COWS AS A COMPASS
In a club in Philadelphia, frequented by air pilots,, members recently were discussing the difficulty of finding the way when crossing the immense American prairies. There are only a very! few farms about which can serve as guide posts for the aeroplanes, and when the compass gets out of order the pilots are at a loss. The airmen agreed that one most useful indication was to be obtained from the herds of cattle. It # seems that herds accustomed to the noise and presence of planes take no notice and do not raise their heads, but if a plane lost its way and flew astray over! cattle unused to such a disturbance overhead the cattle became greatly excited, and the agitation of the herd showed the pilot that he was off the track.
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Evening Star, Issue 21012, 28 January 1932, Page 1
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136COWS AS A COMPASS Evening Star, Issue 21012, 28 January 1932, Page 1
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