AERO CLUBS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 134, 3 December 1929, Page 13

AERO CLUBS

A GROUPING. SCHEME

A scheme is at present under consideration for the grouping of aero clubs throughout New Zealand, for the purpose of granting subsidies and assistance Speaking to a "Post" reporter to-day, Wing-Commander GrantDalton, Director of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and of Civil Aviation, said that so many aero clubs were springing up m the Dominion that they all could not expect to receive the subsidy of £500. In Canterbury, for instance the Canterbury Aero Club, Chnstchurch, had been drawing its £25 per head for every male pilot trained, <"-nn % C°Uld, nOt cx Pect m°re than t ; 5?! Other c!ubs were starting, one at Ashburton and another was coS■tomplated at Timaru, and the idea i would be that all aero clubs in the Canterbury district would be affiliated Z \ nl 1 bury Aero Club. the Ash- | burton Club to be called the MidCanterbury^Club, aud the Timaru Club the South Canterbury Club. He intended in 'the next few days visiting Hawera, New Plymouth, and Wanlanui, ior the purpose of inspecting for approval aerodrome sites, and clubs in those districts would be grouped under °f ™ea t dmg- II was impossible to give &000 to every aero club that sprang

In connection with the training of pilots, Auckland at present leads for the year which ends in March next with a total of 14. Hastings is well up the list with 11, including one lady pnot. _ The latter, however, does not bring a subsidy to the club.