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COLONIAL AIRLINES, INC
Feb 7th 1951
TO: ALL PILOTS
FROM: Director of Flight Operations
SUBJECT: Summary of Notices to Pilots - 11 Jan thru 24 Jan 1951
[[underline]]ADHERENCE TO AIRPORT REGS - READING, PA[[/underline]]. (GRJ 1-11-51)
The CAA has informed us that they are in receipt of a complaint that the pilots of scheduled air carriers are not adhering to the traffic patterns at Reading, in that they have been disregarding the setting of the tetra-hedron and are chosing the runway which is most convenient to their purpose. Since there are several blind spots on this airport, it is requested that all pilots adhere to the setting of the tetrahedron and if they find it to be improperly set, that they make a request that it be changed prior to their taking off.

[[underline]]AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS[[/underline]]. (GRJ 1-12-51)
"In order to standardize and expedite the handling of air traffic control information and instructions, pilots of IFR flights approaching to land at a controlled aerodrome shall, unless otherwise instructed by the centre, establish communications with the control tower when approximately 25 miles from such aerodrome. Thereafter, air traffic control information and instructions will be delivered to such flights by the control tower and requests by pilots for air traffic control service shall, accordingly, be made to the tower."

[[underline]]ILS AND GCA APPROACHES[[/underline]]. (MBW 1-22-51)
All pilots are again asked to please remember to make a notation in the "Remarks" section of the Pilots' Flight Report, each time they make a practice or actual ILS or GCA approach.

[[underline]]ROUTE QUALIFICATION[[/underline]]. (MBW 1-23-51)
As of this date, all pilots will discontinue keeping up their qualification by flying Albany-New York via Windsor Locks, Bridgeport and Westchester.

[[underline]]RECALL TO ACTIVE DUTY[[/underline]]. (MBW 1-23-51)
All Pilots in the Reserve are requested to advise this office immediately upon receipt of orders recalling them to Active Duty. This is extremely importance and your compliance will be appreciated. 

[[underline]]POWERPLANT FAILURE OR PRECAUTIONARY STOPPAGE[[/underline]]. (GRJ 1-24-51)
Transmittal No 51, revising Operations Manual Vol. 1, Domestic, and Transmittal #44, revising Operations Manual, Vol 1, Bermuda, contain the official CAA interpretation of Part 61.294 of the CAR. We have recently received a notice of rule making issued by the CAB setting forth a new regulation Part 61.294a.  While this regulation has not yet become law, we thought you would be interested in learning of the CAB's thinking in the matter of powerplant failure or precautionary stoppage.  Part 61.294a is reproduced below for your information:
(a) Except as provided in par (b), when one engine of an aircraft fails or where the rotation of an engine of an aircraft is stopped in flight as a precautionary measure to prevent possible damage, a landing shall be made at the nearest suitable airport in point of time where a safe landing can be effected.
(b) The pilot in command of an aircraft having 4 or more engines may, if not more than one engine fails or the rotation thereof is stopped, proceed to an airport of his selection, if, upon consideration of the following factors, he determines such action to be as safe a course of action as landing at the nearest suitable airport

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