AERIAL TRANSPORT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 193, 10 May 1919, Page 6

AERIAL TRANSPORT

T!\*PKBT\SUG6ES'fS' AEEO CLUB,

The formation of an ftero club in Now Km in nil is suggested by the Government's • Air Adviser, A. -V. Betlingloii, wlio; is at present in Wellington;' The British Aero Club has become- a very;.' important'- organisation and is entrusted' with the .licensing oj pilots and other duties of an offieia character. At the same time the clul lays down the rules and regulation! covertting the use of aeroplanes, arrange! races'iiii<V oilier tests, and .provides 111 formation, .of a reliable.kind tor pcopl' who arc interested in aviation. ' Colonel Bettington, in making this sug gestion, stated that lie" had 110 douht a all (hat aerial transport was going t< become a big feature of civilian life 11 The future The country that took earl; and full advantage of (he new develop meats would-be placed in an advantage ous position, and 'lie thought .New Zea land ought not to neglect the matter A local aero club woTttd be of greataf sistanco in developing the air service and providing the necessary guidanc and instruction. ■ ' There was 110 doubt, said Colonel tie' tinglon, that tho aeroplane was going t become a means of trausuort ill Nei Zealand. A sparsely-settled country wit! long distances to bo covered would tim much use for aerial locomotion. Therwas no reason why the farmer in tli« backblocks should not own liia owl aeroplane and get to and from town n ono day, instead of spending several dayi travelling.