Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
COASTAL A|RWAY
LINE MADE SAFER
improved Facilities Estab-
Iished on Route Through
National Capital.

Air travel along the Atlantic coastal
airway passing through the National
Capital is being expedited and made
safer by the operation of newly estab-
lished Department of Commerce COM
munication facilities along the New
York-Atlanta section. The teletype
circuit has been completed along this
section and now Is in operation "a
hours daily.
Regular hourly collections Of weather
information from the entire length OF
the lima are made every hour OF the
day and night in conjunction with the
Weather Bureau. This information Is
gathered from weather stations at At
lanta and Jefferson, Ga: Anderson and
Spartanburg, S. c.; Charlotte and
Greensboro, N. c.; South Boston,
Crewe, Richmond and Quantico, Va;
the National Capital, Baltimore and
Aberdeen, Md, and Camden, Trenton,
Hadley Field and Newark, N. J.
Weather Maps Available.
Within 10 minutes after the begin
ming of collection of the weather infor-
nation at all these stations. the meteor
ologists of the Weather Bureau have
the complete report for study and use
in connection with the preparation OF
weather maps and the furnishing Of
airway weather information TO pilots
and dispatcherS.
Every three hours the Weather Blu
reau airway division headquarters at
Atlanta receives weather reports from
points on each side Of the airway, in
addition to the hourly reports from the
airway stations, to obtain information
concerning storms or fair weather that
may hinder or aid the movement OF
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The combination Of the hourly and
three-hour weather information also
supplies data for forecasts and sum-
maries so the Weather Bureau may
give airmen an idea of what weather
conditions may be encountered for as
much as three hours in advance.
At about 7:45 and las am. and
IN. upper air soundings are made to
determine the direction and force Of
winds at those levels, thus providing
valuable information for pilots seeking
favorable winds to speed them on their
way.
Hourly Reports on Currents
The current hourly reports, three
hourly forecasts and upper air reports,
as we'll as emergency weather informa-
ton are broadcast by radio telephone
from Department of Commerce sta
tions-one of which is located just
outside the District of Columbia in
Maryland-to pilots OF aircraft In
fight and to airportS.
Radio-range beacon stations also are
in operation along the Atlanta-New
York airway. stations being located at
Atlanta, Spartanburg, Greensboro,
Field, to guide pilots through fog. dark
ness and storm when landmarks are
obliterated.
Mail planes Of Eastern Air Trans
port, operating along the airway, are
being equipped with radio beacon re-
ceiving outfits and during the Winter
it is anticipated the pilots Of this line,
who have been flying by dead reckon
ing when conditions are bad, will be
able to use this latest aid to air trans
portation to guide them on their way.
Marker Beacons Promised
The Department Of Commerce also is
planning the installation of marker bea-
cons at points between the radio bea-
con stations where pilots should tune
from one station to the next to re-
ceive the guiding signals. These bea-
cons, which send q signal on . beam
directed vertically, also may be In
stalled at certain points, such rs the
crests Of high ridges or mountains
where they will be of especial value
to pilots flying blind"
Certain of the marker beacon stations
also may be operated as radio-telephone
stations, Department of Commerce Of
ficials say, to receive position reports
from aircraft for transmission to fields
of departure and fields ahead on the
teletype circuit. These stations also
may be used for furnishing emergency
information to pilots passing overhead.
The automatic teletype circuit now
in operation over the local airway is
part of an 8,500-mile system of such
lines installed under the program for
the current fiscal year. and the new
radio stations installed and planned
along the airway are part OF the
general Federal airways program 1t
was pointed out.