 In 1925 he flew more than 50,000 miles in 797 hours bringing news reports to California, taking aerial photos.Eddie went to work for Lockheed as a test pilot flying the new Lockheed Vega and later checked out Wiley Post in his New Lockheed Vega named "Winnie Mae" in 1926.He was the co-pilot for Charles Lindbergh on the first TWA transcontinental run on 8 July 1929 between LA and New York.