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The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
·
H. Barber
52
Now
at
last
the
Pilot
sees
the
sea,
just
a
streak
on
the
north-eastern
horizon,
and
he
knows
that
his
flight
is
two-thirds
over.
Indeed,
he
should
have
seen
it
before,
but
the
air
is
none
too
clear,
and
he
is
not
yet
able
to
discern
the
river
which
soon
should
cross
his
path.
As
he
swiftly
speeds
on
the
air
becomes
denser
and
denser
with
what
he
fears
must
be
the
beginning
of
a
sea-fog,
perhaps
drifting
inland
along
the
course
of
the
river.
Now
does
he
feel
real
anxiety,
for
it
is
the
duty
of
a
Pilot
to
fear
fog,
his
deadliest
enemy.
Fog
not
only
hides
the
landmarks
by
which
he
keeps
his
course,
but
makes
the
control
of
the
Aeroplane
a
matter
of
the
greatest
difficulty.
He
may
not
realize
it,
but,
in
keeping
his
machine
on
an
even
keel,
he
is
unconsciously
balancing
it
against
the
horizon,
and
with
the
horizon
gone
he
is
lost
indeed.
Not
only
that,
but
it
also
prevents
him
from
choosing
his
landing-place,
and
the
chances
are
that,
landing
in
a
fog,
he
will
smash
into
a
tree,
hedge,
or
building,
with
disastrous
results.
The
best
and
boldest
pilot
'wares
a
fog,
and
so
this
one,
finding
the
conditions
becoming
worse
and
yet
worse,
and
being
forced
to
descend
lower
and
lower
in
order
to
keep
the
earth
within
view,
wisely
decides
to
choose
a
landing-place
while
there
is
yet
time
to
do
so.
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