestants who made a perfect score in this first tour.

     In October, [[strike-through]] of [[/strike-through]] 1927, he became a pilot in the Chicago-Cleveland division of National Air Transport which had obtained the contract to carry air mail on the [[strike-through]] on the [[/strike-through]] Chicago-New York division of the transcontinental system. After four years he was promoted to Chief Pilot for the New York-Chicago-Dallas route operated by N.A.T.

     His responsibilities included employment of pilots, enroute proficiency checks, instrument training, and pilot schedules.

     In 1932, he and an assistant conducted many hours of instrument practice required for the line pilots in preparation for an instrument rating which [[strike-through]] was [[/strike-through]] became mandatory January 1, 1933. This work [[strike-through]] brought forth [[/strike-through]] resulted in the system of orientation from an unknown position in the vicinity of a four-course radio range. Addems took the first rating check ride from CCA inspector Ernest Cutrell at Cleveland in order to demonstrate this system which became standard [[strike-through]] in our country. [[/strike-through]] for airlines in the United States.

     As the airline grew, the number of flight crews and air-craft increased rapidly. This was especially true following our entrance into World War II when not only domestic operation had to be sustained but in addition military contract work was established to Alaska and across the Pacific to Australia.

     On April 1, 1942, Addems was promoted to Director of Flight Operations for United Operations for United Airlines. He continued in this position until September 1951 when he returned to line flying as a Captain on a military airlift contract to Tokyo during the Korean War.