Flying Role Of Aero Club

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31116, 20 July 1966, Page 6

Flying Role Of Aero Club

Concern that the Air Servicea Licensing Authority “does not favour” commercial operations by aero clubs is expressed by the president of the Royal New Zeeland Aero Club (Mr B. A Johns) in his annual report. “Such services, in the form of ambulance, charter and airtaxi flights have, in addition to joy-riding, been a traditional part of our work over since there were clubs,” Mr Johns says. "ft should be noted that this flying gives ctab instructors and commercial pilots a breadth of experience in croaa-ootmtry flying which is an essential part of their careers. It would, be quite unacceptable if in applying for pos s in airlines young pitots could account for little or no eroaacountiy experience.

wo east point to an exceitoot record in safety and raitebUHy* whereas ft is an established fact that, with two er three notable the great majority of amaill oompentee which have held air service licences have eeased operations because of oeonomica and/or accidents.

"ft is surety within the scope of the authority to help clubs carry out their functions in the community. Certainly ft to in the pubtte interest,” Mr Johns says.