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.The radio could transmit onthree frequencies: 6,210 kHz during the day and 3,105 kHzat night the standard frequencies for all airplanes plusoffered the addition of an emergency frequency at 500 kHz.Theemergency frequency required a 250-foot (76-meter) trailingaerial in order to operate effectively.The aerial was heavy ithad to be reeled in and out using a handle but it couldprovide a useful lifeline in the event of an emergency.The Lockheed Electra was equipped with a number ofspecial features to make it suitable for the round-the-worldtrip.There were wing deicers, instruments to assist in minimalvisibility situations, a fuel minimizer, and extra fuel tanksthree on each wing and six more in the fuselage.On August 29, 1936, Amelia decided to take the newLockheed Electra on a test flight.She entered the plane in theBendix Trophy race, and flew from California to New York,where the race would begin, using the coast-to-coast trip asa trial to sort out any problems.There were several minorincidents, including trouble with the fuel lines, and Amelia sperformance in the race was poor. Around the World 75PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEYThe team Amelia assembled to prepare for the flight wereold friends as well as experts in their respective fields.PaulMantz would serve once more as Amelia s technical adviser,and Bo McKneely would serve as full-time mechanic.For thecritical role of navigator, Amelia chose Harry Manning, askilled mariner who Amelia had known since 1928.Manningwas also a ham radio operator and a pilot.Manning s navigational skills would be critical at certainstages of the trip.Parts of the Pacific Ocean were not wellcharted, and there were many small islands whose locationand distance would need to be researched to plot out theplane s course.In February 1937, Amelia officially announced that she waspreparing for a round-the-world flight.Appearing at the pressconference in a dark-blue wool dress with a bright scarfwrapped around her neck, she used a globe as a prop, pointingout the route she planned to fly.The trip, she announced, wouldbe approximately 27,000 miles (43,451 kilometers).As final preparations were made, the team Amelia, plusMantz, Manning, and McKneely continued to debate severalof the details.One of the greatest concerns was the choice ofHowland Island as a landing spot along the way.The island hadbeen chosen because of its convenient location abouthalfway between Hawaii and New Guinea.It would give Ameliaa critical resting point, as well as provide a fuel stop.The U.S.Department of Commerce had built a new emergency landingfield, which would be available for Amelia to use.But the island was small only 2 miles (3 kilometers)long and a half-mile (.80 kilometers) wide.It was 40 miles(64 kilometers) away from any other land, and its highest pointwas no more than 18 feet (5 meters).It would take a highly skillednavigator to locate this pinprick in the middle of the Pacific.While Manning was confident, his primary experience hadbeen in naval, rather than aerial, navigation.It was decided to 76 AMELIA EARHARTadd one more navigator to the team Frederick Noonan.Hehad served as a navigator on Pan American s routes across thePacific.Noonan was familiar with the region and its problems,and he had extensive experience in aerial navigation.Noonan had helped map out Pan Am s air routes to Hawaii,Guam, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.He had worked bothas a navigator and navigation teacher.But he had recentlystepped down from his work at Pan Am, determined to start hisown navigation school.He was also rumored to have a problemwith alcohol.It was finally decided that different members of the teamwould fly with her at different stages, depending on the require-ments of each leg of the journey.Amelia, of course, wouldfly the entire route.Mantz would travel with the team toHonolulu.Noonan would travel with Amelia as far as HowlandIsland.Manning would go on to Australia, and Amelia wouldmake the final leg of the trip alone
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