A licensed pilot and early advocate of flying, Fitzgerald was acquainted with Wright brothers. Rep. Fitzgerald was called an "aerial daredevil" of Congress by The New York Times for flying the 500-odd miles from Dayton to Washington for the reconvening of the lame duck session of Congress in 1922 (though that flight was piloted by someone else).
A licensed pilot and early proponent of aviation, Fitzgerald knew the Wright brothers. Rep. Fitzgerald was referred to as an "aerial daredevil" by The New York Times for flying 500 miles from Dayton to Washington in 1922 during Congress's reconvening (though he was piloted by another person).