Viewing page 12 of 20

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

In the spring of 1911, Beachy teamed up with M. A. Heimann and F. A. Pine of St. Louis in another plane-building venture. Known as the Beachy-Heimann it was a modified Curtiss-type airplane with some Farman features. Evidently, ✔ two planes were built and Beachey started flying them in late August. In September he started out on exhibition work and was at Gering, Nebraska, September 3rd to 6th. Heimann entered these two planes in the meet held at St. Louis October 1st to 8th, one flown by Beachey and the other by J. D. Cooper. During the event Beachey removed the Roberts engine from his plane and installed a Hall-Scott. in doing so he misjudged the balance, and on his first hop ^he had a bad smashup ✔ and was severely injured. He was picked up unconscious, with a skull fracture, which put him in the hospital for some time. However, he was flying again in November, booking exhibitions and carrying passengers at Kinloch. He finished out the season there and on December 15th flew for his license, No. 89, which was granted him January 17th, 1912.
He was a contestant in the Los Angeles Meet held at Dominguez Field ✔ January 19 [[strikethrough th]] to 28 [[strikethrough th]], 1912, flying the Heimann-Beachey biplane. This was a large event of about fifteen of America's top airmen and Beachey did some very fine flying and made a good showing. He then entered the Emeryville Race Track Meet at Oakland, California, held February 17th to 25th, and again he did well. There he also carried authorized mail. He remained in California for a time then returned to St. Louis. In May, Beachey flew two exhibition engagements in Canada using a planed owned by Frank Kenworthy of St. Louis. The first day was at Portage la Prairie May 22nd and 23rd, then on May 24th and 25th he flew at Winnipeg.
During the early summer of 1912 Beachey became test and demonstration pilot for the Brooks Aeroplane Company of Bay City, Michigan, and was stationed at Cicero Field, Chicago, Illinois, where he was flying a Brooks biplane.

4