Viewing page 25 of 84
This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
Hazy? (Continued from Page 16) noted. Melting down a specimen of snow that fell in 1500, he found the air remarkably clean of dirt or dust – the water was "100 times cleaner than the water that comes from your own tap," he said. At the National Conference on Air Pollution Control, Dr. Jerry McAfee, a vice president of a major oil company, made the following remarks: "This complex and troubled world we live in is so full of significant, pressing and perplexing problems that we can ill-afford the luxury of wasting effort on imaginary problems or trying to discover problems where none exist. Let us avoid the temptation to assume that because one industry or one community has a certain air pollution problem other industries and other communities are also faced with the same problem. We need always to remember that communities vary widely in their topography, their meteorology, their degree of industrialization, and other factors and that circumstances which might lead to an intolerable condition in one locality could be entirely harmless and acceptable in another." An example of the "imaginary problem" is the weather of November 31 and December 1, 1962, straddling the Eddie Bechtold accident. This weather is an example of the HK routine followed by the Bureau. I made an approach at Newark early in the afternoon of the day of the accident, and the visibility from the cockpit was barely 3/4 of a mile. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. It was–except for the dense smoke envelope–a perfect day. Less spectacular but of even more importance are all those haze reports remote from any pollution sources, and all that so-called "haze" covering every farm and hamlet where no reports are made. And when the reporting is upgraded in accuracy? One forecast is that the air will be declared a national property with custodianship in the Department of the Interior, with a tonnage fee, or fine if you will, on pollutants dumped in the air as the most equitable and simplest method of control. Then we can find the runway without crawling around on our hands and knees at a hundred and fifty knots and our passengers will for the first time get a good look at this beautiful old earth. [[advertisement]] CHES SCHIPPLOCK AIRCRAFT SERVICE - 2nd Floor (Eastern Air Lines Hangar) Serving Pilots Since 1937 Estate Planning All Insurance Needs – CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT – 4901 W. 55 ST. POrtsmouth 7-6838 [[/advertisement]] Moving? If you are planning a change of address, please notify the Home Office of your new location so that you will continue receiving THE AIR LINE PILOT and other important ALPA mailings. You TOO Can Be Among These Advertisers! Address Your Message To An Above-Average Income Market! A 2" Space will Cost You Only $29.00 With Ample Discounts For Multiple Insertions Other Rates and Information Upon Request From The AIR LINE PILOT 55th and Cicero Ave., Chicago, Ill., 60638 [[advertisement]] IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR FLIGHT OFFICERS AT UNITED With the world's largest jet fleet, United is expanding its services and needs additional Flight Officers. Applicants are being interviewed now for assignment to training classes starting immediately. Applicants not presently available will be considered for later classes. After you meet all qualifications you'll receive $500 per month while training at United's Flight Training Center at Denver, Colo. Six months after going on line duty you receive your first increase. As you advance, so do your earnings. For example, after only six years a Flight Officer can expect earnings of $12,500 a year. United Air Lines also offers a generous insurance program, retirement income plan, many other benefits. To qualify you need a commercial pilot's license; you must be a U. S. or Canadian citizen, high school graduate, 21-30 inclusive, between 5'7" and 6'4" in height, and be able to pass a flight physical without waivers. Write today, giving complete details regarding your qualifications. Flight Officer Employment, Dept. P-4 UNITED AIR LINES O'Hare International Airport P. O. Box 8775 Chicago, Illinois 60666 [[image - logo]] UNITED An equal opportunity employer [[/advertisement]] FEBRUARY, 1964 PAGE 23
