CIVIL AVIATION.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19624, 21 May 1929, Page 9

CIVIL AVIATION.

RATING OF AERODROMM. MINISTER ENTNCIATW FOIJCT. irassj i**ocutiok tumu» * WELLINGTON, May »■ For the information of local »«tfcwri. tie* and aero club* it is aaßoaawaa" ay the il™. Mr Wilford ihm*. taa folta*ing ratings of aerodrome* will ■» adopted:— No 1 Rating—lb additioa U taa basic requirement*, * groaad amst have a landing area of 800 yards ist all directions, with dwur UMraadMi. No. 2 Rating— Most haw a taadiag area of 650 yards in all dnrecttooa, wtsk clear approach**. No. 3 Rating—Landing area, of &w yards in all directions, wita clear approaches. No. 4 Rating—Landing area of *•• yards in all direction*, with clear approach**. Grounds which have not the aataaeary dimension* to qualify for Xa. i rating, but may be considered safe for particular purposes, will ha ralaa* No. 5. Mr Wilford states that up to t©-4ay only on* area capable of taeaiviaa. No. I ratine without the acquisition rf further land has heea found, fast is at Wanganui, at Laodguaros BinaT. owned bv the Wanganui Harbour Board. The area is not only saJatiaat* when pat in order, to hare the No. I rating, but has everything m is—ry for easy identification from the air, heing situated at the month of taa Wanganei Hirer. It also ha* the advantage of an occulting tight as a forth**signal postNew Plymouth and Hawera, by ta* acquisition of additional aa)**aia*| land, can become rated No. 1, wM*» the Wigram Aerodrome aad Urn Maa> heim Aerodrome, when Ussy Mag is) other land already owned by teas*, afi at present under cuitiratmt, aaa to rated No. 1. EJtbam will prnrkss • good landing place for Any manilas «t present in New Zaalaad witaaal **> penae, hut the cost of aaa property makes it prohtbittm* far aa*T municipal aotbority. Mr Wilford specially ■ll miwlsfpai the great assistance raaaarai s» aaa aviation morement by Use aaaswaaasy ot Sir Henry Wlgraaa, ai aVwkbara, and of Mr Charles Todd, at Disaaaaa; aiao the valuable halo gtvaa ay Jaaaaa Fair hall Brothers, at BasaLem: a&t Connett. at Bell Btoefc. near New ttfmoutli: Mr Quin. at JQUuua; aad Mr Briata N opera, at Danaevirk*.