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VERTOL 107'S INTO SERVICE) ON OUR PRESENT ROUTES DURING THE SPRING OF 1961. WE WILL USE THESE AIRCRAFT, AT LEAST INITIALLY, ON A VERY HIGH FREQUENCY BASIS ON RELATIVELY SHORT ROUTES WHERE WE EVENTUALLY HOPE TO ELIMINATE MOST OF THE PAPERWORK THAT IS NOW REQUIRED IN THE HANDLING OF PASSENGERS. IN OTHER WORDS, WE EXpECT THAT OUR 107 SCHEDULES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY FREQUENT (EVERY [[strikethrough]] 10 OR 15 30 [[/strikethrough]] 20 MINUTES) TO ENABLE OUR PASSENGERS TO TRAVEL ON THESE AIRCRAFT, IN MANY INSTANCES, WITHOUT THE NECESSITY FOR MAKING ADANCE RESERVATIONS. WE EVEN HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SELL TICKETS ON THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. 

DURING THE COURSE OF OUR STUDIES, THE NECESSITY FOR MINIMIZING "GROUND TIME" IN A DIRECT SERVICE TYPE OF OPERATION HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY APPARENT. AS THE VALUE, SIZE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT GROW, THE MONETARY VALUE OF SMALL FRACTIONS OF TIME BECOMES NOTABLY ACCENTUATED. THEREFORE, TODAY WE ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT DEVICES SO THAT WHEN) 

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