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1947
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FLIGHT MARCH 6TH, 1947 Private FlyingL ORD NATHAN, the Minister of Civil Aviation, is taking a lot of advice one way and another. His recently appointed advisory committee under the the chairmanship of Mr. Whitney Straight will advise him on the development of private flying. The I.L.A.C. (Informal Light Aeroplane Committee), with Mr. Peter Masefield as chairman, has been looking into the types of aircraft likely to be wanted, and the Ultra Light Air- craft Association has been urging the claims of the very small and cheap machine. One would not have thought it would take so many people, thinking so hard, to kill private flying, which is what current reports of the Ministry's intentions appear to promise. But perhaps all these committees, official and otherwise, will have exactly the opposite task, that of saving private flying by dissuading the Ministry of Civil Aviation from bringing in the very ' drastic regulations which are reported to be in the offing. Safety is the watchword nowadays at Ariel House. That is as it should be, so long as it is not achieved by stopping flying. That would, of course, be safest of all. One cannot help feeling that if the would-be ab initio pilot is to spend 40 hours under instructor's orders, and then 150 hours to complete instrument-frying training, the cost of becoming enough of a pilot to be considered safe for serious cross-country work will be so CONTENTS Outlook Mission to India - - - - Here and There Tudo^r Topics - The Royal Aircraft - Clearing the Air Empire Air Defence - - - Civil Aviation News ----- Percival Programme Correspondence Service Aviation - - - - 181 183 187 188 a 193 196 197 200 201 202 high that very few people indeed will care to incur at their own expense. 1 Concurrently with the higher cost of becoming, a pilo! there will be a considerable rise in the cost of aircraft, since the necessary blind-flying equipment will inevit- ably be both expensive and relatively heavy. It is diffi- cult to see how all this fits in with the I.L.A.C. estimated costs, which were based upon " 1,000-off." With regu- lations such as those which have been mentioned, no manufacturer is likely to lay down production on this large scale, and on a smaller scale the cost per aircraft will go up, further restricting the number of potential owners. So all this legislation will only ensure that a couple of dozen of private owners are really "safe." PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT Publication of" Flight " is resumed today after a lapse of two issues. In common with other periodicals the previous two issues of the journal were suspended in response to the national appeal to conserve coal and power. The need for the strictest economy in fuel still persists, and its effect on the manufacture of paper is likely to result in some restriction of the number of pages. Every effort will be made to maintain our high standards but we would ask the indulgence of our readers and advertisers in taking any steps that may be necessary to meet the new situation. Current subscriptions will be adjusted by postponing the renewal date for two weeks. CHECHAHCO : Developed for operation from Canadian snows this ski-shod version of the Miles Aerovan has lately beentested under appropriate conditions at Reading. Performance is little affected by the new undercarriage.
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