Evening star., 1939-01-22

program, schools which do not already
curricular activity are expected to ar
range with qualified flying instructors
now operating on airports within easy
reach of their campuses to give the
necessary flight instruction with their
own planes. Such instructors and air
planes must be approved by the C. A. A.
In connection with the actual fight
training program" the c.. A. A. has
notified participating schools, I'VE are
instituting special controlledinstruc-
ton course differing materially from the
general training now required for a pri-
vate pilots license. though generally SIM
liar to that required in flying schools
whose curricula have been formally ap-
proved by the Civil Aeronautics Author
ity. This course calls for an initial period
of eight hours dual instruction plus
nine hours of dual check time by the
instructor, and 18 hours of solo flying
time for the student, the dual check
time to alternate with the student S
solo flying on the basis of 80 minutes
check flying for each hour of solo.
1T is felt that this type of instruc-
ton not only will result in a much
| higher degree of safety than now ex-
lists in private flight instruction where
such supervision is not exercised, but
that it will enable all candidates to pass
with ease the required test for private
pilots certificate at the end of IS hours
instruction.
The full-scale program would re-
quire participation of several hundred
schools and colleges in all parts of the
country. Eventually, the c. A. A. said,
it is believed that flight training under
this plan can be given not only to those
actually attending schools and colleges,
but, through properly supervised exten-
sion courses, to qualified young men and
women in all walks of life.
Regulations Being Revised.
In connection with it's student train
ing program, the c. A. A. is planning
to strengthen and stimulate the private
flying industry in every possible manner.
AS a preliminary step the authority
now is engaged in revision and simpll-
fication of the civil air regulations af-
fecting the private flyer.
ct is our intention to put these rules
of the air into language which can be
understood by any one intelligent enough
to fly an airplane," it was explained by
G. Grant Mason, jr., member of the au-
thority.
1t is the thought of members of the
authority that no greater stimulation
can be given private flying than to
increase the safety of instruction.
"We cannot afford to transplant to an
educational flight training program the
appalling accident rate that now mars
the instructional and early solo phases OF
private flying" Mr.. Mason explained.
Nothing could be more disastrous than
a bad series of accidents in school and
college flight training program. For this
reason alone 1t is imperative that we
hold on to the type of instructors who
have already established an enviable
safety record for themselves in the few
academic schools which now give flying
training and to see that others OF the
same type are in charge OF similar
work when it is undertaken at several
hundred colleges in all parts of the coun-
try
The goal of 10000 pilots year is
easily attainable from the 100000 en-
rollees in colleges and universities, the
c. A. A. believes.
The Civil Aeronautics Act, creating the
Authority, specifically sets forth as one
of its primary duties the fostering OF
aviation development in the interests OF
national defense. Under this law, it was
explained, the Authority considers it its
duty Ito formulate and carry out pro-
gram which, to large degree, will meet
the threat Of aeronautical eclipse by
| foreign and perhaps unfriendly govern