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instructor in the Naval Air Service at Glenview, Illinois, just prior to his employment. First Officer Young was the holder of commercial pilot certificate No. 40699 with an instrument rating and had logged 1800 hours of flying time at the time of the crash, of which approximately 700 hours were in DC-3 type equipment. First Officer Young was last examined by a medical examiner of the Civil Aeronautics Administration on August 6, 1940, which examination showed that he was physically qualified for duty as an air transport pilot. The company's physical examination, conducted on May 13, 1940, also indicated that he was in good physical condition. First Officer Young had been hood-checked just prior to his employment by United.
On the day preceding the accident, Captain Scott and First Officer Young were given a routine en route check between Chicago and New York by Mr. Walter J. Addems, superintendent of Flight Operations of the Eastern Division of United. Although this flight of December 3 was the first flight of Captain Scott and First Officer Young together as a flight crew, the record of this check introduced in evidence indicates that their cooperation was good. Mr. Addems stated that at the time he was particularly pleased to see such smooth cooperation between two officers on their first trip.
From all the evidence, we conclude that both Captain Scott and First Officer Young at the time of the accident were qualified airline pilots, were in good physical condition, and held the proper certificates of competency.
