Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

lanes where airway pilots appreciate the
need for such marking and once the
criticisms, constructive suggestions ana
additional ideas have ceased TO pour
into washington, the committee will
reconVene. Taking the new material
their preliminary report has inspired,
the new members wiz make additional
tests and then formulate a final report
which viii form the basis for standard
iZing a marking system.
This report viii go to the Secretary of
Commerce. who IN turn will authorize
the PRONUNCIATION Of the marking meth
cd determined upon. In effect, IL viii
be like the lighthouse and buoy mark
ings. about which there exists no doubt
on the part of the mariners.
The committee began its studies with
a careful survey Of the hundreds OF
suggestions submitted to the Always
! Marking Conference held May 10 and
| III at Wichita. Kans., and which was
arranged by the enterprising airplane
enthusiasts Of that city. In addition
to these there are many ideas and sug-
gestions that have been received at the
department since the Wichita meeting
and, in fact, suggestions and ideas con-
stantly are being received.
The committee has taken the various
ideas represented, has set them up In
physical form and placed them under
test. The testing consists Of viewing
these markers from attitudes where they
cannot be distinguished at all. then from
a decreasing height until they are most
effectively observed The markers, 10
Gated on the roof Of the Department Of
/ Commerce building, have been viewed
from airplaneS on bright clear days,
hazy days and days when visibility was
right down 10 the tree-tops.
Included in the test work is a variety
Of colors II has been found that GER
tain coI0rs are visible from greater
heights from greater distances and un-
der conditions 0f poor visibility. where
IN others we're not, The exhaustive
/ tests on the markers from the daylight
viewpoint are not yet complete, but
when a degree Of satisfaction has been
reached the work in effect viii begin
al over again. this time from the stand
/ point Of their effectiveness at night
Once the standard marking In adopt
/ ed and promulgated. The next move
RiIl be up to the individual cities and
towns. But. it ig understood, the Ma
iional Always Marking Association.
{ formed at the Wichita conference, VIII
see 10 IT. that the proper spirits In each
( community are reached and wiz take
up the task where the Government
leayes of a campaign will be launched
(. with the view Of having every munich
, pality. IN possession Of a rated airport
o. landing field, 80 inform the airmen
through The medium Of the standard
marker which the Government has APP
proved.
IN addition 10 Mr. Rlee, the mem
beers ~ the committee are Lieut., Allan
y Fiagq representing the Bureau u
Aefouautics Navy Department. Mr.
Woody Hockadsy, representing the Ma
I tionai Always Marking Association
/ Capt n ~ Mcclellan Of the Army Air
/ Corps. on duty in the office Of the chief
~ the Air Corps, Charles l. Stanton
assistant chief Of the atrwage division
Bureau II Lighthouses, Department NJ
Commerce. and John Groves ~ the air.
port section of the aeronaliticG branch.
secretary Of the committee.