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JANUARY 28, 1926 NOTICES TO AIRMEN The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order, 1925IT is notified :— 1. Attention is drawn to the fact that the Air Navigation(Amendment) Order, 1925 (S.R. & O., 1925, No. 1260, dated December 16), entered into force on January 1, 1926. TheOrder is obtainable, price 3d. net, from H.M. Stationery Office, Adastral House, Kingsway, W.C. 2, or through anybookseller. 2. This new order amends a considerable number of theprovisions of the Air Navigation (Consolidation) Order, 1923. The principal amendments are summarised as follows :—(i) A provision of the principal Order under which the requirements as to registration, certification as airworthy,and the carriage of certain documents do not apply to aircraft flown for the purpose of experiment or test only within threemiles of a licensed or Air Ministry aerodrome, or of an aircraft factory, is modified so as to extend this exemption to aircraftflown in accordance with directions or special permission in writing given by the Secretary of State.(ii) A fixed balloon shall not be flown except with the special permission in writing of the Secretary of State.(iii) No person while intoxicated may enter or be in any aircraft.(iv) The existing provision as to dropping of articles from aircraft is revised so that proceedings may be taken evenwhere the actual person who dropped the article is unknown. (v) The Secretary of State is empowered to issue directionsas to carriage of W/T apparatus and operators, and the W/T service to be maintained.(vi) The provisions of Schedule II of the principal Order regarding the examination before flight of aircraft carryingpassengers for hire or reward are revised. (vii) The zone in which the aerodrome circuit rules applyis extended to 3,500 yards from the perimeter of the aerodrome.(viii) The zone in which aerial acrobatics are prohibited at public aerodromes is increased from 2,000 to 4,000 yards fromthe perimeter of the aerodrome. Aerial acrobatics in this zone are not, however, prohibited above 6,000 ft.(ix) The rules for renewals of pilots' licences are revised. (x) Certain amendments have been made in the prohibitedareas (Schedule VII of the principal Order). 3. In connection with the amendment of the requirementsregarding examination of aircraft before flight (Schedule II, paras. 8-10, of the principal Order), opportunity is now takento point out, as there appears to be misconception in this matter, that the provisions of paragraph 8 of Schedule II asto inspection and certification of flying machines by a ground engineer before flight relate only to aircraft carryingpassengers or goods for hire or reward, and not to private aircraft.(No. 1 of 1926.) Civil Aviation in IrelandTHE Committee of the Irish Aero Club held their first weekly meeting in the Hibernian Hotel, Dublin, on January 18,Sir James Percy presiding. The Chairman said there was not a shadow of doubt thataviation was coming into its own, and the sooner they in Ireland put forward something definite the better for allconcerned, and he believed that a lot of people would join and support them. The aeroplane was more advanced todaythan the motor car, in its sphere, was 20 years ago. So congested had the roads now become that many people wereanxious to get away from the dust and traffic. Senator Oliver Gogarty suggested appointing a deputationto approach the Government on the matter. There was a hangar at their disposal at Baldonnel Aerodrome. A proposalhad been made that repairing be done at cost price by the civilian mechanics in the Irish Army in the hangar repairshops. They needed to draw up certificates of airworthiness,continued Senator Gogarty, but it was necessary to learn how far that would be tolerated by the Government.The question of Government grants to support aviation clubs in obtaining machines is also to be taken up with theGovernment at an early date. It was decided that an interview be arranged with theGovernment, and the Committee formed a deputation to put forward the case for the establishment of clubs. Thereis evenr reason to anticipate a favourable reception for the proposals of the Aero Club, but the Irish Treasury will needto be assured that there is every prospect of success before disbursing financial assistance in any shape or form. Forthe Committee it must be said that it is very optimistic, and believes that marked progress will be seen in a shortwhile, ever realising, of course, that the flying spirit must be cultivated. New Transatlantic Flight—Plans for Irish Air ForceAttempt PLANS for a transatlantic attempt are now rapidlytaking shape in the Irish Air Force. A three-engined British aeroplane, carrying two pilots and a navigator belongingto the Irish Free State Air Force, is to ascend from Clifden, Co. Galway, in July next in an attempt to fly non-stop toNewfoundland. The technical advisers of the Saorstat Government, incollaboration with well-known British aviators, have chosen July for the attempt, because in that month the head-windsthat oppose any flight westward across the Atlantic are least powerful.Negotiations are proceeding with several British aircraft firms for a suitable machine, which it is stated should bedriven by three air-cooled engines. The cruising speed of the 'plane, it is calculated, will be from 85 to 90 miles anhour, and allowing for a moderate head-wind, the machine should alight at St. John's, Newfoundland, about 24 hoursafter departure. The distance to be negotiated is 1,900 miles. The startwill be made from Clifden, on the Galway coast, village famous in aeronautical history as the spot where Alcockand Brown, the British aviators, landed in 1919, having flown eastward from Newfoundland in 16 hours.It is believed that Colonel C. F. Russell, who is in command of the Air Force since Major-General Sweeney's resignationlast year, will be chief pilot. Colonel Russell's headquarters are established at Baldonnel, outside Dublin. He is anexperienced aviator, and " graduated " at the Farnborough Aerodrome, and fought with the British Forces during theWar. Precise and definite particulars will be forthcoming con-cerning the actual plans in hand at an early date, and the proposed flight may be taken as an indication of the earlydevelopment of the Air Force in the Free State. The acquisi- tion of a large number of newer and more up-to-date machinesis occupying the attention of the authorities at the moment. Air Mail NoticesTHE Postmaster-General announces that the despatch of separate letter and parcel Air Mails from London to theBritish Army of the Rhine ceased on January 16, as the Air Mail, in consequence of the evacuation of the CologneArea, now offers ro advantage to the Army over the ordinary postal services. The despatch of civil letter and parcelAir Mails to Cologne (available for letters for any part of Western or Southern Germany, and for parcels for any partof Germany) is being maintained. The special Air Mail fee payable on a letter for any address in any part of Germany(including Cologne and the occupied area) is now 3d. per oz. There appears to be an impression in some quarters thatthe Toulouse-Casablanca Air Mail Service has been sus- pended. This is incorrect. The despatch closed at theG.P.O., London, at 6 p.m. Route 9 in the current Air Mail Leaflet dated December, 1925, is being maintained. Xmas Greeting from Ambala R.A.F. STATIONS at home may have wondered why, thisXmas, the usual greetings from the Sergeants' Mess at Ambala India failed to materialise. The President of the Mess hasasked FLIGHT to explain the position, which was that adrawing had been prepared for the Xmas card, and the printers said it could be reproduced. When the cards arrivedthey were disappointing, to say the least, and were not such as the Mess would care to send out. By this time it was toolate to do anything, as regards stations at home, although another card was hurriedly got out, which " did the trick "as far as India was concerned. For the benefit of home Stations we give the text of card No. 2, in which the situationwas explained as follows : A design was drawn for our Xmas Cards,And sent for " reproduction," But alas ! the printers made a mistake,And thought we meant " reconstruction." And so this card we send to you,Is plain, or very nearly, But without colours or crest, the wishes it conveys,Are tendered—very sincerely. 50
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