2 5 ▁at ▁a ▁sal ary ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Reichs marks ▁per ▁month , ▁and ▁named ▁him ▁as ▁personal ▁adj ut ant ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁H ess ▁accompanied ▁Hitler ▁to ▁speaking ▁engag ements ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁became ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ante . ▁H ess ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁people ▁who ▁could ▁meet ▁with ▁Hitler ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁without ▁an ▁appointment . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁H ess ▁was ▁named ▁party ▁Political ▁Central ▁Commission er . ▁ ▁Ret aining ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁flying ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁active ▁military ▁career , ▁H ess ▁obtained ▁his ▁private ▁pilot ' s ▁lic ence ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁His ▁instruct or ▁was ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁flying ▁ace ▁The odor ▁Cr one iss . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁H ess ▁became ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁B F W ▁M . 2 3 b ▁mon op lane ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁V öl k ischer ▁Be ob ach ter . ▁He ▁acquired ▁two ▁more ▁Mess ersch mitt ▁aircraft ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁logging ▁many ▁flying ▁hours ▁and ▁becoming ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁light ▁single - engine ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁F ühr er ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Hitler ▁was ▁appointed ▁Reich ▁Chan cell or , ▁his ▁first ▁step ▁in ▁gain ing