FOSTERING AVIATION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16869, 5 February 1929, Page 7

FOSTERING AVIATION

NEW BRITISH COMPANY OBJECTS EXPLAINED (British Official Wireless.) Roe. 10 a.m. HIT:By, Feb. 3. The Join.at ion of an organisation which, with official support, is to provide a practical flying system for the whole country, is explained by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Air, ill n White Paper. An agreement is being made by the Air Ministry with the National Flying Services Co.. providing for a giant of Government assistance during 10 years to that company. The company has ibeen formed for the purpose, infer alia, of establishing near London, ami at a number of provincial centres, civil flying clubs and facilities for training and practice in flying, and of providing a number of civil aerodromes and landing grounds. The Government assistance is to take the form ot a grant payaible in respect of each club member who qualifies for the issue or renewal of a pilot's license on an airciaft belonging to the club, which is British made and British registered. Present service in the Royal Air Force, the Air Pone Reserve, or the Auxiliary Air Force, or past service in those forces as a pilot, unless such service terminated before August 31, 1921. will be a bar to the grant. The rate of the grant for- the first three years will be £lO for each club member qualifying, subject to a maximum of £IS,CCO a year, and for the next seven years will be £5, the aggregate of grants payable for any year being limited to £7500 or such sum as may be required to bring the profits of the company for the year up to 5 per cent, of the paid up capital. After 10 years no grants will be payable. The payment of grants will be dependenl upon the fulfilment by the company of an undertaking to provide and maintain, directly or indirectly, 20 new aerodromes and SO new landing grounds in this country within three years. Capfi'ii, the Hon. F, ]•;, Guest, who was Air Minister from 1921 to 1922. will be chairman, and included in the iboard of directors are the .Master of Sempill. president of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and Sir Alan Cobham. "COMPANY OP PILOTS'.' BRANCHES IN DOMINIONS (Elec. Tel. Copyright United Press Assn.i {'rimes (tables.) (Received February 5, Jl a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 4. The- formation of a professional com patty of air pilots and navigators on tho lines of the Company of Master Mariners, was decided upon at a meeting in London. Those present includ cd Sir' Sefton Branckcr, the Master of Sempill. Sir Arthur Brown, and Sir Alan Cobham. The (dejects of the company include the encouragement of a high and honorable standard of practical proficiency and professional conduct. It was emphasised thai all Britishborn professional pilots throughout the Empire would be eligible. It is intended to form branches in the Dominions. A drafting 1 commit tee. including Si> Sefton Branckcr, was appointed lu draw up a constitiaion