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11th Welsh was flying alone. Orville Wright, during this training period, persuaded Welsh to become an instructor and gave him special attention. [[/strikethrough]] With this in mind [[/strikethrough]] Brookins returned to Dayton about the end of May and was assigned as Chief Instructor, with Welsh to assist him. Together they started the training of Ralph Johnstone and Frank Coffyn, and completed the training of Hoxsey and LaChapelle. 

A very [[/strikethrough]] rush [[/strikethrough]] intensive training program was carried on during the first ten days of June and over 160 instruction flights were made without accidents. The first exhibition engagement of the new Wright student group was to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway June 13th to 18th and everyone was in a rush to be as ready as possible for the event. The managers of the Speedway were anxious to advertise their new auto-racing facility by adding the novelty of even-newer aviation. The Wright Company had five planes for their exhibition debut, and with very little previous flying experience Welsh, Brookins, Hoxsey, Johnstone, Coffyn and LaChapelle all made flights [[/strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] with a very successful first showing for new [[/strikethrough]] men [[/strikethrough]] pilots. Over 30 flights were made without accidents, and Orville Wright also made several flights carrying distinguished passengers. [[/strikethrough]] To start [[/strikethrough]] When the show had started on June 13th Welsh and Brookins were both in the air at once, carrying passengers for 12 minutes. Throughout the event Welsh continued to do his full share to entertain the crowds.

On July 2d to 7th Welsh flew at Aurora, Illinois alone. On the 5th, during a 20-minute flight, he had forced landing in an oats fields. After correcting the trouble the starting catapult tower and track was brought [[/strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] to the airplane and assembled but on leaving the rail one wing hit the ground damaging the plane slightly. On July 7th he made a fine 55-minute flight. He had been plagued by bad weather, so he stayed [[/strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]] at Aurora for two extra days to [[/strikethrough]] really [[/strikethrough]] satisfy the public. Welsh taught Parmelee and Turpin during July and August with some assistance from Brookins. On September 5th to 10th he was at Minneapolis, Minnesota where he had a different assignment to fly out of a very small area inside a race track surrounded by obstructions. He tried to fulfill the contract but after some flying had a smashup in landing which put his plane out of commission, but fortunately he was not injured. Hoxsey came from Lincoln Nebraska with another plane to complete the engagement.
 
On October 8th to 18th Welsh flew at an air meet at Kinloch Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Flying there also were Wright pilots Brookins, Hoxsey, Turpin, Farmelee

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