Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
RATINGS PROVIDED
FOR AIR SCHOOLS
Instruction to Be I'm
proved by u. S. Regula-
tons for Courses.

Flying school regulations providing
for the examination and rating OF
civilian flying schools as to suitability
and airworthiness of equipment, and
competency of instructors. as means
of improving flying instruction through
out the United States. have been draft
ed by the Department of Commerce
in accordance with legislation enacted
during the past session of Congress.
The regulations, which have been
drafted with the cooperation OF the
flying school section of the Aeronau-
tical Chamber of Commerce, call Tor
three classifications of schools: Fly
ing schools" ground schools" and
ground and flying schools" Approved
flying schools will be rated by the De-
partment of Commerce as private
pilots flying schools" limited COM
mercial pilots flying schools" and
transport pilots flying schools"
Under the new regulations all planes
used by approved flying schools must
be licensed by the Department OF Com
merce for that purpose. Approved
schools must limit the number OF
students to not more than is per plane.
Flying instructors will be limited TO
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day and permitted to work not more
than six DAYS week The regulations
place a time limit on the duration of
the courses.
Time to Finish Courses.
Students must complete their courses
in three months in the case OF private
pilot schools, six months for CONNER
cial and 10 months for transport pilot
schools. This means that an approx
mate average of two hours flying and
two hours ground insruction per week
will be necessary for private and lin
tied commercial school and three hours
flying per week for transport students
after their first so hours. The schools
must keep a record of each students
flying time and instruction on the
ground. An outline of all flying school
courses must also be submitted to the
department for approval
Approved flying schools. under the
new regulations, will be called upon TO
maintain such a standard of instruc-
ton that 9 out of 10 graduates who
apply for pilot licenses from the de-
partment must pass the tests satisfac-
torily. A percentage of 5625 OF the |
accepted for instruction must |
graduate from the course.
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students Is hours total flying time, 10 |
hours of which must be dual and eight |
hours solo. The limited commercial |
pilots classification calls for total OF |
SO hours flying, of which not less than |
Is hours nor more than IS must be /
dual. Graduates of approved schools |
in this classification must have ex-
perience on two different types OF |
planes other than those used for |
primary dual instruction, one OF which |
shall be cabin type.
Pilot School Standards.
Transport pilots school standards
call for 200 hours of flying time OF
which not less than IS nor more than |
SO should be dual and check time and
as such be counted toward the solo
flying experience required for trans
port pilots license. A transport pilot, !
according to the regulations, must have
a minimum of 10 hours solo expert
ence In flying each Of two distinct
types of ships other than those used
for primary dual instruction. He shall /
also have 10 hours solo on at least one
type Of cabin plane which shall be not
less than a 4-place type and which |
shall be loaded to normal capacity |
during these prescribed flights. In ad-
dition to this a transport pilot shall |
have 10 hours solo experience in night
flying. -
The minimum sized field as outlined
in the regulations for approved schools
is one having at least 2 900 feet OF ef-
fective. landing area In all directions,
with clear approaches, or lit shall have
landing strips not less than 500 feet
wide, permitting landing in at least
eight directions at all times, the landing
strips not to cross or converge at angles
less than 40 degrees nor any one OF the
landing strips to be less than 1000 feet
In effective length with clear ap-
proaches; or it shall have two land
ing strips, one aligned with the general i
of the prevailing winds, per-
hitting at least four-way landings at all
times and having clear approaches, the
landing strips TO be at least 500 feet
wide and not less than 5000 feet In
effective length and not TO cross or
converge at an angle OF less than so de-
greeS. The dimensions Of the effective
landing area and the effective lengths
Of the landing strips shall be increased
at attitudes above 900 feet in accord
ance with accepted practice"
Hangar and shop facilities call for
sufficient hangar space to- sufhciently
house all airpianes used for instruction
and sufilcient equipment and
TO maintain such planes In
an airworthy condition as required by
the air commerce regulations. The
total number Of planes engaged in &C
tual instruction from q given field shall
not exceed 10 planes per 100 acres
1t any one time. Operations shall be
limited solely to instruction during in
struction periods where runways only
are available.
The certificate Of approval to be
issued by the Department Of Commerce
will last for one year unless suspended
Or revoked for violation Of the regula-
tons. It will be renewed upon salts
factory evidence that the school Is in
active operation and an inspection
satisfactory to an authorized represen-
tatiye of the Department of Commerce
showing that the school Is maintaining
the required standards.
j. S. Marriott will be in charge of the
flying school regulation division for
The Department of Commerce. @. G.
Budwig chief Of the inspection division,
asserted that flying school inspectors
would be ready to inspect schools ap-
plying for approved certificates by
May is.
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