PILOT BRIEFING AVIATION HISTORY | FIRST PRESIDENT TO FLY OCTOBER 11, 1910 The youngest person to become the president of the United States, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, was also the first president to fly in an airplane (although it was after he left office). On his way to a rally in St. Louis, the two-term president stopped at an airfield in Kinloch, Missouri, where a Wright Co. air meet was taking place. There, pilot Arch (some accounts say Alex) Hoxsey asked Roosevelt if he'd like to fly with him in his Wright biplane. Roosevelt at first said no but changed his mind, climbed from the back of the touring car he was in, and clambered over the struts to sit in the aircraft. The pair flew at approximately 100 feet agl for several laps around the field. Roosevelt leaned over to wave when they passed the grandstand. How do we know so much detail? The Library of Congress has a 4-minute silent movie of the flight (youtu.be/yIlpDwMKzJo). Roosevelt is said to have declared the flight "first class!" and apologized to the school group he was late in meeting later that day by bragging about "playing hooky" to go "up in an airship." 42 | The Ultimate GMA340 Slide-In Replacement PMA450B with Dual Bluetooth® * IntelliAudio® True Dimensional Sound for clear com reception * IntelliVox® The original automatic VOX system * flightmate® Pilot recordable audio alerts and messages * USB-C port for continuous 15 watts of charging power * Simple User Interface Learn more at PS-Engineering.com or call toll-free 800-427-2376https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIlpDwMKzJo http://www.PS-Engineering.com