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Flight, September 25, 1919 First Aero Weekly in the World Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion *»d Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 561TJNO. 39, Vol. XI.) SEPTEMBER 25, 1919 rWeekly. Price M. L Post Free, 7d. Flight The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Office: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY W.C. 2 Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 2&r. ad. Abroad 33.?. od.* These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under war conditions 'European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. CONTENTS Pay Civil Aviation Editorial Comment: r AGE Pay in the Department of Civil Aviation ., .. .. .. .. 1269 The Future of the R.A. F 1270 Yellow Press Methods Again .. 12- Bad Flying 127 "The Future" .. .. .. .. — 1272 Flight—and the Men : Lieut.-Col. Spenser Grey 1271 The Balloon Strafer 1273 The German D.F.W. Biplane 1274 The RoyaV Aero Club—Official Notices 1279 Correspondence 127 The London Flying Club, Hendon 1280 The Central Aircraft Company's Biplane .. 1285 The Dornie* Flying-Boat 128S The New German "Delag " Commercial Airship " Bodensee " .. .. 1289 Airisms .. .. — 1290 Some Factors in the Working of Large Aircraft .. .. .. .. 1292 Commercial Air Transport .. .. .. .. ., .. .. .. 1294 Personals .. 1295 Royal Air Force _ 1296 Side-Winds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1299 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the date of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list: Sept. 26 ... No. 40 Squadron R.A.F. Dinner. Oct 5 ... Aviation Meeting- at Barcelona. Nov. ... Entrance Examination for R.A.F. College. Dec 19 to... Paris Aero Show. Jan. 4,1920. EDITORIAL COMMENT MBHSHPPARENTLY there is trouble in the Department of Civil Aviation owing to the parsimony of the Treasury in the matter of the salaries of the civilian staff. It is stated that the whole of the personnel of two sections have refused to sign on unless the terms of engagement are radically altered and the pay brought more into line with the times. It is pointed out that, under the new scale, a major employed on the Air Ministry staff receives consolidated pay at the Department rate of £900 per annum, while a de- of mobilised major who has reverted to civil employ in the Ministry receives from £400 to £600 a year for performing the same duties. Obviously, there is something wrong somewhere. Either the officer on the active list is paid too highly for his work or, alternatively, the civil rates of pay are too low. The conclusion that forces itself upon us is that it is the latter. The Treasury, in fixing the rates of pay, appears to have ignored the fact that the men who 'are engaged in the attempt to develop civilian aviation are highly trained specialists who can, as a rule, command high salaries outside Government employ, and that if it is desired to keep them they must be paid accordingly. It is not only that the difference in emoluments between the military and the civilian elements of the staff is markedly great, but the posi tion is even more anomalous than appears at first sight. The military branch, which receives from 30 to 50 per cent, more pay than the civil staff, has a pension to look forward to at the end of service. The civilian staff, on the other hand, not only are denied that advantage but are only engaged for a year, with no certainty at all that their engagements will be renewed. The obvious question that has to be asked is whether or not the Government is sincere in its expressed determination to assist in the true develop ment of aviation. If it is, then it must make up its collective mind to instruct the Treasury that the men who are indispensable to the proper carrying out of the task must be paid at least enough to tempt them to remain in the service. If it is not, then let us know at once so that we may know where we stand. To our way of thinking there is nothing of economy in driving the best men out of the Civil Aviation Department to seek a livelihood elsewhere. We have a long road to travel in the development of aviation, and it is to those men we are looking to keep the Empire in the lead of the nations where aerial naviga tion is concerned. If we lose them through parsimony then we lose our lead in the air. D *
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