Evening star., 1933-07-30

airport began in 1925. when the first
commercial aviation activity in the
National Capital area was undertaken
| by a Philadelphia company in con-
nection with the Sesquicentennial Gel
ebration Of that year A temporary
airplane passenger service was operated
for short time between this city and
Philadelphia and the present brick
terminal building was constructed at
that time
For time Hoover Field did what
was said to be the largest aerial sight
seeing business in the world. Is 900
persons having been carried over the
city during the course Of a single year.
This business later went over to the
Washington Airport side as a result
OF the operating merger between the
two fields.
Hoover Field for several years was
the terminal for the former Clifford
Ball line. now Pennsylvania Airlines,
for time the Capitals only air trans
port line. Since the merger. Hoover
Field has been used for storage and
servicing Of visiting planes, for serv-
icing and repairs. and for student in
struction and other miscellaneous op-
erations.
Air Meet Rules CHANGED.
The widespread criticism of policies
OF the National Aeronautic Association
with regard to competitive flying, espe-
cially among amateur pilots. has borne
fruit in the form of modification of
the rules governing such races and
competitions, effective August 8.
The Contest Committee of the asso-
citation has adopted a report of the
Committee on Private Flying and Fly
ing Clubs embodying a number Of rec
concentrations which serve to liberal
lie greatly the rules Of the association
eralized Interpretation of the definition
OF closed" competitions, which are
| governed by national rules and re-
stricted to N. A. A. clubs and members
or to local committees under strict NJ
A. A. regulation. Loosening of re-
| strictions upon the making of rules for
national competition also is provided
Under the new rules. air meets re-
quiring sanction are divided into three
catiOnS-class A. or champion
ship meets, having cash prizes of $l0,-
600 or more; class B, having cash prizes
Of less than $4,000. and class c, Offer
ing trophies but no cash prizes. Glass
B and c meets are restricted to ma
tional competition, and pilots entering
such events are required to hold only
the national sporting license issued an
nually by the N. A. A. Glass A meets
will be open to international compe-
tition and pilots competing must hold
both the international certificate of the
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
and the national sporting license.
Methods Are Simplified.
Simplif1ed methods of obtaining sane
ton for meets and sports registration,
and the establishment of a special Ger
tif1cate for sportsman pilots who do
not wish to compete for cash prizes
are features Of the new national regu-
lations.
In the past the international F. A. I.
certificate has been requirement for
all events and only single class of
annual national sporting license has
been issued. Under the new regula-
tions there will be two types Of national
sports registration. one for F. A. l.
pilots who wish to compete for cash
prizes: the other for flyers who wish
to identify themselves only with sport
ing events where competition is not
for money prizes.
with the increasing number Of pri-
vate flyers interested in aviation from
strictly sporting angle, and with the
number of sportsman pilot contests
growing" the association stated in an
nouncing the new rules. "the estab-
lishment Of q special category for such
events Is considered an important for
ward step in sanctioning policy"
It no longer will be necessary to
obtain N. A. A. sanction for such events
as air meets and air cruises with cash
prizes totaling less than $500. trophy
meets not for officially recognized, tro-
phies. exhibition air meets and air
cruises not involving competition for
prizes. and private air meets Private
air meets are those sponsored by f1v-
ing clubs. associations or private indi-
viduals. to which the public is not in
vited and IN which perticipation is lin
tied 70 members of the sponsoring Or
Ranization or the sponsoring individu-
ais and invited CHESTS.