cap flying family (1945)
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KITPINff UP
Pappy explains the fundamentals o{ aerob.tica to C..olyn, Jesrio and Helen.
ITIHE residents of Lancaster- Penn-I syluuniu. have long
"in""giu"r, up
the idea of trying to keep up with
the Jones family. That's because theJoneses are up in the air so much ofthe time. As America's most outstand-
ing llying household, the Joneses have
accumulated approximately IS-thou-
sand hours of flying time, and every
day bring. many new entries for theirguartet of log books. There wouldhave been five log books for these
dailyentries but Mrs.
Jones,years
ago, decided that some one in the
Iamily should keep the accounts. She
elected herself to this position whileher husband was carrying his 6rst rev-
enue passengers in a patched up Jenny,and every since, she has served as
business head for the other members
of her flying family.There was a time 25 years ago,
when prospective passengers failed to
4.ms^ica a- funtmotL {L/inq- {anilq-hnn- 15,000 hnana- herthded
in- ib- IoqlooL.a-.
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llIITH TIT JONDSNSBy Ann Delo
to conduct his operations, Duringthe first take-oll. the Jenny driftedrapidly torvard a fence rorr and onlya miracle averted an.arly.rcsh. Thisprompted the barnstormer to do someextra flight practice in order to com-pensate lor lhe cros, rrind he r'.ould/encounl.r rrhen landing, Thrr", r,itllhis passenger enjoying every man.euver, Jesse Jones built up his ex-perience, flying around the {ield untilthe gas gave out and he rras cornpelledto set down rvith a series ol bounces.
cnding in a ground Joop.The passenger \r,as so elated that
he climbed from the cockpit, haudedJones a trvo dollar tip and said,..Ihave ridden with many pilots. but ).ouare the best of them all."
From that lesson, the pilot learnednever to accept public acclaim forability and realized that this l'as an-other case where ignorance rvas
bliss,During the ensuing years, Jesse has
made their lirst llighLs rvith Je-.se
Jones at Lhe controls, and manv stu,dents have gained their civilian li-censes or have gorrc
off tothe armed
services after graduating fronr histraining classes, Todav. as test l)ilotfor the nanufacturers of Aero-Maticpropellers- and nith more than 10.
thousand |ours in the air. he has rr<r
time to carrr' l)assengers or instructstudents. His claughters no\r carry on
that famih- tradition.Helen Jones. rtho is nou' 21. has
been llying sirrce 1935, and her logbooks shol- a total of approximatell'2500 hours. She rvas the youngest ofgirl pilots rlhen she received her li,cense, and soon after, was engaged incloss-country Ilying and instructingcivilian and militarr' -"tudents. As a
baby. she lleru jn her mothers' armsrvhile her father transported his small
femilv from field to field rlurine hisbarn-torming tours. Hclen. just ai her
on pontoons, along the Susquehanna
Ilir er at Harrisburg.Next in line is Jessie E. Jones,20,
rvith rvell over2000 hours. She left
her classes at Pelns,vlvania State Col-
lege to aid in the training of Armyand \av1' pilots rrhen a shortage ofiD:Lruclors llrreslorpd llre warlime
prograrn, Her former students callher 'Junior" rrherr they u,rite of theirexploits along the r,''orld's far flung
ainral-s. She's busier than ever norv,
in:lrrrcling al Lanca-ler's original air-
port. and like the other members ofthe Jones familv, is activel,v errgaged
il the advancement of the Civil AirPatrol,
Carolyn Jones, the youngest mem-
ber of the flying famil,v. is just lB and
still engaged in her college studies,
Her log books aren't so Jilled as those
of her sisters, but she is looking for-
rrard to l,uilding rrl' more air time incompany rvith an airminded husband.
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The Jones girls have enjoyed many . erations at the centqrs where theyailvantages not always available to the serve. They agree rhat it is a relief, inaviation student. Throughout their these days when engine overhauls come
careers, they have had the guidance every 450 to 600 hours, not to be
o{ their flying father, who has taught working on the old type equipment
them many tricks of the trade which where they used to aid their fatherwould not ordinarily be fortJrcoming. every 25 or 50 hours.
All of their experience has been of It was a happy day for the Jones
a practical nature. They can look family when "P"ppyl' as he became
back to the era when they accompa- known, decided to curtail his barn-nied a flying circus, serving as weights storming activities and settle down as
for parachutes being packed by the a fixed-base operator at Lancaster.
exhibition jumpers; selling airplane Now, they could have a home with a
rides and shooing grazing cattle from fireplace, a shiny automobile to re-
the pastures where their father carried place the bamstorming jalopy and a
on his barnstorming activities. Helen, kitchen where Mrs. Jones could turnJessie and Carolyn learned while quite out home fried chicken. Since that
young how to fuel an airplane, patch time, flying visitors are always as-
a wing, and stake down a ship when sured of a chicken dinner when they
storm clouds threatened, They learned let the Joneses know in advance ofboth theory and the practical side of their arrival,aviation first hand, under the guidance Jesse Jones and his family keptof an experienced teacher. Now, they apace and sonietimes ahead of the rap-
are'as capable as most men of equal idly expanding industry as the popu-
exferience in carrying on. aviation op- larity of their airport increased. In
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addition to the local operation, the
Joneses found time to participale in
air shows, meets, and races in many
sections of the country. The head ofthe family is credited with originatingthe comedy flying act, featuring a
country jake who finds himself in the'
cockpit of an airplane, and who latercuts aerial capers to the astonishment
of the spectators. This act has longsince become a standard feature al airshows,
Today, the Jones family is an es-
tablished institution so far as aviationis concerned. Their fame is no longerconfined within the borders of this
country since their former studentsfiscuss their instructors while stroll-ing along the narrow streets of Casa-
blanca, dodging sacred cows at In-
dian bazaars or toasting fellow pilots
at a bar in Paris.
Meanwhile, they carry on their fly-
ing traditions, and while tle girls pre-
pare more pilol. lor a future in avia.
tion, Mother Jones looks after thebookkeeping and fried chicken, while'
Pappy advocates more landing fields
and conducts his daily flight tests forthe development of more practical
propellers for our post-war airplanes.