Yakima Clipper
There is a museum in Yakima named the McAllister Museum, which is open on Saturdays, with regular museum hours from 12:00 to 4:00. People are welcome to visit and learn about the early flying years of the famous Charles McAllister and other pilots of the Yakima Valley. Charles McAllister built his first airplane, a 20-foot-wide biplane hang glider, in 1919 when he was 15 years old. His second glider, the "Yakima Clipper," was first flown in the air for over nine hours, setting a Pacific Northwest endurance record. The Yakima Clipper was inspired by similar German gliders of the period but was designed and constructed by McAllister. It made about 40 flights between 1932 and 1941. Charlie learned to fly at the Rankin School of Flight in Portland in 1926. During his career, he taught over 600 people to fly. Charles's
license was signed by Orville Wright, head of the National Aeronautica Association of the USA, on November 11, 1927. Charlie stated, "A good characteristics of flying are mechanical ability & a sense for music; flying is a rhythm of the eye." The first flight in Yakima was at the Yakima Fair Grounds in 1913. The plane, built in 1910, was piloted by Parmellear. Afterward, he crashed at a park in Yakima. A picture of the pilot was hanging in the flight museum in Yakima. The image stated that Miss McKey was the pilot. I learned from the guys at the museum that Miss McKey was Parmellear in a wig. Women did not fly in 1913; it was unheard of back then. This may not be completely accurate; you know how stories go. I didn't realize it, but in 1927, a Sporting License was required, issued by the F.A.I., if you wanted to attempt an aviation record.
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