The following article appeared in the May 1976 edition of The Princeton Recollector a monthly journal of local history, published by the Princeton History Project.
1937 Brochure Details Newhouse Flying Service
You
want to fly! The fact that you are reading this is evidence of it. The
fact that you are a normal human being is an explanation for it. Why?
The answer is based on an inescapable tendency in human nature - a tendency which has manifested itself throughout the ages and will continue to manifest itself as long as life exists.
On Sundays you join the crowds which flock to the airport - inhaling clouds of dust - squinting your eyes to see some more fortunate individual soaring around in the skies above. You throb to the noise of a well-tuned engine as it drones its path through the limitless lanes of the air. You thrill at the sight of a sun-splashed wing as it turns and dives and zooms - and then levels off again. Here is recreation with vengeance - recreation far beyond pleasures of earth-bound games; vastly more exhilarating than golf, tennis, baseball or seashore fun; and infinitely more satisfying than even the fastest motorboat.
You are emotionally ready to fly. The desire is in you. The instinct-satisfying nature of flying. the romantic lure, of going aloft to enjoy the infinite freedom of unlimited motion, is inherent in every red-blooded human. It is in reality more than an instinct - it is a craving which only a very, very few have been able to appease.
The Newhouse Flying Service
The Newhouse Flying Service was founded on the basis of plans to promote the highest degree of skill and safety in flying with rates in reach of everyone.
It took form in Princeton in early 1929 and has been in active business since that time without injury to any of its students or passengers. (A record hard to equal.) A landing field, hangars and shop are maintained 3 1/2 miles from Princeton on the main highway between Princeton and Somerville, State Route 31, near the junction of the Rocky Hill Road.
Personnel
Mr. Richard A. Newhouse, President and General Manager, has been connected with the aviation industry since its early days. In 1912, when most of us were wondering whether the automobile would really replacethe horse and buggy, Mr. Newhouse designed and constructed for Mr. George Schmitt of Rutland, Vermont, an open biplane which was successfully and extensively flown in both the United States and South America. Mr. Newhouse has remained in active touch with the constant technical development of aviation and since his first venture he has designed numerous successful airplanes. At the age of 51 he learned to fly with company instructors and pilots his own plane.
His knowledge of aerodynamics and of the stresses and strains of airplane construction gives to the Newhouse Flying Service an exceptional guarantee of safety and a technical background difficult to equal.
Mr. Werner A. Newhouse, Operations Manager and Chief Pilot, has more than 2500 hours to his credit acquired over years of piloting experience in various parts of the United States and in transcontinental flights.
