by the new owner. Air Navigation Directions I-Air Navigation Acts, 1911-1919 Directions The Air Navigation Regulations, 1919, recently issued, provide for the issue of supplementary "Directions" as may be necessary, and the following directions are accordingly notified for the information of all concerned: I-Registration of Aircraft 1. With reference to Regulations 1 (1) and Schedule 1, applications for registration should be made to the Secretary, Air Ministry, London, W. C. 2. 2. Application forms will be supplied on demand. Schedule II-Licensing of Personnel Licensing Authority 1.-Licenses shall be granted by the Secretary of State. Application therefor shall be made to the Secretary, Air Ministry. Pilots 2.-A person applying for a pilot's license to fly passenger or goods aircraft will be required to proof underg 3. A perso to fly machines aircraft must ei Force pilot, o1 petency issued 4.-A person gate passenger to (a) Pass out under th State. (b) Produ issued by the 5.-A person gaged as engine will be required (a) Pass out under th State. (b) Subm and experien engines. (c) Under theoretical tes lid for the follow 6 months - 12 months endorsed by the ervals. n respect of each of each such en- ged. is schedule are of ersonnel lations 1 (3) and licenses should be [inistry, London, sonnel of an airally mentioned in pplication to the pointed by or acting under the authority of the Secretary of State. 5.-Medical supervision, both for the selection and the maintenance of efficiency, shall be based upon the following requirements of mental and physical fitness: (a) Good family and personal history, with particular reference to nervous stability. Absence of any mental, moral, or physical defect which will interefere with flying efficiency. (b) MINIMUM AGE for pilots and navigators engaged in public transport shall be nineteen (19) years. (c) GENERAL SURGICAL EXAMINATION.The applicant must neither suffer from any wound, injury or operation, nor possess any abnormality, congenital or otherwise, which will interfere with the efficient and safe handling of aircraft. (d) GENERAL MEDICAL EXAMINATION.The applicant must not suffer from any disease or disability that renders him liable suddenly to become incompetent in the management of aircraft. He must possess heart, lungs, kidneys, and nervous system capable have a good field of vision in each eye and must possess normal color perception. (f) EAR EXAMINATION.-The middle ear must be healthy. The applicant must possess a degree of auditory acuity compatible with the efficient performance of his duties. (g) The vestibular mechanism must be intact, and neither unduly hypersensitive nor hyposensitive. (h) NOSE AND THROAT EXAMINATION.— The applicant must possess free nasal entry on either side, and not suffer from serious acute or chronic affections of the upper respiratory tract. 6. The successful applicant will receive a medical certificate of acceptance, which must be produced before the license can be issued. 7. In order to insure the maintenance of efficiency, every applicant shall be re-examined periodically, at least every six months, and the findings attached to his original record. In case of illness or accident, also, a pilot, navigator or engineer shall be re-examined and pronounced fit before resuming aerial duties. The date and result of each re-examination shall be recorded on the applicant's flying certificates. 8. No applicant who, before May 1, 1919, has given proof of his flying ability shall, so long MACHIN "A" Flying valid for flying "B" Pilot's I senger or goods "A" Priva (I) PRACTICAL In each prac alone in the flyi (a) TEST F FLIGHT.-A f which the pilot at a minimum point of depar with a glide, th above the landi be made within beforehand by without starting (b) TESTS OF ing around two yards apart, m eight turns, eac posts (or buoys an altitude of n ground (or wat (or water). T nd gliding flight ose required for ificate. Candi he latter certifi se tests again. ut by the same nd include two ich the machine t be at the point y the judges. candidate shall 'urnished with a f the course has (c) Navigation. (a) Flying Machines AEROPLANES AND SEAPLANES.-Theoretical abstract knowledge of the resistance of the air in connection with planes, rudders, elevators and propellers; functions of the different parts of the machine and their controls. Assembling of aeroplanes, propellers, undercarriages, rudders, elevators and their controls. Practical tests on rigging. (b) Engines General knowledge of internal combustion engines and their various functions; valve gear, carburation, ignition, exhaust. Characteristics of aero-engines and a general idea of their construction, adjustment and assembling. Causes of the faulty running of engines. Fuel and oils. Description of the details of the aero-engines used. Adjustments, lubrication, upkeep, dissembling and assembling of the principal parts; causes of breakdown. Use of throttle and other controls. Practical tests in running repairs. The practical tests shall be carried out within a maximum period of one month. They may be carried out in any order, and each may be attempted twice. They shall be witnessed by at least two properly accredited examiners who will hand over the official reports to the proper authorities. The official reports will give full details of the flights, especially of the landings. The candidates shall furnish, before each test, proof of identity, which the examiners have the right to demand. A barograph shall be carried on all practical tests, and the graph signed by the two examiners shall be attached to their report. practical). Calculations Flight by de relative speed Chronometer sons. Sextants-ad Nautical alm Determinatio ings and altitud Knowledge o Aeronautical (c) International navigation. Practical kn legislations. Good knowl weather charts. I-Rules 1. The rules plied with in all and during such be mistaken for shall be exhibite tion lights must |