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school throughout the spring and early summer months, under the management of A. Leo Stevens for exhibition engagements and passage bookings.  About July 1st he took delivery of another new Wright plane, and on July 10th moved his school from Nassau Boulevard to Mineola, Long Island.  Late in July he went to College Park, Maryland, for the Wright Company to complete the tests of Government planes there, left unfinished due to the fatal accident of Al Welsh.  By mid-August he was back at his school at Mineola.  October 12th Beatty flew at a Columbus Day Air Meet at Oakwood Heights, Staten Island, and was there again on November 5th.  After finishing the fall season on the Long Island he went south for the winter.

While Beatty was flying at College Park, Maryland, for the Wright Company in July, 1912, he became interested in the Gyro rotary engine development there, and as a result had a 7 cyl[[strikethrough]].[[/strikethrough]][[sp out]] 50 h.p. model installed in one of his Wright planes in April, 1913.  Following initial tests at College Park, Beatty began carrying passengers in this plane.  This engine was considerably lighter than the original Wright model and, having more power, gave the Beatty-Wright phenomenal performance, so he was delighted with the installation.  On May 6th he flew over Washington, circling the Capitol, the Washington Monument, and flying down Pennsylvania Avenue. He remained at College Park through May and June carrying passengers and doing come training. In July Beatty shipped his Gyro-Wright to England in the interests of the Gyro Motor Company to demonstrate the engine there. He started flying on August 2nd at Henson Air Field outside of London, where he remained until the fall season. In November, he again flew with three adult passengers which drew much attention. While in England he saw the opportunity for a good training business and started negotiations for a flying school.

That fall Beatty returned to the United States for the winter, but went back to England in February, 1914, where he merged with the well- known Handley-Page Co[[strikethrough]].[[/strikethrough]][[sp out]] to open a large flying school at Hendon. He furnished three American Wright machines to add to the Handley-Page equipment and also had the assistance of their previous school instructors.  The school prospered and did a flourishing business.  World War I was approaching and flight training was much in demand.  In 1915 the Beatty School had