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...pleased pilot was the Army's famed Major Ira T. Eaker, onetime co-holder of the world's endurance flight record. Five days previously he had taken off from New York with only his dashboard, his radio compass to guide him. For safety's sake a second plane convoyed him all the way, giving occasional information by radio. There were eight stops. Said Pilot Eaker: "We had two 'incidents.' Both were thunderstorms, and both were second hand as far as I was concerned...
...Boeing 247-D transport took off from Oakland airport, circled lazily in the California sun, came in swiftly to a perfect landing. Each time the pilot, who could see nothing outside because canvas covered the windows, ignored wheel and rudder bar completely, merely twiddled a few knobs on the dashboard. Last week, with this technique producing 24 perfect landings out of every 25 at empts, United Airlines announced it had finally devised a practicable method of landing "blind...
...born of German parentage, the brothers still speak German in the family circle. President Edward makes monthly trips to New York. The walls of his office are covered with family portraits and photostats of certified checks (largest, $1,300,000 from New York Auction Co. in 1929). On the dashboard of his Lincoln is a radio remote-control gadget which opens & closes his garage door and turns the lights in the garage on & off. None of the brothers smoke or drink. Each takes only $5,000 a year out of the business as salary...
...This time I was careful. Thought I had removed everything of value from car but garage attendants found some items in the dashboard cubbyhole which they lifted...
...According to Papal Chauffeur Angelo Stoppa: "His Holiness likes speed. He orders me to drive between 40 and 45 m.p.h., and he likes it. The Pope does not speak to me very often when he is riding. In the Dodge his orders are given through special signals on the dashboard. There are only four of them-for the Italian equivalent of right, left, stop and home...