TRAINING OF PILOTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19339, 1 June 1937, Page 8

TRAINING OF PILOTS

DOMINION AERO CLUBS NEW SCHEME APPROVED FINANCE STILL PROBLEM (Pur Press Association.) IN VERCARGILL, last night. ■ - “Tin- liovernmeiit's proposals with -reference to tin; training of pilots by aero chibs, us announced by the Minister of Defence* the Hon. K Jones, are .w- the result of negotiations which have been conducted by the Minister and * ‘his‘officers'"with ' Die New Zealand Aero Club,” said Mr. 11. J. Mae Alister, president of the New Zealand Aero Club, in commenting on the Minister's 1. announcement to-night. "These proposals represent a substan tial departure .from the scheme which previously existed, and should ~o of • —-rmatevial benefit in enabling clubs to tufl’ti out skilled' pilots. They had been • accepted by all the constituent clubs of the New Zealand Aero /Club and the "V.'Clove.'rmlienf can rely on the keen co- - -• operation of all dubs' in putting the pro- , ” no,sals into effective operation. ~T"~ ‘ ‘ "One matter has hot yet been definitely .* settled, .namely,, the question of financial ’•‘"'•‘••'’ttsSbstirttce.’tflr elttbs to enable them to """“jiurclmse nT?hmf ired. This matter, however, will he the. subject of further discussions with the Minister, and ", I have no doubt that a satisfactory solu- ■ ' tion will be reached.”