CIVIL AVIATION

Evening Star, Issue 20136, 28 March 1929, Page 16

CIVIL AVIATION

BRITAIN'S FLYING PLAN Captain F. F. Guest is an ardent advocate of civil aviation, and bo is a strong supporter of National Flying Services, Ltd., a company which proposes to establish fwenty-two aerodromes up am! down Great Brittain, under the expert guidance of Colonel Kdwards, formerly technical adviser to the Directorate of Civil Aviation. Captain Guest's idea, writes the London correspondent of the Melbourne ‘ Argus,’ is that towns should provide suitable land for aerodromes, in consideration of National Flying Services renting a portion of the ground for the erection of hangars -and a, clubhouse. The company promise to provide the organisation and the necessary teachers. National .Flying Services has devised a standardised equipment, suitable for any or all of the twentytwo stations. It consists of n hangar for eight light aeroplanes, with workshops, offices, and petrol stores, as well as lock-up air garages for private members of the air station. Each clubhouse will have a large verandah, lounge, and dining room, so that the aerodrome may offer the social amenities of a. sports club, as well as the facilities required by flying men. The company can offer this expensive accommodation, if leases of some length are given it by the municipalities concerned. On any other terms the financial cost would he prohibitive, but, taking the assured growth of flying into account, Captain Guest and friends consider the project practicable. Fight aircraft, suitable for social and sporting purposes, will not require large aerodromes. ’I he. rest ol each aerodrome will he available for commercial flying machines, carrying mails and goods, which may he expected to increase in numbers during the next tow years. National Flying Services is not building hangars in any town which is already served by a light aeroplane club. All the twenlytwo grounds thus represent pioneer work.