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TO ALL MEMBERS - 6 - February 16, 1943

In addition to this aircraft being the property of the government, it carried a long list of important officials. I am sure all will understand the "whys" and "wherefores" of this kind of wartime shushing even though we don't agree with what is being done.

The Association certainly doesn't agree with this form of censorship because we feel that if all these accidents were properly investigated and the reports made public, it would tend to prevent accidents that would save lives, and future destruction of much needed aircraft, which certainly wouldn't give any aid nor comfort to the enemy. 

Nevertheless, we must realize that there is a war going on, and if the War Department feels that it is good practice to institute the degree of censorship they have in instances of this character, there can be no further question in the matter. 

REVISION OF AIRCRAFT LANDING CODE

All members may already be familiar with the following, but in view of the great amount of argument that it has caused in the past, we quote from a fairly recent letter received from F.W. Reichelderfer, Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau:

"5. A pilot is permitted to request and receive coded weather for one other point in addition to the coded weather for the station he has contacted. However, this provision is not intended to deprive the pilot of weather information he considers necessary for safety in the alteration or completion of his flight plan. Therefore, in the event that the report for either of the two stations orginally requested and received by the pilot, represents unsuitable conditions (flying or landing), the pilot may request and receive coded weather reports for such other stations as he considers necessary to alter or complete his flight plan. 

"Note: In the event the pilot requests weather reports in addition to the original two, he should be prepared for a slight delay due to securing and coding the requested information. The pilot should not hesitate to ask for weather 'in the clear' if a real emergency exists or impends."

GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FLYING

Before getting into the meat of this subject, we hear the term, "Army Cargo" flaunted throughout the industry. This is a misnomer, and the air line pilots should take the lead in making suitable corrections. It seems that the Air Transport Association and the carriers have injected the designation, "Army Cargo" which is cheapening this phase of air line flying. This type of operation should
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