COMMERCIAL PILOTS IN AUSTRALIA
STRICT TEST TO BE IMPOSED BLIND FLYING ABILITIES (Received January 20, 9.50 t p.m.^ „ SYDNEY, January 20. The Civil Aviation Department has issued a notification that every airman in Australia holding a commercial pilot's license will be required to pass before the end of the year an exacting test in blind flying, failure in which, will cancel his license. Pilots will be required to spin the aeroplane while flying it blind: also to stall it and make a cross country flight lasting an hour. FAST MACHINES ORDERED FROM AMERICA (Received January 20, 9.50 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 20. Three American air-liners, capable of high speeds, have been ordered by Airlines df Australia, Ltd., which intends to use them on the Sydney to Brisbane service. They are tri-motored Stinsons, which carry eight passengers at a cruising speed of 160 miles an Kour.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19360121.2.78
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21686, 21 January 1936, Page 9
Word Count
144COMMERCIAL PILOTS IN AUSTRALIA Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21686, 21 January 1936, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in