Evening star., 1934-08-16
maximum FLIGHT
| TIME IS DISPUTED
Question DeadIocks Parley
of Air Transport Indus
try Leaders.

J Confronted with the edict OF the
Bureau of Air Commerce, Commerce
Department, that air transport safety
standards must be improved, the Ma
fion's air transport leaders, officials
of the bureau and other Federal avia-
ton leaders today went into the Sec
ond day of a conference called to
consider IS pages of air transport
flight regulations.
The conference this morning ap-
parently was hopelessly deadlocked
over a section of the new rules dealing
with the maximum fight time for air
transport pilots. The bureau had
tentatively suggested a limitation OF
100 hours per month and 1000 a year.
The air transport operators want ITO
hours a month and the air transport
pilots, IS hours a month, chiefly as
o means of spreading employment
among the many jobleSs flyers.
Briefs to Be Prepared.
The question probably will be referred
back to all interested parties for the
filing of briefs, to be considered at a
subsequent meeting Of single repre-
sentative OF each group. Briefs will
be prepared by the Air Transport OPP
orators Committee of the Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce. the Airline
Pilots Association, and the Aero Medi-
cal Society, it was indicated.
The regulations now under consld-
Grafton deal with every phase OF air
transport operations and will be pro-
mulgated under authority of a recent
amendment by Congress OF the air
commerce act of 1926, which gives the
Commerce Department absolute power
for the first time to compel air trans
port lines to obey Federal safety rules.
Z The Presidents new Aviation COM
mission is keeping close tab on the
proceedings at the Commerce Depart
anent through Jerome G. HunSaker,
former Navy airplane and airship ex-
pert. and member OF the commission,
who has attended all sessions. The
Army and Navy air services and the
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics also are watching care
fully the developments at q confer
ence which promises to shape aviation
history during the coming years. Lieut..
Comdr. Knefler McGinnis. who led
the record massed Navy flight to Ha-
waii, is present for the Navy; Capt.
II. A. Halverson for the Army Air
Corps and a group Of experts for the
N. A. c. A.
$ Col. Brittin Returns.
The conference marks the official
return to the aviation world Of Col.
l. H. Brittin. who served week In
the District Jail for contempt Of the
Senate in connection with last Win
ter's airmail investigation and who
now represents Hanford Air Lines, q
Western airmail group. Conspicuous
Is the absence of Paul Henderson.
former Assistant Postmaster General
In charge of airmail. one Of the off,
cials "blacklisted" by the Post Once
Department, who is absent from an
important aviation conference for the
FIRST time in nearly is years.
Most of the scores Of regulations
proposed by the department are be-
ing approved, many with minor
amendments, by the operators and
pilots. Not more than Is or 20 are
IN serious dispute. II no agreement
Is reached on these today, it is prob
able the conference will be adjourned
and the disputed points taken up fol
more detailed consideration and Later
- decision. The new regulations prob
ably will be put into effect this Fall