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JANUARY 31, 1924 NOTICES TO AIRMEN Charges for the Use of Bonded Stores and Transit Sheds Tat Customs Aerodromes. IT is notified that— 1. At British Customs Aerodromes where Bonded Store or Transit Shed facilities exist, free accommodation will be provided for the storage of goods for a maximum period of 48 hours (72 hours in the case of goods subject to German Reparation Tax), not counting Sundays and Public Holidays. After the expiration of that period, rent as detailed below will be charged. Per 100 lb. or Tobacco. part thereof. For each period of 28 days or part thereof 6d. Per cwt. (gross) Other Goods. r part thereof. For the first 7 days or part thereof . . Qd. For the second 7 days or part thereof . . Is. For the third 7 days or part thereof . . Is. 6d. • For subsequent periods . . . . . . Increased pro rata. 2. Owners of aircraft are required to submit to the C.A.T.O. in charge of the aerodrome a manifest or certified true list of all goods so stored. 3. The Air Ministry will not be liable for any loss of or damage to goods deposited in the above-mentioned buildings. (No. 3 of 1924.) <$> <$> The New Air Ministry LAST week the appointment of Brig.-General Thomson as Air Minister in the new Government was announced, and later Mr. William Leach's appointment as Under-Secretary for Air was given out. Mr. Leach, like his father, is a Bradford worsted manu facturer. He joined the I.L.P. in 1895, when in his 25th year, edited the Bradford Labour papers, Forward and the Bradford Pioneer, and led the Labour Party on the City Council, being chairman of the Finance Committee, and an alderman. He has been M.P. for Bradford (Central) since 1922, and was opposed to our part in the late War. The Secretary of State for Air (The Rt. Hon. C. B. Thom son) has appointed Mr. C. LI. Bullock to be his Principal Private Secretary and the Under-Secretary of State for Air has appointed Mr. P. J. Oldfield to be his Private Secretary. A Suggested R.N. Air Reserve WITH concrete suggestions of details, Admiral Henry Campbell, writing from 94, Piccadilly, has sent the following communication to the Press :— " The recent notices in the Press of the agreement which has been entered into between the Government and the British, Foreign, and Colonial Corporation, Ltd., for the establishment of an Imperial Air transport company lead me to think that the time is appropriate to call attention to some proposals which I made to the chairman of Pang- bourne Nautical College some four or five years ago. The object in view was the provision of a Royal Naval Air Reserve which would be efficient and economical while complying with the interests and requirements of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, the Mercantile Marine, and of mercantile transport companies. The proposals are an extension of a system submitted bv me for the Royal Naval Reserve which was adopted by the Admiralty about 1912 or 1913 and de veloped with success prior to, during, and since the Great War. " I have discussed the question of a Royal Naval Air Reserve (R.N.A.R.) over a long period with naval and mercantile marine officers, including Captain S. M. Day, C.B., D.S.O., A.D.C., R.N.R., and others. My proposals, which are founded on the following main premises, have met with the general agreement of those who have examined them :— " (1) Airmen operating from ships must be trained from a class that is accustomed to sea life. " (2) Airmen must have a profession to which to return when their probably short period of service in the air is completed, as comparatively few could be retained professionally in the Air Service for administrative or other services. " (3) The navigating instruments and the method of navi gating for sea and air craft could be made very similar, and NOTICE TO GROUND ENGINEERS. Engine Control Switches on Aircraft Fitted with Dual Control IT is notified :— 1. Every civil aircraft which has a rotary engine, is fitted with dual control and is used for the preliminary training of pupils, must be provided with a master switch so situated that it can be operated only by the instructor. Aircraft fitted with a master switch are to have the following notice posted near the engine switch in the pupil's cockpit :— " CAUTION. " Before controlling the starting of the engine by this switch see that it is not cut out by the master switch." 2. Aircraft fitted with dual control and used for advanced training need not be fitted with a master switch. 3. All switches must be readily accessible for the instant operation of the instructor or pupil as the case may be, but it should not be possible for any switch to be accidentally operated. Indicator plates, showing clearly the direction of operation, should be fitted near all switches. 4. The direction of operation of switches is to be stand ardised as follows :— (a) Ordinary control switches : down for " off," up for " on " or running position. (b) Instructor's master switch, when fitted: down to include pupil's switch in circuit, up to cut out pupil's switch. 5. The provisions of Ground Engineers Notice No. 5 of the year 1921 in regard to the protection of controls must be observed when aircraft fitted with dual control are used for passenger carrying. (No. 2 of 1924.) <$> <$> consequently the officers who had passed a brief period in the Air Reserve, after a good grounding in the mercantile marine requirements, would readily take up their original duties again.when they returned to a ship. " (4) The terse, particular and descriptive language of the sea, and the knowledge of ships, charts, landfalls and figura tion are peculiar to seamen. " (5) The service of aircraft from seacraft for purposes of offence and defence is likely to be greatly extended in the future. " (6) The training of mercantile marine officers for the air could be worked into the scheme of training young officers for the R.N.R., while still preserving the advantages which this system provides for the Royal Navy, the mercantile marine, and shipowners, from the points of view of efficiency and economy. " (7) The mercantile marine training institutions are well suited to give the preliminary education to young officers who are desirous of passing through the Royal Naval Air Reserve as flying, observing, or mechanical officers. " (8) The same arguments, with slight modification, apply to the rank and file." Daily Air Service to Ireland ARISING, no doubt, out of the several experiments con ducted by the Air Ministry last vear, in which mails were carried by air between Plymouth, Manchester and Belfast, we learn that the De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., will shortly be operating a daily air service between Manchester and Belfast for passengers and goods—we are, as yet, uncertain if anything has been arranged just- at the moment for the carrying of mails, although, of course, the establishment of such a service opens up great possibilities in this connection. The machines used on this new service will be the D.H.50 type. Light 'Planes for Australia IT is extremely gratifying to be able to record this week that already orders are being placed for light aeroplanes. Thus, the de Havilland Aircraft Co. has several D.H.53's, with Blackburne engines, on order for the Air Ministry, while ' another batch coming through the shops is for Australia. The D.H.53, it will be remembered, did not win any prizes at Lympne, having been designed for all-round qualities rather than for specific performances. Nevertheless the " Humming Bird " and " Sylvia " were admitted by every one to be among the finest machines at the meeting, and it is gratifying to find these qualities recognised in such a practical manner. Doubtless, after this year's competitions for two- seaters, quite a, considerable business in light 'planes will spring up. 67
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