Evening star., 1928-04-08
STIFFER RULES FOR PILOTS
PLANNED In CIVIL FLYING
Commerce Department to Require 10 Hours Solo
Work Before Granting Permits in
Effort 10 Increase Safety.

turn into blood thirsty hawk. one who
Will man machine guns and the plane at
the same time. To carry on aerial war
fare high above the earth. the Army
birdrnan must reach the point where
flying Is second nature TO him in order
that he may concentrate on the tactical
problem before him.
Civil aviators, in the light of the
foregoing. do not need years instruc-
ton. the aeronauticS branch holds, but
they do need more than originally was
required. There have been stunt
instances where a pea-green youth. ad-
vertised as having never seen an air
plane before. began instruction one
bright morning and by nightfall was
rated full-hedged pilot by the De-
partment OF Commerce.
Overconfidence.
When the veterans Of the air read or
hear OF these instances they merely
shake their heads and hope that some
other pursuit will prove more attractive
to this newly made pilot before he
locates his grave. No airman around
Washington win deny that it is i'm
possible to have student Soloing after
a days instruction. and should an in
structor turn him loose after that DEM
onstration, he would be guilty of GRIM
inal negligence, 1t Is held.
II the new pilot spent the rest of his
flying days behind an infallible engine.
fool-proof plane. and the weather
conditions always were as perfect as a
day in June. he might set away with 1t,
particularly If he does not become over
confident. ii is said But having been
told he Is pilot and possessing Gov
ernment certificate to that effect. this
new airman is likely to think he is Just
about the best that ever swung a leg
over a cockpit Virtually all airmen O;
long experience at the psychological
moment will confess this same belief in
the early days of their training. and Ii
was not until they received a hard Jolt
OF some description that they awoke to
the fact they were not SO good
Inspectors of the Department OF Com
meree. the men who must 60 aloft with
the applicants for licenses, would like to
see more detailed instruction in large
number Of schools throughout the
country. They emphasize particularly
practice in landing with dead engines.
A few tries at shutting of the motor at
l 900 feet or so. making a 1S0-degree
turn and then putting the plane down
without injury would add much to their
aeronautical knowledge. they hold.
In this practice, they maintain, they
would learn TO overcome the deadly stall
In midatr. Emphasis on quick landings
Immediately after taking Off also would
f1t the new pilot To take care of emer-
geney landings should his engine fail
Just after he had gotten into the air
The inspectors say that large per-
centage of the fatal accidents occur
when an engine "cuts out" after the
plane has gotten IS or so feet into the
air Instead of landing straight ahead
and taking chance ON breaking land
Ing gear or Staving In the leading edge
of the wings, the first thought Is to get
back to the field without injury - thc
ship.
A turn Is attempted. the engine has
gotten below power, the propeller Is
losing revolutions rapidly there is a
stan, q short spin and q crash right on
the nose. From these crashes few re-
cover.
Cross Country,
Cross country training with a few
instances of flying through bad weather
also Is urged. together with few
aerobatics To assist the pilot IN getting
out OF q spin should he fall into one
high above the earth where there Is
plenty OF altitude 10 assist HIM IN get
ting out. II Is unreasonable TO expect
q person with little air experience 10
keep his head and figure a recovery
when caught In q, spin. the inspectors
hold
schools oi instruction about WASH
inEton do not come under the general
criticism that Col I.indhergh made fol-
lowing his tour of the United States
last year, Every effort Is made to ac-
quaint the potential pilot With all the
tricks oI the trade, The courses there.
fore are not cheap, no promises are held
out for world fame and financial sue
cess Hut the Airmen turned out 50 far
have q Thorough background upon
which to build knowledge vet to be ac-
CURED through constant ftylng,