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rotary engineer. Following this he started flying exhibitions for at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , on September 20th, where George Hestach also flew. October 13th and 1th he was at Warren, Ohio, then Youngstown on the 15th. On November 26th Peck made a flight of 1 hour 42 minutes at College Park on the Gyro-motored Rex Smith Biplane.
About this time Peck cooperated with a group of Washington air-minded men to build a plane called the "Columbia". This new venture was sponsored by Emile Berliner, well-known Washington inventor, who was also head of the Gyro Motor Company. The Washington Aeroplane Company was formed, the principals in it were James L. Simmons and Robert Moore, a machinist in charge of experimental work on the Gyro motor for Mr. Berliner. Simmons was also interested in the Paragon Propeller Company with Spencer Heath. The first Columbia biplane was completed in January, 1912 and used 7 cylinder 50 hp., Gyro engine. It was a conventional single-seat pusher biplane of 30 ft. span with Farman-type landing gear. The pilot set forward of the wings in a short streamlined nacelle protecting him from the wind. The concept of this plane was largely the work of Peck and Simmons. In February Peck made the first test flights with this plane at the College Park airfield. They were highly successful. At this time he was flying for the Columbia group and that month started booking exhibitions in his own name. 
Leaving for the South Peck flew a Gyro-engine Columbia biplane in his first air meet at Montgomery, Alabama, for one week stating March 4th. This event was a combined automobile show with track races and air meet lasted about ten days. Also flying there were Eugene Heth, Oscar Brindley, Louis Mitchell, Harold Kantner, Oliver Sherwood, and Fred Schneider. Peck made a good showing and one afternoon flew over the city and circle the old capital of the confederacy. While there, on March 8th, he made a forced landing in a plowed field and turned over. with the help of some farmers he righted the plane, found there was nothing wrong, got started and took off from the field and flew back to the meet. He then went to Atlanta, Georgia where he made a series of demonstrations in the interest of the Gyro Motor Company before the officers at the Army Flying School. His flying there
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