AERONAUTICS: College Flyers

Two dozen undergraduate college flyers left Detroit last week, proud of having formed an Intercollegiate Aeronautics Association, poor from the expenses made at Detroit, encouraged by promises of free raining planes from sympathetic manufacturers.

The University of Detroit Aero Society sponsored the organization conference. It tried to get representatives from the three dozenU. S. universities that countenance flying. Men from only 15 schools could afford to attend. They listened to, among others, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics Edward Pearson Warner, Associate Editor Myron Weiss of TIME, President Grover C. Loening of Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corp. Assistant Secretary Warner promised the Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association the co-operation of the National Aeronautic Association. Associate Editor Weiss described TIME’S flying school* and suggested that some light plane manufacturers would gladly give planes to well-organized college units for the sake of the free publicity and advertising the gifts would engender. President Loening clapped his approval to the idea but begged off from applications for his big amphibians. For best college flying activities he has put up $5,000 worth of prizes.

* To college undergraduates who get 130 TIME subscriptions, at $5 each, TIME gives a five-week flying course and pays all expenses of tuition and keep. The course ends with ten hours solo flying and qualification for Government private pilot license. For details write John Sargent, TIME Inc., 2500 Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Ill..