PILOT’S LIFE SUSPENSION

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1933, Page 6

PILOT’S LIFE SUSPENSION

DANGEROUS FLYING FOUND PENALTY IMPOSED ON STANTON. CRASH COSTS B. HAYBITTLE £2O. decision of the federation. w Stanton, a member of the New Plymouth Aero Club, was yesterday permanently suspended by the Western Federated Flying Club, the council of which met at Hawera, Dr. W. F. Buist pre. siding. The punishment was for dangerous flying, about which Stanton had been warned on several occasions. As a sequel to a crash at Mokoia on December 16 B. Haybittie, a Hawera pilot, was fined £2O, half the cost of repairs. The offences committed by Haybittle were landing on an unauthorised landing ground and flying the machine when only temporarily repaired to Wellington against the instructions of the ground engineer. , u The presidents of the constituent clubs and Captain Gibbons, a quorum to be three, including Captain Gibbons, were appointed a judicial committee to investigate crashes and to take action where necessary. The instructor, Flying-Officer Keith, said he was not in one town long enough. It would be better to stay longer in each place. This would encourage pupils and would be more economical. It was decided to circularise all clubs informing them that advanced dual instruction was for the purpose of teaching pilots how to get* out of difficulties they might encounter in ordinary flying, not for teaching them how to do stunt flying.