Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-23
ASK WEATHER
CHARTS FOR USE
OF AVIATORS
Nationwide Reports Are
Sought in Recommendation
to Hoover.
1900 IN THE BUSINESS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Dissemina-
ton of nationwide weather fore
casts, specialized and adapted to
the use of filters, and the establishment
Of a transcontinental system of four
routes are among recommendations sub
mitted to Secretary of Commerce Hoover
by aircraft manufacturers Of the United
States as requisites for safe flying and
the prevention of serious accidents in
commercial aviation.
Twelve hundred aircrafts were en-
gagged in commercial flying in this ooun-
try during the first six months of 1921,
according to the report to the Commences
Department, and in this period there were
forty bad accidents. exclusive of injuries
to aforementioned machines. These
mishaps resulted in the death Of four
teen persons and the injury, more or less
seriously, of fifty-twO. In eighteen in
stances there were no casualties.
Twelve hundred aircrafts were en-
gagged in commercial flying in tins
country during the first six months of
1921, according to the report to the
Commerce Department, and in this period
there were forty bad accidents, exclusive
of injuries to aforementioned ma
chimes. These mishaps resulted in the
Geath Of fourteen persons and the injury,
mora or less seriously, of fifty-two. In
eighteen instances there were no casual
ties.
In addition to their suggestions for
Government weather reports and air
routes, the manufacturers pointed out
that flying could only be made safe by
the use of sound machines, with engines
OF sufficient power to operate satisfac-
tCrily, and that air ports and emergency
landing fields sufficiently close together
to insure gliding TO safety were also
necessary. The need for competent, con-
sentative pilots was likewise stressed.
II OF 40 MIsHAPS
TRACED TO PILOTS.
Seventeen of the forty accidents
during the first half of the year were
attributed to the pilot, either because
of carelessness, Incompetence, bad
judgment or for other reasons.
There is no doubt" it was stated,
that a good pilot can guide poor
machine to safety with greater chance
Of success than a poor pilot can OPP
crate Il first-elass craft. Therefore, at
the very top of the list of Government
HeeuS Is pldCeu lne eAdmludtlOn anu
licensing Of pilots.
During the war more than 1909
young men were trained TO fly. The
arr of flying can not be retained per-
petually without practice, nor can it be
maintained at a high degree of com
potency without regular examination"
Inadequate landing fields or the total
lack of landing facilities are blamed for
ten of the accidents,
The Army Air Service points out In
this connection that the Government ac-
quired many terminals during the war,
but that most of these have now been
abandoned. The remainder have been
added to the Air Mail cities or private
enterprises, but the United States is lack
ing in air ports for even the 200 COM
mercial craft in operation. A survey
made by the Manufacturers Aircraft
Association discloses that in the United
States and is possessions there are only
271 land and water air terminals, u, ,
Of which are concentrated in certain To-
calities OF the 271 listed air ports 145
are controlled by municipalities, sixty
nine are privately owned, and the others
are a part of the Army and Navy air
services and the Air Mail of the Postoffice
Department.
MUST MEET FACTORS
FOR DEVELOPMENT.
while only two accidents are attrib-
uted to the lack of weather reports and
two to the lack Of clearly defined routes
or limitations in travelling between or