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Flight & Aircraft Engineer Flight, May 8, 1919 First Aero Weekly ia the World. Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 641 (No. », Vol. XI.) eekly. Price 60. MAY 8, 1919 rPost Free, 7d. the aerodromes were being constructed for the War Office. Flight As these contractors were receiving a percentage on their expenditure and incurring no risk, it is difficult to understand and The Aircraft Engineer what public benefit could be derived from a change which Editorial Offices 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C 2 increased their remuneration (by an amount which they note Telegrams: Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerard 1818 is estimated at £66,000) without (so far as my lords can see) Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free: securing in any particular an additional advantage to the United Kingdom .. 28;. 2d. Abroad 33s. ad. State. These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under war conditions " They note that the ground alleged is that the contractors were not making sufficiently handsome profits, and had, CONTENTS therefore, ' lost interest ' in their contracts, but that the . Army Council state that this statement is entirely at variance with the information at their disposal. Editorial Comment: PAGE Pity the Poor Taxpayer! .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 587 " The complaints which their lordships have received " Serious Defects" .. .. 587 from many quarters as to the waste of money which is arising The Regulation of Civil Flying .. .. .. 588 in connection with aerodrome contracts reinforce their view The Regulations in Detail .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. 588 that the form of contract on the cost plus percentage system Further Provisions for Safety 590 is open to serious objection. In your letter of the 28th The Private Owner .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 590 ultimo the Air Council represent that the alternative sug­ Prohibited Areas .. .. .. .. .. ,, „ 590 gestions made by the Treasury are impracticable. My lords Flight—and the Men : Kear-Admiral Cecil F. Lambert .. .. .. 589 understand, however, that they are used by the Admiralty The Tarrant Giant Triplane .. .. 591 in the almost equally difficult ship construction contracts, The Royal Aero Club : Official Notices 594 though not in works construction." The Transatlantic Contest .. 594 Drawing Office Data. By E. O^ Williams 596 Air Navigation. By Major H. E. Wimperis, R.A.F. .. .. .. 600 It further appears that a recent test Airisms from the Four Winds .. .. .. .. .. .. 605 Seriou Civil Aviation .. 608 '' ,® examination of the Air Ministry Air Navigation. Regulations 608 accounts and records for the expenditure The Late Peter Legh 616 on aerodrome construction brought to the notice of The Royal Air Force 618 Side-Winds .. .. .. .. 619 the Comptroller and Auditor-General defects in the Resettlement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6ao system of control and accounting of such a serious Company Matters 62 o character that he reported the circumstances to the Treasury, and suggested that the whole matter should form the subject of special inquiry by an independent body, the result of whose investigations EDITORIAL COMMENT might, if necessary, be brought before the Public OME exceedingly strong comments on Accounts Committee at a later period of the Session. Air Ministry methods of finance are On every hand it appears that those responsible for S^**J5'';'„ contained in a letter from the the financial administration of the Air Ministry have Treasury on the action of the Ad­ been guilty of grave derelictions of duty. For in­ ministrator of Works and Buildings stance, the Comptroller and Auditor-General com­ in cancelling a number of contracts plains that the action of the Ministry and the Ad­ entered into by the War Office and miralty, acting on their own initiative, had extended substituting revised terms which were the award of the i2§ per cent, bonus to work done in more favourable to the contractors, increasing their Ireland, though that was not the intention of the estimated, remuneration in bulk from £98,000 to Committee on Production. This action had resulted • £164,000. The letter in question in very serious financial consequences, the Air tH states:- Ministry having extensive works in progress in Ireland Poor " Their lordships regret that the Adminis- at the time. Taxpayer! trator of Works and Buildings should have It seems to us that the Lords of the Treasury are taken the step, which was clearly outside perfectly right to express their grave displeasure at his competence as an officer of the Ministry of Munitions, the abuses which have apparently been rife. In the of cancelling and revising, in a sense more favourable to contractors, the already liberal contract terms on which matter of the revision of contracts, by which, as we have shown, certain contractors benefited by some­ may dictate. Even though they may not be perfect, thing very like a free gift of £66,000 of the unfor­ they will at least enable firms and individuals who tunate taxpayers' money, the excuse advanced for have made preparations to enter the business of com­ the Ministry's action—that the contractors had " lost mercial aviation to make an auspicious start, un­ interest " because they were not making sufficiently hampered by any but the most necessary restrictions. handsome profits—is about the worst we have ever • • • seen advanced in defence of a public body. What As the full text of the Regulations will would happen to a responsible employee of a private The be found printed in another part of corporation who revised contracts on such a ground ? Regulations this issue of FLIGHT> there is n0 need The answer is too obvious to require stating. Why, Detail f°r us to do more than glance briefly then, should a public servant convicted of squandering at a few of the principal points. To the nation's resources, especially at a time when the begin with, the rules as to the licensing of pilots are most rigid economy is essential, escape the penalty of extremely stringent, as, in the interests of public his unbusinesslike stupidity, to give it no harsher a safety, they must be. The applicant for a pilot's name ? It is devoutly to be hoped that the sugges­ licence must pass a medical examination carried out tion of the Comptroller and Auditor-General for an under the control of the Secretary of State, and must independent inquiry will be insisted upon, and that produce a certificate of competency issued by the the blame for the appalling laxity which seems to same authority, or be qualified as a Royal Air Force have been displayed by the Air Ministry may be pilot. He must further submit proof of recent fixed and the individuals concerned dealt with as reasonable flying experience on the class of machine they richly deserve. for which the licence is required, or, failing such Again, there is the question of the extension of proof, undergo practical tests. In the case of the 12J per cent: bonus to Ireland to be dealt with. applicants applying for licences to fly machines This was done, apparently, without the authority of otherwise than for the carrying of passengers and Parliament or the Treasury—not that Parliament goods, the proof of recent flying experience is, appa­ has had much to say in matters of finance during the rently, not required. The regulation is practically war-—and against the express intentions of the Com­ identical in the cases of navigators and engineers mittee on Production. Unfortunately the sum thus except that again the proof of recent flying experience lost to the nation is not disclosed, so that we do not is not demanded. Pilots' licences remain in force for know the amount of money thrown to the winds by six mortths and others for twelve, but there is an the obliging officials of the Air Ministry. This is additional proviso that holders of licences may be another matter that must be cleared up and the required from time to time to undergo further blame properly apportioned. It is a pity that the medical examinations under the control of the too officious individuals concerned cannot be sur­ Secretary of State. The fee to be charged for each charged with the amount which has been wasted. licence issued and for each renewal is five shillings, That would be about the best example that could be but in the event of the applicant being required to made of them. As it is, when it is ascertained at carry out practical tests as indicated above the fee is whose door lies the responsibility for all this waste to be a guinea. It is true the fees are not high, but of public funds, it should be made quite certain that we do not see why a pilot or navigator or engineer he or they shall never again be placed in a position who is called upon to undergo a further medical to deal with a single farthing of the nation's money. examination under the regulations, it may be at the •' •' •' mere whim of some one in authority, should have to On the 1st inst. the Air Ministry issued e pay down five shillings and another guinea for the Regulation ^ Air Navigation Regulations, 1919, ordeal. It is not the cost but the principle which of Civil which are to control civilian flying until seems unjust. Flying a more permanent set of rules, based on The conditions governing inspection for airworthi­ experience, can be formulated. The ness seem to be eminently sound. Certificates will Regulations have been drafted for the control, direc­ be issued to " type aircraft •" under conditions set tion and assistance of civil aviation in the British forth in the Schedules, and for the issue of such Isles, and do not apply to international aerial traffic, certificates the sum of five guineas has to.be paid.
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