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1949
1949 - 0921.PDF
•0O2 FLIGHT MAY 19TH, 1949 Civil Aviation News Capt. D. A. Cracknell (Operations Superintendent), Capt. S. B. Cliff (Senior Captain, Caribbean Area), Capt. E. L. Gosling, Capt. E. T. Kippenberger, Chief Radio Officer R. \V. Chandler and Radio Officer A. M. Ruthven. * * * A.O.A. are to open a new booking office in Frankfurt, onthe premises of the Visitors' Bureau. The building is due to be derequisitioned shortly, but the new offices will not openuntil December because of the need for alterations and decorating. The present office will be returned to the U.S.Army and the Visitors' Bureau will move to the Excelsior Hotel. * * * From June 18th to July 9th John Mahieu Aviation, theBelgian company, will operate a weekly return service Brussels - Le Zoute - London (Gatwick Airport). On July 16ththe service on this route will be increased to a daily return flight, and there will be an additional daily return flightbetween Le Zoute and London. Fares from London to Brussels will be £7 7s single and ^12 12s return; and from London toLe Zoute, £5 12s single and £10 2s return. * * *The American Air Transport Association, which represents the scheduled airlines in the United States, is making effortsto secure repeal of the 15 per cent tax on passenger fares and the 3 per cent tax on cargo rates. It is estimated that the15 per cent reduction would do more to increase airline passenger traffic than the airlines could hope to do by othermeans. It is also suggested that Congress should try to modify the State petrol taxes, which were designed primarily to pay for the upkeep of highways. # * •It was recently announced in Canberra that the major Australian airlines will increase their fares by about 20 to 40per cent (according to distance and route flown) to counteract^ steadily rising costs. It was claimed that Australia's air fares,would still be the cheapest in the world. # * # Solar Air Services, Ltd., are operating flights to the EmpireTrophy Race in the Isle of Man on May 26th. Aircraft will leave Croydon or Hendon airports at 1000 hr, returning at2000 hr. The return fare is ^14. For journalists and officials; special flights will be made on May 23rd, returning on the 27thai # # # :. Nine B.O.A.C. captains recently returned from a conversion-io-type course in Canada on the Canadair aircraft. The party was headed by Capt. C. B. Houlder, who is to be in charge oftraining other B.O.A.C. aircrews in Britain in the operation of the new airliner. The Montreal training consisted of technicallectures and a flying course and part of the captains' time was spent in flying as supernumeraries on the T.C.A. servicebetween Montreal and Winnipeg. ,: # * • Six Dakotas were recently used by Hollywood to take filmartists and technicians each day to a location site a hundred miles away. To cover personnel and equipment, the film com-pany took out an insurance policy for each aircraft-load up to a maximum of a million dollars. Such a service has openeda new field of possible locations up to 250 miles from Holly- wood previously considered impracticable because of the lackof housing accommodation within reasonable distance. FROM THE (IJItS ON May 1st, F/L. F. A, Pismore/DFC, assumed manage-ment of the Air Touring Department at the Royal Aero Club Aviation Centre in succession to F/L. D. E. de la Hoyde. The latter, who joined the staff of the Royal Aero Club in 1946, has now obtained a permanent commission in the R.A.F, Mr. C. Colin Cooper has also joined the Air Touring Depart- ment and is engaged in work relating to air rallies, races and records; incidentally, he should not be confused with Mr. H. J. Cooper, the manager of the Library, Press Section and Information Bureau and Editor of the Royal Aero Club Gazette. The telephone numbers of the Air Touring Depart- ment are Regent 3050 and Grosvenor 3246, Ex. 23: that of the Library is Grosvenor 1246, Ex. 25. # * *T HE North of Ireland Aero Club has taken a bold step toestablish itself permanently and develop interest in flying at Newtownards. Founded in 1936, the Club was greatlyassisted by the late Lord Londonderry, the first president, and was just beginning to find its feet when war broke out. Afterthe war Newtownards Airport was used mainly by Ulster Aviation, Ltd., whose managing director, W/C. T. W. T. MALAYAN ACE: A Christen Series // Super Ace has been purchased by the owners of a Malayan estate and is due to leave England this week. The photograph shows for the first time the wind-driven generator in the leading edge of the wing, whip aerial of the V.H.F. radio aft of the cabin, and the radio and battery access door in the starboard side. McComb, O.B.E., did much to help the Club to restart. UlsterAviation recently moved most of their aircraft away from Newtownards, and at a meeting of all members of the Clubit was decided to lease the airfield. The assistance of a number of enthusiastic businessmen was enlisted and plans are nowbeing drawn up to make Newtownards a centre for flying and other sporting and social events. The revenue will be used tosubsidize flying and so to reduce charges. One light aircraft has been purchased and the immediate object is to double thepresent membership of 150. M.C.A.-APPROVED FLYING COURSES ON the occasion of a recent visit by Mr. G. S. Lindgren,Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, to the Orkney Flying Club, he was asked whether the TigerMoths which might become surplus to R.A.F. requirements would be made available to the clubs. Although, apparently,he was unable to give a direct answer to the question (which vyould be also the concern of the Air Ministry), he indicatedthat the M.C.A. was considering, the possibility, though he felt that the Tiger Moth was not an economic aircraft forclub use ; owing to its comparatively high-powered engine it was expensive to operate. This can, presumably, be taken as a semi-official view; but it is to be hoped that since the Tiger Moth already forms the • backbone ofclub activity, the flying schools and clubs will be given the opportunity of putting the surplusaircraft to further use. Mr. Lindgren was also approached on the AirNavigation Regulations, particularly those con- cerning the numbei of hours required for PrivatePilot Licence qualification. He said that students taking approved courses would be required to flyonly 30 instead of 40 hours. The Ministry has published pamphletsM.C.A. P.53 (6d) on Student Pilot Licences, M.C.A. P.55 (9d) on Senior Commercial and Air-line Transport Pilots' Licences and also M.C.A. P 56 (6d) on Instrument Rating for Pilots.These publications describe in detail the training necessary to qualify, and on them the schools andclubs will be required to base their syllabus. Establishments wishing to provide courses acknow-ledged by the M.C.A. will be required to submit each syllabus and to permit inspection of theirequipment and instructors. If, after the official investigations have been made, it is decided thatan establishment reaches the required standard, then M.C.A. approval will be given. A list ofsuch schools and clubs will be promulgated. 1 20
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