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1929
1929 - 0870.PDF
FLIGHT, APRIL 25, 1929 The^area patrolled during the fire season is roughly tri- angular in shape, the headquarters at Sault Ste. Marie being situated at the apex. Under headquarters, this area is divided into two districts, Operations East, supervised by George Phillips, and Operations West under the supervision of Major R. E. Nicoll. The main reason for the efficiency of the service, and for the fact that such remarkable results have been achieved with the H.S.2L boats, which have been considered obsolete in many quarters for years past, lies in the reconditioning process undergone by every machine each winter in the extremely well-lit, heated and fireproof hangar at " The Soo." The Director of the Air Service, Captain W. R. Maxwell, to whose initiative and foresight both the well- equipped hangar and the first utilization of the Moth sea- plane are due, puts this in a sentence, " Every machine that has been reconditioned as we recondition them, is to all intents and purposes a new machine." Replanking of hulls, refabricating of planes, scraping, inspection and repainting of each and every part of every craft are regular routine. and all the year round employment is found for a large crew of skilled workers in these duties. Captain Maxwell's motto is : " Select the best of personnel, and keep 'em well and happy." To this end, not only at headquarters, but at the most remote outpost, accommoda- tions are comfortable, shops are warm and dry, and recrea- tional facilities are well to the fore. From April to November the machines and crews are at their various bases ; then all machines are flown to Sault Ste. Marie ; most of thf pilots are paid off ; and the winter work of reconditioning the fleet begins. A flying bonus of §2 an hour, in addition to their basic pay, recompenses the pilots for the winter's inactivity to some extent, and, indeed, many of them are content to wait for the return of Spring with equanimity, while some others join commercial aviation concerns and carry on flying all winter. As the Ste. Mary's River, on the banks of which the main hangar stands, is free of ice in March, all machines can be air-tested before the opening of the season in April. A. H. S. THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL AIR SERVICE : A view of the engine shops at Sault Ste. Marie. Schneider Trophy Race THE Royal Aero Club, the Air Ministry and the Auto- mobile Association's aviation branch are arranging for the reception of over 1,000 aircraft, which are expected to arrive for the Schneider Trophy Race over the Solent in September. The aerodromes at Cowes and Hamble will probably accommodate great numbers, whilst there are other sites under inspection for possible use. For visiting seaplanes Cowes Harbour is proposed as a shelter. Official regulations governing the arrival of these air visitors will be issued. The Royal Aero Club announces that the berths on the official ship of the Royal Aero Club, the ss. Orford, axe being rapidly booked up, and members are reminded that they should apply for their accommodation before Friday, May 10. The accommodation is available to the members and their friends, including those of kindred societies and associated light aeroplane clubs. Busk Studentship in Aeronautics THE Trustees of the Busk Studentship in Aeronautics, which was established in memory of Edward T. Busk, who lost his life in 1914 while flying an experimental aeroplane, announce that a vacancy has arisen for the Studentship for the year 1929-30. Full particulars and forms of appli- cation can be obtained from Prof. B. Melvill Jones, Engineering Laboratory, Cambridge. U.S. Aviation Development Two of the largest aeronautical corporations in the United States, which between them control thousands of miles of airways in North and South America are forming an alliance. The United Aircraft and Air Transport Corporation, which owns important subsidiaries in the Boeing Air Transport and Pacific Air Transport Companies, has purchased for approxi- mately ^600,000, 50,000 shares of the capital stock of the Aviation Corporation of the Americas, which owns the Pan- America Airways Company. Under the new agreement the Aviation Corporation of the Americas will operate south of the Mexican border and through its present international air lines, and the United Corporation will confine its operations to north of the border. Both corporations propose to extend their activities, and the Boeing Company, the United's subsidiary, has just completed the survey for an airway as a prelude to the establishment of a service between Alaska and Seattle. German Air Budget in Force THE Berliner Tageblatt learns, states the Daily Telegraph, that, in consequence of the reduction of its Government subsidies to ^500,000, the Lufthansa, which runs all the German aerial lines, has given notice that it may be compelled to get rid of a large part of its staff. In some departments it may be necessary to dismiss as many as 40 per cent, of the personnel. The total length of the combine's air services, which last year was about 6,250,000 miles, is to be cut down to 3,750,000 miles. In another portion of the Press, however, it is stated that the combine is working out a plan " whereby justice will be done both to the unfavourabel financial position of the Reich and to the necessities of German aerial naviga- tion." Lecture Postponed THE lecture by Captain Sinclair on Wireless for Civil Aviation, originally arranged for May 2 has been unavoidably postponed. There will be no lecture before the Royal Aeronautical Society on that date. 340
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