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Įrnst Schweizer designed the then-unnamed primary glider, drawing inspiration from photographs of German designs then in use. This rather substantial amount caused only those serious about glider flying to remain to build the aircraft, led by the Schweizer brothers. As a result, they decided to convert the model club to a gliding club and build a primary glider.

The New York Times story greatly impressed the members of the Mercury Model Airplane Club including Atlee Hauck, Ernie Whidden, Robert Yellow and brothers Paul, Ernest and Bill Schweizer. This flight was given front-page coverage in the New York Times. Hesselbach flew again on 31 July 1928 from Corn Hill, Massachusetts and flew for more than four hours, soaring in the winds that flowed up over the dunes. This flight was of 57 minutes duration and bettered Orville Wright's record duration flight by a factor of five.

AMAC's chief pilot, Peter Hesselbach made the first flight on 28 July 1928 in the Darmstadt I glider. In order to gain publicity AMAC sponsored some soaring flights at Corn Hill, Truro, Massachusetts, Highland Light, Massachusetts and South Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Penney department store chain, provided financial backing for a glider pilot training school run by the American Motorless Aviation Corporation.