SAFER AIR TRAVEL
PROVISION OF RADIO BEAMS \ EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM A development making for safer aerial navigation in Xew Zealand is the provision of radio approach beams at the main aerodromes on the air routes, said the Director-General of the Post and Telegraph Department, Mr G. McNamara, in a statement issued yesterday. These will not extend from station to station, but the pilot who maintains the correct course will, when within 25 or 30 miles of his proposed destination, pick up a directional radio beam giving clear indication regarding the remainder of the route. At present, communication is provided between the stations and with the aeroplanes by means of direct radio contact, a system which enables weather conditions to be ascertained along the route before .in aeroplane commences its journey, a;id if there are any developments of importance during the flight the pilot can be informed. There are 13 of these radio stations throughout New Zealand, most of them being within 100 miles of each other.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23083, 7 July 1938, Page 15
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