AERO CLUBS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20958, 22 February 1930, Page 19

AERO CLUBS.

COXFEKEXCE AT BLENHEIM. .' (Peb United Pbess Association.) BLENHEIM, February 21. The first conference of the New Zealand Aero Clubs was held to-night, and was attended by 30 delegates, representative of Auckland, .. Canterbury, Marl-' borough. Hawke’s Bay, Hawera, New Plymouth, Wellington, Otago, Southland, and Wairarapa Clubs, with the Director of Air Services (Wing-commander Grant Dalton) in an advisory capacity. The president (Mr H. R, Dir, of the Marlborough Club) presided. A formidable agenda of 19 remits was considered; -■ It was decided to appoint a committee to draw up the constitution for a body to be known as the New Zealand Aero Club, all approved! clubs to be. members and tbe body to control air pageants,, claims to records; and generally to promote the interests of aviation. A further committee was set up to approach the Government in regard to subsidies for A pilots, general conditions for aero clubs’ insurance, co-operation with the Meteorological, Department in draw*Dg up visibility scales for various parts of New Zealand, and to ask the Government to give aviation telegrams priority of transit, and special rate# for telephone communications. ■ . ’

A resolution was carried urging- the Government to amend the Sunday Trading Act so that, flying ‘for hire oh Sun-days-may be no offence.' ~ The conference expressed the opinion mat it_waa too early to discuss the question of landing and parking fees. In this connection a resolution was passed expressing the opinion that the landing and other fees at Wellington are excessive, and that no -fees should be charged for club machines landing at Wellington. The, meeting unanimously approved of a remit from. Auckland recommending that % system be instituted whereby club pilots may become units in territorial flights and squadrons in tha various centres, a flight to be formed from each club and regular instruction given by Air horce officers.

It was further, resolved that annua! camps be held and that the suggested training be accepted in lieu of compulsory military training.