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when he lost one propeller on take-off, but was not injured. While at Corpus Christi, as a stunt, at one time he made a flight carrying three passengers.
As DeRemer finished his work in Texas he made plans to attempt to fly to Chicago in easy stages, but this had to be given up due to lack of cooperation and proper facilities in refueling arrangements along the route. After return-ing to Bay City in the spring of 1913 DeRemer planned to start a flying school and completely overhauled his plane for the activities of the summer season. On this work he had the assistance of a local engine man and mechanic, Henry Dora and in payment for his services DeRemer later taught him to fly. Dora soloed in 1914 and later became Manager if the Bay City Airport. While setting up his school plans and building a hanger DeRemer accepted some exhibition dates, his first being at Petoskey, Michigan on June 26th. He continued some exhibition work until August 14th when trouble forced him down in Saginaw Bay and a bad smash-up resulted, but he was rescued unhurt. The winter was spent rebuilding his plane and just as it was finished a spring tornado destroyed both the plane and hanger. This time it was a total loss and only a small part of the plane was ever found. 
About this time wealthy Detroit sportsman Howard E. Coffin presented his Wright Model B to the Aero Club of Michigan. An inexperienced club member at-tempted to fly it and had a smash-up. Upon learning that the Club was without funds to make repairs DeRemer offered to do the work and was given the privilege of using it for one year in payment of his services. This was a Hydro aeroplane and when the rebuilding was completed and attempts were made to fly it, he dis-covered the pontoons were so heavy the plane was very underpowered. As a result DeRemer installed a higher powered Gyro Rotary Motor and with this plane did con-siderable flying in 1914. He housed and operated it from land owned by the North American Chemical Company which had formerly been the Curtiss Farm. This same site later became the James Clements Airport which is still in use today. DeRemer then formed the Northern Aviation Company and built a Hydro hangar