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1 be on 40 tions inimical to unrestrained flights, the importance of certain types of flight operations transcend the impor- tance of other types of flight operations. It also must weigh the needs of any one type of flying as balanced against the needs of otber types of flyiug and assist the Bureau of Air Commerce in determining under what conditions and to what extent che Bureau must begin to apply and enforce restrictions In th: use of the civil airways. , It is believed that this committee, representing as it does the several phases of military aviation, private op- erator, the scheduled ai, line operator, the communication otPaizath, and the regulatory body of the. Bureau of Air Commerce itself, as well as com- ad AIR OO1 munication agencies, will furnish 2 complete, well-rounded picture of the immediate needs of the different types of fiying now properly making use of the aids to air navigation furnished and operated by the Bureau of Air Commerce. The committee, which iz composed of the following members, held its first meeting on July 7: Capt. J. EB. Webb (representing the National Aeronautic Association), Chas. A. Massom, secre- tary, State Aviation Commission of Maryland; Paul Goldsborough, presi- dent, Aeronautical Radio, Inc.: Com- mander OG. B, Hardison, United States Navy, Navy Department; David L. Behucke, president, Air Line Pilots As- sociation; Lt. G. H. Bowerman, Avia- tion Division, United States Coast Guard; Maj. A. W. Marriner, Army Air Corps; 8. 8S. Kenworthy (representing American Municipal Association) ; Fowler W. Barker, secretary, Air Transport Association of America. At the first meeting the committee members were presented with an initial list of subjects to be studied and after general discussion, it was agreed that each member be assigned one or more of the problems with which he is fa- mniliar. After determining facts sur- rounding such problems, the members were to submit complete data to the committee for general discussion and agreement, The subjects and assign- ments follow: Study of present airway traffic contro} system in all phases of procedure, and recom- mendations for improvement, 1. Designation o! primary and gecondary lots As airways. (Air Line Boclation ; Air- way rafie Controi.) . (War De- Reduction in airway width. partment; Navy Department.) 3. Restriction of number of airports and bad weather operations near major terminals. (National Aasociation of State Aviation Offi- qials; Airway Traffic Control.} sARCE BULLETIN ed 4. Procedure to be followed in sotting up sufety agreements by various services, groups, or arens, (Not assigued; for general dllscusslon. } 6. Licensing of airport control ‘tower operators, (Alerican Municipal Associ- ation,) ‘ ¢ & Division of aulhbority between airway Irafic ‘control station avd airport conirel towers. (Am¢ricun Municipal Association ; National Association of State Aviation Uffi- tlats; Air Trapeport Association of Americu.) %. Priority in clearing fights of various class services into airpurt voder conditions uf lauding sequence assignments. (Nationul Aeronautic Agsociaticn.) 8. Closing of airways or airports to vari- ous types of traffic according to weather, (National Aeronautic Association ; American Muuicipa) Association.) 9. Penalties to be invoked for violating airway trafic control regulations. (Ameri- can Municipal Association.) 10. Civil air regulationa no. 60—Air trafic control, including adoption of con- solidated interline safety agrecment provi- sione to At all fying, (Bureun of Afr Com- merce, 11. Jurisdiction of airway traffic control in authorizing clearance for military inten- tional instrument fights along or across air- ways, (War Department; Navy Depart- ment,) 12. System of coordination of all mili- tary traffic into other traffic at all times. (War Department; Navy Department.) 13. Discussion as to necessity fur flight plans fer all ftinerant flight movemenia along or across alrways under all weather conditions including the requirements of radio fix reports with the establishment of commupication facilities. (Navy Depart- ment; National Acronautic Association.) 24. Two-thousand-foot free zone or sub- atitute for aircraft without two-way radio. (Navy Department; National Aeronautic Association; Air Tranespert Association.) 15. Discussion ag to the necessity of the establishment ef a dispatching agency for the purpose of exercising flight control au- thority over all other than air Hne move- ments. (National Aeronautic Assoctation.) 16. Establishment of maximum altitude zones for the entire country measured above the tetrain, allowing contact flight at an altitude under the specified maximum alti- tude. Such fight plan to be Merely termed “contact.” How far below cloud base and with what visibility day or night? (Na- tlonal Aeronartic Association, } 17. Discussion as to steps necessary to expedite communication in forwarding in- formation required by airway traffic con- trol, such as dispatches and ship reports. (Aeronautical Radio, Inc.; War Depart- ment.) 18. Discussion as to advisability of alr- way traffe control managers taking up ir regularities and violations of airway traffic eontrol procedures directly with local super- ¥vising aeronautical inspector, immediately upon their occutrence. (Not assigned, for general discussion.) 19. Plan for handling traffic berond capacity of one airport on a civil airway Oy rerouting or holding at point of origin. {National Aeronautic Association; Air Transport Association.) 20. Direction communication ansion should follow—-radio? ground? (War De- artment; Navy Department; Aeronautical edio, Ine.) 21. Bhould avy of the following fre- quencies be changed or discontinued for itinerants?--3105, 6210, 3120 = kilocycies. = coher n ere teense fe eee ies ee pee mee