There was an auction held for the seat on this inaugural flight between the cities, with people bidding large amounts of money for the only seat on the aircraft.
There was an auction held for the seat on this inaugural flight between the cities, with people bidding large amounts of money for the only seat on the aircraft. The winner was Mr. Abram Pheil, who paid the price of $400, which would be over $5000 in todays currency value. Mr. Pheil was the former mayor of St. Petersburg, and was very eager to take this first flight of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Air Line.