FLYING VISIBILITY

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 987, 2 June 1930, Page 18

FLYING VISIBILITY

AERO CLUBS WANT REGULAR INFORMATION METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS Press Association WELLINGTON, Today. The necessity for the dissemination of particulars regarding the visibility obtaining over the different parts of New Zealand by “visibility scales” was emphasised at a meeting of the committee of the Dominion Aero Club. Sir Francis Boys, presiding, said that already the Meteorological Department included in the daily weather chart particulars as to the general weather and the state of the sky. He suggested a column should be added giving the state of the visibility to assist pilots making long distance flights. He had approached the Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department on the matter and the department was willing to co-operate. Dr. Kidson, Director of Meteorological Services, said it was important that the observations should be taken as nearly as possible as the time of flight. If a regular ihail service was started in New Zealand it would be necessary to have regular reports.

The chairman stressed the necessity of pilots receiving information as to the height of clouds. Dr. Kidson stated that observations from the ground were not quite as good, but they were the best that could be got. It would be necessary for pilots to have information as to the height of the clouds.

The committee decided to make formal application to the Meteorological Office for the inclusion of “visibility scales” in the daily weather report and deputed Captain N. Chandler (Marlborough) to act as agent between the aero clubs and the Weather Office in the matter.