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Walter Brookings was flying at Kinlcok at that time and Elton took some additional instruction from his. On October 7th he started booking exhibitions through the AERO Magazine Pilots’ Advertising Section. He did some flying at St. Louis during the meet and made one flight over St. Louis. He remained there through October, continuing his practice under Brookins’ observation. Following this he flew a few more exhibitions late in the fall season. 
 In early summer of 1912, Elton became one of the proprietors of the Silver Lake Aviation Company at Silver Lake, Ohio, a summer resort near Akron, Ohio. There he did some flying that season, along with F.W. Kemper, another Wright pilot. Their contract was to give exhibitions and carry passengers. He finished out the season there. 
 Apparently Elton did not engage in flying during 1913, but in 1914 he organized the Elton Aviation Company, Youngstown, Ohio including H.P McQuiston and Howard Rinehart, to engage in exhibitions and passenger carrying. Elton’s Wright Model B was used, and they also purchased the Wright Model E single propeller exhibition machine, which was the only plane of this model ever produced by the Wright Company. It is not known how long this Company lasted, but it is apparent Elton gave up aviation after this venture. 
 As Early Bird, Albert Elton moved to Eau Gallic, Florida. While his flying was not extensive he does, nevertheless, deserve to be listed among the flying pioneers who took a gamble on aviation and did his bit. His name appears on the Wright Memorial in Dayton, Ohio. 

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