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[[/crossed out]] learn to fly. Although LaChapelle was older than the other students [[crossed out]] his age was against him. [[/crossed out]] the Wrights agreed to teach him. [[crossed out]] and it is recorded that [[/crossed out]] Part of his regular pay was taken in flying lessons. At the earlier school in Montgomery, Alabama, during April, 1910, Orville Wright had taught Brookins, and partially trained Hoxsey and Welsh. Welsh returned to Dayton with Orville on May 8th, [[crossed out]] where [[/crossed out]] and preparations were [[crossed out]] all [[/crossed out]] made to start the larger summer school at Simms Station at once. There Orville Wright completed the training of Welsh, and started teaching LaChapelle. About June 1st Brookings and Hoxsey returned from the southern school, then Brookings and Welsh took over the instruction duties. LaChapelle continued [[crossed out]] his [[/crossed out]] to receive instruction [[crossed out]] and [[/crossed out]] while Coffyn and Johnstone started their training. 

An intensive [[crossed out]] rush [[/crossed out]] training program was carried on during the first ten days of June to develop an efficient team of skillful pilots. Their debut in exhibition flying was to be as ready as possible for the event. The Wright Company had five planes there, and throughout that week, with very little flying experience, Brookins, Hoxsey, Welsh, Johnstone, Coffyn and LaChapelle all made flights without accidents. From there La Chapelle flew at Lakeside, near Montreal, Canada June 28th to July 5th with Brookins, Johnstone, Coffyn and DeLesseps. He and the same group then flew at [[crossed out]] was then [[/crossed out]] Toronto Canada [[crossed out]] with the same group [[/crossed out]] starting July 14th. On August 10th to 20th he flew at Asbury Park, New Jersey with Brookins, Hoxsey, Johnstone and Coffyn, and August 25th to September 5th was at Detroit,[[crossed out]] Michigan [[/crossed out]] with Brookins and Hoxsey. This apparently was his last exhibition engagement, [[crossed out]] and there is [[/crossed out]] evidence that he did little flying at any of the places where he appeared.

The Wright Brothers later learned that LaChapelle was handicapped by extremely poor eyesight. While with the exhibition he flew less than the others. [[crossed out]] and [[/crossed out]] It is not clear whether he [[crossed out]] could not do much flying, or if they would not allow him [[/crossed out]] realized his impairment or whether the others observed his handicap and cautioned him against flying. It is known that his flying was considered dangerous. He may have traveled with the group more as a supervisor of their mechanical work, for [[crossed out]] it is evident that [[/crossed out]] he was an unusually competent [[crossed out]] and very strict [[/crossed out]] mechanic. He never obtained an American flying license.  

Some time later LaChapelle returned to France, for on April 1st, 1911 he was working for the Astra-Wright company, the licensed French Manufacturers of Wright 

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