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Milling began his training on May 3, 1911, under the tutelage of Wright instructor [[James Clifford Turpin|Cliff Turpin]]. However the next day Orville Wright took an interest in Milling and went up with him. On May 8, after just one hour and fifty-four minutes of flying time, Wright authorized Milling to go up alone, and he made his first solo flight. Milling landed in an unorthodox downward spiral, alarming onlookers that included Wright, Turpin, and Arnold, but appeared in control the entire time, and the Wrights included a modified maneuver in future instruction. Milling flew daily for six weeks, except in bad weather, mastering takeoffs, landings, turns, and rudimentary maneuvers.
After completing their training, Milling and Arnold reported to [[College Park Airport|College Park, Maryland]], detailed to the [[Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps]] to instruct the commander of the division flight school, Capt. [[Charles DeF. Chandler]], who had only balloon experience, and his adjutant, 1st Lt. [[Roy Carrington Kirtland|Roy S. Kirtland]], in operating the Wright airplane. The school officially opened on July 3, 1911, and taught ten students, including two members of the National Guard.
The Army, in addition to the Wright biplane, had also purchased an aircraft manufactured by [[Glenn Curtiss]], which the "Provisional Aero Company" flew at [[Fort Sam Houston]], [[Texas]], until a fatal crash in May, 1911 resulted in the banning of further flights there. The company relocated to College Park, where Milling became the only aviator able to master the significantly different flight controls of each type.
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