B LICENCE PILOTS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 78, 2 April 1931, Page 14

B LICENCE PILOTS

QUALIFIED AVIATORS

An official list of the commercial pilots in the Dominion was issued on Tuesday by tihe Director of Air Services, "Wing-Commander S. Grant-Dalton. A pilot is required to hold a B licence before he can carry out flying for hire or reward, although an A licensed pilot, who has completed 40 hours' solo flying, and who has had his licence endorsed for passenger carrying, is permitted to take friends with him. The majority of the twenty-two B licensed pilots contained in the list are licensed to fly light aircraft only, and if they are qualified to fly other types details to that effect are endorsed on the licences. Officers in the Permanent Air Force are not included in the list. ' The names are as follows:—G. B. Bolt, Christchurch; J. C. Mercer, Canterbury Aero Club; \V. F. Park, Wairarapa Aero Club; F. D. Mill, Auckland; G. L. Stedman, Wellington Aero Club; J. D. Hewitt, Auckland; T. W. White, Dunedin; I. H. N. Keith, Western Federated Flying Club, New Plymouth; J. W. H. Lett, Gisborne; J. N. Chandler, Marlborough Aero Club; G. A. C. Cowper, Hawera; M. C. M'Gregor, D.F.C., Christehurch; J. M. Smith, Invereargill; .D. M. Allan, Auckland Aero Club; S. A. Gibbons, Wanganui; I. C. Horton, Auckland; E. B. Money, Eotorua; E. G. Olsen, Dunedin; B. Matheson (Autogiro pi'ot); Miss P. A. G. Bennett, Blenheim; Mr, A. V. Jury, Grey town; and O. Garden, Timaru.