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Bow to Andre A. Priester \c.t~·\uJ ~dt. Nt.r ~I~ ~ ~V~-t~d~( k4 rG-~1 ( q3q ican then, as a resul" checked off the list of "things to be gat ion arrived from Great J1ritairr; base facilities in Canada, done". Canada and IrelanV -o- ruscuss the land, Ireland, England, and On July 2, 1935 President Roosevelt North Atlantic;...wirIlthe newly formed in France, and in Germany. set up an Interdepartmental Committee commit~~ When, in 1933, the French lost their ,rlctly what then transpired has rights in the Azores through non­ ~;.!~: deo:art~:s~:~:~ S~et~~e~~~~ ~ never been revealed since the proceed­ performance, Pan American and Im­ merce, Post Office and the Treasury ings were largely of the "behind locked perial stepped in to press for action <)n to consider "the development of doors" variety. But this much is clear: their applications. When, three years American air tranS.p-o'f L lines in for­ (1) In spite of an invitation for "any­ later, the Portuguese government sa w eignterritori~s Y one interested" to turn U?, Pan fit to approve them, the last base was In December of that (Turn 10 page 33) / Bow the Atlantic Will Be rlown longs to the thousands of hard-work­ I-A Bow to ing men representing P.A.A. over half the surface of the globe. He would tell you of the technical con-. Andre A. Priester tributions of such P.A.A. department heads as Hugo Leuteritz, who devel­ oped the line's unique radio direction ~ i . finders. Of the work of Division heads HERE IS A COMMON !JENOMll'ATOR and engineers, of operations man­ T recognizable in every well-prac­ agers, of pilots and mechanics. He ,( could tell of progress made on Pan ,.; . ticed action of a Pan American flight crew; in every P.A.A. maintenance American problems by almost every (-Outine ; irr the spic and span orderli­ unit in the American aeronautical in­ ness of everv P.A.A. base from Hong dustry- sometimes on ·urgent appeal; '}(ong to Lisbon, from Nome to frequently on their own individual in­ Buenos Aires. It is obvious even to itiativc. But any crusade must have the casual observer. a leader to set and keep alight its fire. Th~ men I seem to be working, not And, these men in turn, would tell you at idides, but at professions of which he is Priester. .•J they take pride in bei~g the well­ When you step down the beauti­ :,e<juipped masters. The tools and gear fully glistening dockway for your "J with which they wo~k, the equipment first trans-Atlantic voyage by Pan ... .J' tJpon which )hey layish their efforts American Clipper, remember some of ~ . .,•• seem . as new as thie day they were this. The ship you board will be huge ' L p~rchaseJ. The pa~tern 'of their ac­ and rugged for all its interior luxury. " tions, no m~iter how stdnge the cir­ ANDRE A. PRIESTER It can remain aloft indefinitely on any j cumstances, : gives ian overwhelming Chief Enqlnee'r two of its four engines. Five men of impression of preparation long ago I the crew of eight upon its flight deck, for j~st this or that si~u~tion . passioned sermon on Safety, Conser­ can fly it, navigate it, run its radio or A professional outlook, iI. regard for vatism, and Responsibility. It would its four engines. Mechanics can re.'\ch equipment almost, akin to "l'orship, a prJceed with a ha rd-headed, realistic every foot of fuel line or make re­ '. quality of pre-planning for :any con­ analysis of the difficulties faced and pairs upon its power plants in flight. .'1 the hazards involved. Then proceed Fuel will be ample to carry the ship ');ceivable COIl''ngency-a ",drld scat­ .tered force f sqme 5,000 me\l be­ to forestall each difficulty and each great distances beyond each objective. 'ca:~ unifo Iy ' imbued with; such hazard-not en masse, but one by one. A foot-long list of emergency boats, qualities 'hot by accident, but by de­ Men; machines, bases; technique, and flares and gear takes 1,1 DO pounds sign. And the design is that of a maintenance, order; character, quality, from the plane's pr~cious payload magnetic, intense little Dutchman completeness. No program of prepa­ rating. Other hundreds are willingly named Andre Priester who has been ration is too long, no process of de­ expended on de-icing shoes. Each Chief Engineer of Pan' Ame~ican Air­ velopment too difficult; no goal too minute of the flight, a half dozen radio ways since that air line acquired its VISIOnary, if transport aviation by stations stand steady gt\3rd, to warn first airplane from another Dutchman . adopting it can move toward safety. of storms, to give a path, to dispatch named Anthony Fokker. Priester, himself, would explode if rescue. As far as unsparing human A complete exposition of the Pries­ you ascribed to him the credit for effort can make it so, your flight will ter philosophy of air transportation making Pan American by far the be a safe one. These things trace di­ would fill a bulging, though fascinat­ safest big international a irline in the rectly back to Andre Priester, now one ing OOok. It would start with an im­ world. That, he would tell you, be- of Alllcrica's most useful citizens. American was the only~!J)erican Washington to take up negotiations nations was g..FitnteO "experimental" group to send representatives.~___ f~r American companies to oper~ i 'ril ~he others to cover what- Our own government seemed to be irb-1:O~d, as~....di.te~~ ·~0'\'-e1"hrrremarWnc-· ever '.'survey" or "training" flights it learning for the first time of the tre- ti~~me winter Germany and felt necessary. That summer Ger­ mendous value placed ~~ rar---France both sent--d~~ns to \Vash- many was first to take ad\'antage 01 operating righ~ rest of the ington for similar conIerem: . e-s.~s arran~~::nt and made a number world. ~The incident decided As one result each oi the iour ------..5!:::.' :,' rJ~' 36 )' Bow the Atlantic Will Be I'lown '­ handling the engines. As a result, a Then, after handling a stiff set of II-The Crew simple schedule of duty rotation gives written and practical examinations, each officer one hour of rest in. every the apprentici graduates to the rank HE !>IE~ on the "flight deck" of a four-and there are bunks in a crew of Junior Pilot, Second Gass. T trans-Atlantic Clipper form one cabin behind the ftigbt deck to permit As he checks out in dead reckoning of the most unique groups on earth-­ complete rela:oc:ation. and radio na\'igation, basic meteor­ and one of the hardest to get into. There is no royal road to the Cap­ ology, the Link trainer, and amasses Not counting the stewards in the taincy. All pilots entering Pan Ameri­ flying time, he. can move up to Junior big passenger cabins, a trans-Atlantic can service are college graduates, . Pilot, First Class. crew will consist of at least\seven mtJst also are graduates of Army or At least one year later, he may face men: a Captain; a First Officer Pilot; Navy flight training centers and ha\'e another set I(f e...xaminationsjfor rank a Second Officer Pilot; a Third Of­ had a year or two of active military as Senior Pilot--this time in subjects ticer Pilot-:\a\,igator; an Engineer or na.al duty. Their first rank \\;th including international law, basic ce­ Officer; a Radio Officer, and a Junior P.A.A. is that of Apprentice Pilot. lestial na\'igation, seamanship, and the Flight Officer. As such, for two years, they work in history and cultural background of The Engineer Officer and the Radio maintenance shops, serve turns of countries served by P.A.A. Officer are specialists, long-trained in duty in Pan American offices to ac­ Even then 'he is not through. After the operation of power plants and quaint themselves with the work of 2,500 hours in command of P.A.A. radio, respectively. In addition they all departments, and qua.Iify for' both aircraft (at least SOO in flying boats have been equipped with ample theory Airplane and Engine Mechanics cer­ of more than 17,000 Ibs. gross) he and shop-experience to enable them tificates. may sit for further examinations in to trace trouble and rectify it when­ Meanwhile they h.ave begun a advanced navigation and some eigh­ ever it is possible to do so in flight. course of study toward examinations teen other subjects-and if, mean­ The Third Officer Pilot~Navigator for advancement in grade. Most take while, H'e has had an excellent record is in direct 0harge of charting the correspondence courses prepared for and shown outstanding ability as a plane's position by celestial naviga­ their special benefit by P.A.A. techni­ leader and manager, he may win tion . by dead reckoning, and by radio cians and administered through one ~f through to the rating: ~raster Pilot bearings taken on the plane by surface the big corresponde'1ce schools. As of Ocean Flying Boats, stations or by bearings taken from one specific objective he must qualify You'll find one on the bridge of your the plane on surface stations. for a Second Class Radio License. trans-Atlantic Clipper. The First and Second Officers Pilot i share the bulk of the flying duties. The Junior Flight Officer rnay be sitting in the co-pilot's seat, belping with the na\'igation, sernng the Engi­ neer Officer by inspecting fuel tanks, fuel lines, or the big engines them­ sc\ves.
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