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Charles K. Hamilton and Louis Mitchell of Memphis, Tennessee. This new plane was essentially the same as the standard Wright machine, using the Wright-built engine and propellers, but embodying Burgess construction features.
Atwood arrived in Dayton the second week in May and was taught to fly by Wright School instructor Al Welsh. [[/strikethough]] and [[/strikethrough]] Ten days later [[strikethrough]] was flying [[/strikethrough]] he flew  solo after about two hours of [[strikethrough]] time in the air [[/strikethrough]] instruction. He was back in Boston on May 25th and anxious to show Burgess that he could really fly and that he was qualified to instruct. He began flying actively at once, first from Harvard Aeronautical Society grounds at Atlantic, Massachusetts, then later the Burgess operations were moved to Squantum. The Harvard Society held an intercollegiate glider meet on May 29th and 30th, and Atwood made several flights carrying passengers, including his father, Phil Page, Percy Reynolds and A. A. Merrill. 
The Burgess Flying School was formally opened on May 30th and Atwood's first pupils were Professor A. A. Merrill, Dr. Percy Reynolds, Eugene Heth and John Meyers. Heth and Meyers were to fly the plane purchased by Mitchell. Atwood was also devoting some time to instructing Charles Hamilton in order to acquaint him with the Wright controls. In addition to his school work Atwood began carrying many passengers and was flying 60 to 120 miles a day. On June 3rd he carried four passengers, including Mrs. Charles Hamilton. On June 7th he flew Hamilton to Nantasket Beach and return, and that evening they flew cross-country and over water to Swampscott, landing at the Tedasco CLub, having [[strikethrough]] crossed [[/strikethrough]] flown over Boston, Revere, Nahant and Lynn. Atwood gave an exhibition there the next morning then they flew back to Squantum. ON June 9th he carried Heth to Franklin Field in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he gave exhibitions during a Dorchester Day Celebration.
Atwood flew at the Metz Aviation Meet at Waltham, Massachusetts, June 15th to 20th. Also flying in this event were Mr. and Mrs. James V. Martin, Earl Ovington, Paul Studensky, Joe Downey, Ignace Semeniouk and Cromwell Dixon who was there with his dirigible. There was evidently much good flying done, principally by Atwood and Ovington. There Atwood made several cross-country flights