Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

wide and q concrete runway running parallel
of the same dimensions The cinder runway
win be used for landing and the concrete run
way for taking of. We also have a concrete
taxi area 400 feet wide and about 1000 feet
long. We are at present building a central
heating plant which will heat all buildings on
the field and provide for the heating of Is ad-
dtional buildings to be erected in the future
1T is my idea that large municipal airports
will. in the future, be used as terminals only
and student training and considerable local fly
ing will be done elsewhere on account of the
congestion that this flying makes.
"A very important part of any large airport
is its drainage system We experimental with
a new type of drainage which we have found
very successful and have installed it in all parts
of the field We lay corrugated iron pipe from
IL inches to 80 inches in diameter in a bed of
gravel and backf1ll with Stag. This gives very
rapid drainage, which is necessary on any air
port.
ut Is our idea in Buffalo that municipal
airport should always provide service for tram
sients rather than depend upon commercial OPP
orators on the field. We therefore maintain
staff Of six mechanics who are always available
for service during the day or night. The city
also controls the sale Of gas, which we supply
with tank truck. We do not allow any COM
mercial operator to compete with the city in
the sale of gas oil, thereby assuring all
transients of prompt service upon arrival at our
field. l have found by experience in other large
airports that transients are often badly neg
lected where the city does not provide service;
the commercial operator is usually very much
occupied with his own operation and makes
tranSientS wait. 1t is also good source of
revenue for the city.
1T is Our intention, If possible, to bar all
student flying from Buffalo Airport as we feel
student flying should be confined to an area set
aside for that purpose alone, as inexperienced
pilots constitute a menace to large airport"
THROWING the spotlight of attention across
the country to Oakland, Calf, the inquirer
is advised by G. B. Hegardt, pert manager and
chief engineer, that the Oakland Municipal Air
port, it is officially known is IL miles east of
San Francisco and comprises 845 acres. The
surface is turfed and the field has good natural
drainage, but is aided by tile drains. The 1920
foot runway on the southeast border of the
field which was used by all the transpaciic
flyers, is available for heavily laden transport
planes All the buildings are f1ood-lighted al
night. Marking and Identification are accom-
plished by standard 100-foot white circle on
the east end the name on hangar, concrete
airway marker on the northeastern corner of
the field, north arrow painted on the roof Of
another hangar and wind-direction indicator,
lighted cones on 15-foot pylons near hangers
and neon-lighted monoplane wind tee on airway
marker in the northeast corner of the field.
Completion of the airport hotel which has 81
rooms, with baths, has just been accomplished,
and at the present time construction is under
way on a fifth hangar which will measure 100
by 800 feet This will house the Boeing School
of Aeronautics.
An elaborate set of field rules is in force at
the Oakland Airport giving explicit instructions
concerning administration taking off and land
ing. taxying running engines, the use of the
field and penalties. The Oakland Municipal
Airport is conducted and managed as terminal
facility of the harbor of the city of Oakland
and is under the Board of Port Commissioners.
A schedule of rates and charges is supplied,
with information concerning storage, CONNER
cial rates for carrying passengers for hire.
mechanician service, washing planes, fuel and
oil, lighting of field and hangers, miscellaneous
items and local flights, SO that the user of the
field may know at once just what he is to be
called upon to nav,