▁in ▁the ▁air . ▁At wood ▁fund ed ▁his ▁flying ▁activities ▁with ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁two ▁different ▁electric ▁meter ▁designs ▁to ▁General ▁Electric . ▁ ▁A viation ▁career ▁Stra ight ▁out ▁of ▁flight ▁school ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁At wood ▁became ▁the ▁chief ▁flight ▁instruct or ▁for ▁William ▁Star ling ▁Burg ess ▁whose ▁Burg ess ▁Company ▁built ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁air plan es , ▁including ▁lic ensed ▁Wright ▁aircraft ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁At wood ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁General ▁A viation ▁Corporation ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁company ▁purchased ▁Franklin ▁Park ▁race ▁track ▁in ▁S aug us , ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁converted ▁it ▁into ▁an ▁air field , ▁which ▁they ▁named ▁after ▁At wood . ▁At wood ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁instruct or ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁flight ▁instruction ▁school ▁there ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁opened ▁until ▁he ▁quit ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁because ▁he ▁could ▁make ▁more ▁money ▁in ▁exhibition ▁fl ights ▁and ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁dis en ch anted ▁with ▁fellow ▁instruct or ▁Arch ▁Fre eman . ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁At wood ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁air mail ▁delivery ▁in ▁New ▁England . ▁He ▁fle w ▁about ▁five ▁miles ▁( 8   km ) ▁from ▁At wood ▁Park ▁to ▁the ▁Lyn n , ▁Massachusetts ▁Town ▁Commons ▁where ▁he ▁dropped ▁a ▁s ack ▁of ▁mail ▁from ▁the