AIR CRASH INQUIRY

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1949, Page 5

AIR CRASH INQUIRY

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Lvidenee About Reporting Of Positions

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WELLINGTON, 4Uiy b. Reasons ' fpr the view heifi by the Giyii . ^vi^tipft Braticij pilbts di'd npt alwp-ysxrepprf their positions correctly', • with an insfAAce'med- of an a?rcraft repGrting^ifselF over Terawhiti and. tfrpn flying pv^Rpngptai half^a minute later, tyer'e- amqng ^.eyidpnp^ ^rqdiiced to4ay at-^he'reopepeu* in~ quiry iiito tlie crash of the AirhJter Kereru, at yy^ikapap qn M.arch iprv Fyepn^an jesse Btpqle, cpntrp-|e'i^ of qperatipns in fhe CiviJ Aviation Brapcfii - said that stanfiards were laid dq^n rqr 'lpg Jsdfpiiig,- grpund spepd aji'd qtfier essentiaL informa'tiqji to?yb.e 'calpu}atpd in fljght; miese' standards yjere observed' Jg tlie best 6|mfs |npwledge. Nayigatiqn * was " rplaxetj within visual rapge pf aerpdromes, but hp did not tlfirik it was aliiecj to'the pr,esenf case. ' 1 'Great Accuracy Demanded. Mr. R. Hardie Boys (for mp'wm°w pf ""Cqrp'manfier Bartleyj : Wpuld •ypij a|ree that a pilot prpperly discjqayging hls",ldifties hq,s at th'e bpsu a" lorfef qppoftunity of giving h'is ppsitipn accprately? Witness: It depends Ofi the type of operation. An instrument le'tdown through clopd demands great accuracy. Mr. Har{iie Bpys: gut this was not to be an instrument lejt-dqwp^ — No. " " ' ..." T,o Gpmmander Dani.el| (for Airline pjjpfg? Association)*, witri.ess agreed that there had' peen cqnr flidting remarks about the practipability Qf m§king a right'-fiapd' 3-Ijr proach to runway 30' at Parap^" rapmuCpmmander DaniCll: Is it not sound"practice in certain* weather cpnditiqns tp make p right'-hand approach? Witness: It is sound practice in th,e right weather conditions. Cpmmander Daniell: When visibility' is limited, a left-hand turn means that a pilnt's view is 6bscured by the wing. Is a left or right-hand turn most practicable then? 'Witness: If there is cloud on the low foothills then' a right-hand circuit would probably be reasonable —possibly the best. My personal opinion is that it is not a very good runway at any time. The hearjngtis proceeding.