Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Airplane and Lawrence Sperry decided that he would be the test pilot. While taxiing it on ice, he hit some slushy snow, and wrecked the plane, though Sperry was unhurt. A second airplane was fitted out, and Sperry managed to get it in the air, but lost control when the automatic pilot was engaged. After two complete rolls, Sperry managed to regain control and land safely. Clearly, though, more attention to flight testing the basic design was needed, particularly in the area of handling qualities. Sperry and his assistant, N. W. Dalton, obtained a Marmon automobile, and mounted the Curtiss-Sperry Flying
Mile high club in on people's interest in joining the club by offering special charter flights designed for the purpose or by selling souvenir certificates and other items. Some web sites also provide resources such as historical information about the club. Mile high club The mile-high club is slang for the people who have had sexual intercourse on board an aircraft. An alleged explanation for the act is the supposed vibration of the plane, which may lead to sexual arousal among men. Some say they have fantasies about pilots or flight attendants, or a fetish about planes themselves. For others, the appeal of