New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1928, Page 4

Ports Drafted to Regulate Fliers Would Prescribe Conduct of Pilots in Landing, Taking- off, Parking and Registering Craft in Interest of Safety. . (By Frank J. Carmody) Anticipating the day when Ameri- can alrports are teeming with activ- ity, when the roar of engines is mul- tiplied many times over that now heard, and, when instead of crowds that bave come merely to look, the field is thronged with hundreds who have come to “catch the plane"— the United States depdrtment of commerce, with the aid of airway and air fleld operators is engaged today in drafting a safety code for atrpo rts. As a mytter of fact, such & code already has been drafted, but as yet it has reached only the “suggested” stage, Are Not Air Rules ‘These “fleld rules” are not to be confused with the air traffic rules. The latter, in existence since the en- actment of the alr commerce act, are more or less concerned with the regulation of planes in flight. The fleld rules, supplemental to the pre- vious code, will apply to the landing, take-off, speed, parking, registering, and general actions of ships while on the airport landing field. . The growth of air commerce in all its forms, the increasing number of airports, and the greater public in- terest in and patronage of variou aerial operations, together with the “informal” manner of applying neec- | essary gafety rules or their complete absence at some flying fields has clearly indicated to everyone con- cerned with the development of aviation that the air fleld is now ready for precise, uniform traffic regulations. Although no serious accidents are to be laid at the door of inadequate regulations governing the actions of pilots in landing, taking-off, o otherwise handling their craft while actually on the flying field, it is regarded as essential that a policy be adopted now to prevent possible mishaps in the future, when meore planes are in service and every air- port becomes more popular. This will be the Situation before it realized, and meeting it before it becomes an actuality will have been a real contribution to aviation de- velopment, close observers of the situation believe. is | The “field rules,” which probably will become effective soon, while terse and concise, cover a great deal of ground in prescribing what a pi- lot, mechanics, or other attendants jaround the airport may or may not ' do. One of the most interesting rules from the layman’s point of view un- doubtedly is that which Umits the speed of the plane being taxied, that is running along the ground under lits own power except when landing or taking-off. At such times, the pilot must not exceed a speed of five miles an hour, under the pro- posed code. The limitation is re- garded as an indication that avia. tions friends believe the only safe | place to show plane speed is-in the atr. Two other rules of interest in the same connection are those which specify that the engine of no plane may be started without blocks un- der the wheels or without the pi- lot or other competent person in the ,z‘orkplt or cabin attending the con- | trols. Another provision of the code | designed to forestall the possibility |of injury during the starting pro- cess is that which specifies that “in | starting an aircraft engine, the cus- |tomery procedure will be used by |the person operating the starting idevice and the person at the engine controls. All challenges or signals between the former and the latter shall be clearly understood before action is taken by either.” Take-offs will be uniform at every {airport and their form Will be de- | finitely prescribed when the “field rules” are applied generally. In the first place, they must be started as far from the hangars or parking space for aircraft as Is practicable. No plane may trail an- other down the runway nor take off untll the first has gaind a safe dis- tance. Furthermore, it is provided that, unless absolutely unavoidable, !take-offs shall not be made over | hangars, buildings or other obstrue- | tions, where a loss power might be attended by serious results. < Landing Regulations Equally definite ruled regarding the landing of the planes are set forth for the pllot. Because every NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1988 vitally needed if the isolated acei- dent is to be shown in ita proper re- lation, many argue. It can be ac- quired in no other way than from airport records, it is pointed out. While, in some quarters of the aviation industry there is profeased a fear of the bogey of ‘‘over-regu- lation” by the government, the pro- mulgation of the field rules general- ly is accepted as a step of genuine importance in clothing alr transpor- tation with every possible safeguard. Differcnces of opinion are to found on many aspects of the situ- ation that confronts the developing industry, but upon the point that the public needs to be convinced of its absolute safety there is no disa- greement. That is why the “fidld rules,” sup- plementing the air traffic rules, find a majority of the airport ex- ecutives staunchly behind them. ENFORCEMENT FUND GIVEN APPROVAL Congress Rcoepts Figure as Set it $15,790,000 Washington, Feb. 15 UP — The house has survived its annual battle over prohibition enforcement funds and has approved unchanged, its ap- propriation committee's designation in the treasugy bill of $13,790,000 for enforcement activities during the next fiscal year. That section of the measure, al- ways the inspiration for an airing of views on prohibition, was approved prohibition appropriation, was $28,- 640,000 for the coast guard, part of which is spent in the guard's cam- paign against rum runners. An hour's debate was produced by s proposed amendment by Repre- sentative Linthicum, democrat, of Maryland, chalrman of the house un- ofticlal committee on modifieation of the Volstead act. It would have pre- vented use of prohibition bureau funds in supervising withdrawal of industrial alcohol from warehouses, but was defeated 169 to 39. Linthicum declared denatured al- cohol was “polsoning American citi- sens” and was a menace, while Rep. resentative LaGuardia, republican, of New York, who has sharply eriti- cized enforcement methods, opposed adulteration of alcohol by the bureau as the means of enforcement. After attacking the diplomatic immunity that permits foreign diplo- mats to bring liquer into the coun- try, LaGuardia sought unswccessful- 1y to raise the appropriation total to $36,000,000 and then to $75,000,000, He has contended that proper en. forcement can be obtained only with greatly increased expenditures. ‘The house found s hearty laugh in an exchange between LaGuardla and Representative Green, democrat, Florida, in which the latter declared his state was as “dry as the Sahara desert.” Ho was replying to La- Guardia's assertion that Florida was wetter than New York, but he got no further because the Bouse mem. bers laughed too loud. ] cold that has bothered Mrs. Cool- from attending last night a dinner given in the President's and her honor by Secrctary Work. 8he re- mained in her room while the Pres- ident attended the function, in the Pan-American™ Union bullding, where the interior secretary's daughter, Mrs. A. W. Bissell, of Evanston, Tll., was hostess. The liness, the second in recent ENERAL MOTORS DEALERS Trumbull eof Ceanecticut, close friends of the at ‘The situation at some of the air- airport is expected to apply the reg- ports, particularly some of the fields ulations immedlately, the aviator from which sight-seeing and taxi- will know just how to cenduct him- services are operated, is likened by | self whether he is landing at his one observer to the traffic situation 'base field or one clear across the in the small town where no one ever 'country. - 4 message which the public is invited to read i ted for speqeding because he is the friend of the ‘“cop,” or the judge, or both. Aviation at present is not so large that nearly everyone One phase ofsthe field rules that |is expected to be particularly bene- ficial is that relating to the registry of aircraft at each alrport. 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