BLIND FLYING.
TEST NOT NECESSARY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON", Wednesday. I would not tliink of making such V said the Controller of atlon , Wing-Commander T. M. ' , to " d ay. when discussing the re- + restri ction which dell ands that all commercial pilots should Ttt rftffind! ind flyin S examination .icenses. year ° r lose tlleir It was right to demand that pilots flyin on regular air services should nave had adequate blind llyino- experience such as was required by the Australian authorities, said Wiri'o--c om mander Wilkes, but it was not°necMsary for joy-riding and commercial pilots who flew only .in good weatheNearly all the pilots on the air service's operating in New Zealand had already passed blind flying tests similar to those •io\v required in Australia.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 31, 6 February 1936, Page 8
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125BLIND FLYING. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 31, 6 February 1936, Page 8
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