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Two The Air Line Pilot April 1944 [[image]]THE AIR LINE PILOT[[image]] Vol. 13-No. 3 [[image]] 289 April 1944 Published monthly by the Air Line Pilots Association International Affiliated with A. F. of L. Annual Subscription.....................................$2.50 Davide L. Behncke..............................President Laurence W. Harris.............................Secretary David B. Kuhn..................................Treasurer Orvis M. Nelson.....................First Vice President Vice-Presidents, Foreign Wm. D. Knox....................................PAA-Seattle W.J. Sindo.........................Panagra-Lima, Peru, S.A. F.S.K. Lewis...................................PAA-New York D.G. Desmond...................................PAA-Miami G.B. Blackmore............................PAA-San Francisco Vice-Presidents, Domestic P.C. Walters................................MCA-Kansas City J.S. Pricer......................................AA-Memphis R. C. Young.......................................EAL-Miami Don George...................................Braniff-Dallas F.R. Ellinghouse.........................WAL-Salt Lake City Joe Glass........................................AA-Burbank W.H. Kennedy..............................UAL-San Francisco James Matthews..................................UAL-Seattle J.F. Woodhead...............................NWA-Minneapolis John M. Dickerman...................Legislative Representative Entered as Second Class Matter March 11, 1933, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Editorial Offices: 3145 W. 63rd St. Chicago, Ill. Telephone Hemlock 5015 David L. Behncke.....................................Editor THE PILOTS RECOMMEND Many persons are prone to oppose and complain without recommending well-considered corrective measures. At the gross weight hearing from March 29 through April 4, 1944, the air line pilots ended their presentation in opposition to Draft Release No. 36, by recommending the following eight-point plan for greater air safety: Mr. Behncke: "I think one of the emptiest things in life is to sit around and hear people complaining, opposing, and expressing dissatisfaction of one kind or another with something that is being proposed or suggested without suggesting a remedy. People say it is bad, but when they keep saying all these things and at the same time do not suggest a remedy, they are just wasting people's time. "The remedy in this situation is to first, by all means, disapprove Draft Release No. 36, and wash it completely and with finality out of the picture. It is a proposal that should never have been made. It has made the busy wartime schedule of everyone, including that of the Board, still busier. All this is really too much recognition to give something as ill-advised and dangerous as Draft Release No. 36. "I will go so far as to say that I don't think there is hardly a soul in this room, no matter where his interests may lie, that way down in his heart - that part of his heart he uses when considering the safety and well-begin of his family - doesn't admit to himself, in the light of what he has heard in this room, that Draft Release No. 36 which calls for increasing the gross load of the aged DC-3 and the not-new Lockheed 18 equipment and the decreasing of their safety factors is a bad proposal and one that should under no circumstances be approved. "Getting back again to the proposition of people griping without having a solution, here is what the pilots recommend as a solution in addition to saying once again in an unmistakably clear voice: 'Draft Release No. 36 is a bad proposal which should never have been made in the first place, and should now, and most certainly, be disapproved. To approve it would be an irreparable blow to air safety and a setback to the whole idea of safety in air travel- "continued flight"- a setback into the dark ages of air safety from which we are so slowly and laboriously emerging.' "Here are our resolutions that we feel should be given great weight by this Board in the very important part that you must take in the endless struggle to attain and maintain a proper degree of air safety against strong and persistent opposition of which you have plenty in this room. "HERE ARE THE RESOLUTIONS THAT THIS COMMITTEE FORMULATED AS THEIR RECOMMENDATION ON WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN THIS SITUATION. IT IS HEADED 'AIR SAFETY RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE AIR LINE PILOTS AIR SAFETY AND GROSS WEIGHT COMMITTEE OF THE AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION ON MARCH 31, 1944, AT ITS WASHINGTON MEETING.' 1. Resolved: That all future air line aircraft approved under the air line transport category of 04 and 61 of the Civil Air Regulations be certified subject to the condition that the original designed gross weight and related safety factors remain static during the lifetime of such aircraft. 2. Resolved: That the provisional gross weight of the Douglas DC-3 and the Lockheed 18 airplanes be discontinued, and that in view of the hazards of the present method of dumping gasoline, dump valves be removed from such aircraft. 2. Resolved: That the provisional gross welsh and ACeN DC-3 and the Lockheed 18 airplanes be discontinued, and that in view of the hazards of the present method of dumping gasoline, dump valves be removed from such aircraft. 3. Resolved: That a provision be included in the Civil Air Regulations authorizing the pilot of an air line aircraft to reduce the gross weight of the airplane to the point he deems necessary for the safe conduct of his flight through anticipated conditions. 4. Resolved: That a regularly scheduled air line pilot, designated by the air line pilots, be a member of the Investigating Board of every accident that occurs in scheduled air carrier service. 5. Resolved: That an extensive study be initiated, either by or under direction of the NACA, to determine if the gust load safety factors as set forth in Part 04 of the Civil Air Regulations are sufficient in view of more exhaustive and recent practical experiences with gust load encountered in regularly scheduled operation. 6. Resolved: That a regularly scheduled air line pilot, designated by the air line pilots, participate in all airworthiness and acceptance tests bearing upon the performance requirements of aircraft of the air line transport category upon which compliance with Civil Aero-nautics. Administration regulations are predicated. 7. Resolved: That before approved type certificates are issued by the CAA for new model air line aircraft, complete destruction tests be made to determine as accurately as possible actual strength factors. 8. Resolved: That legislation re-establishing an Independent Air Safety Board be initiated and passed as quickly as possible. “That is the end of our presentation, Mr. Chairman, and I wish to say again that we certainly appreciate the attentive and interested and considerate way that we have been received here, and we appreciate the opportunity of coming here before you and telling you our story the way it has been permitted. Thank you.” [[image]]News Notes From the Councils[[/image]] ACAPTAIN'S LAMENT No. 4 THIS APPEARS TO BE A LAMENT TO ANSWER ALL LAMENTS. IT IS No. 4. WE NOW HAVE AN UNBROKEN CHAIN OF "CAPTAIN'S LAMENT" IN THE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL, 1944, ISSUES OF THE AIR LINE PILOT. OH, WHERE, OH, WHERE, ARE THE COPILOTS? SPACE HAS ALREADY BEEN RESERVED IN A FUTURE ISSUE FOR THE COPILOT'S ANSWER TO FIRST PILOTS' LAMENTS Nos. 1, 2, 3, AND THIS ONE No. 4- ALL OF WHICH ANSWERS "THE COPILOT' WHICH APPEARED IN THE OCTOBER, 1942, ISSUE OF THE AIR LINE PILOT. LET'S HAVE THEM, COPILOTS; YOU ARE LONG PAST DUE. I'm called the captain In charge of the trip. I try awfully hard, But considered a drip. That is 'nuff said For the man of four stripes. This ditty will deal with First officer gripes. "Why ain't I promoted?" He says with an air, "I'm senior to Smith- It just ain't fair." "I've been on the line Two years, come next May. There isn't a reason Why I'm not in the 'hay'." In the "hay" he says With his chest sticking out. He handles the rudder As though he has gout. The "hay" he metions Is the same that King Midas Obtained from the people With deductible-itis. Two hundred for this And more gets the axe, And a hundred and thirty Fro income tax. The preoccupied youth Still hasn't enough You tell him, "Get Medford," He tunes n Red Bluff. His conception of rules Is far from adherence To the system we use For an ATC clearance. Yes, he pulls up the gear And stands by the feather, But between his two ears Is. poor grade of leather. A take-off he makes Is really a treat Fastest ship in the world For the first three feet. The heater goes out. You say, "Fill 'er up." He gets out of this seat With the look of a pup. For he knows not what To do or how. His learning he has Put off until now. He wrestles the water can, On the floor is a creek. You begin to wonder About his technique. You say, "Come, Ay her, The heater's my meat." You go in the rear And soon you have heat. You come back up front, We're way too far east. When you tell him what's wrong, He thinks you're a beast. "A 100 and 50, I'm holding," Says he, "We're not off the course. How could we be?" Now the west winds are blowing, So the wheel you grab, And wonder why he's never Heard of a crab. The air becomes rough, To the wheels you're glued, When he turns on the light And says, "Bring me some food." The stewardess comes With a tray that's not light, And gives him a look That says, "You are not bright." But this doesn't stop The first officer lad. He gushes and coos 'Til he makes the gal mad. These boys could be taught Before the next year With an old-fashioned hairbrush Applied to their rears. With all that's been said About the men not so bright, There are some I will mention Who are surely all right. These are in heaven I've heard it said, And if God is kind, I will have one instead. With the Howl of Hollywood Wolves By CHUCK "Winchell" BOTSCH Council No. 31 AA Burbank, California The proverbial "roar" which ac- companies the arrival of March was somewhat altered in Burbank, for this month, like every other that unfolds in this land of sun- shine, flowers and bees, came in "with the howl of the Hollywood wolves"--and went out the same way. Swanson has become known as a "wolf in cheap clothing!" Cox Drafted for 4th Term Council 31 started the new year a trifle late, but it all adds up the same way because we again drafted Captain H. B. Cox to man the helm of this council. Bart was elected by unanimous vote of the councilmen at our regular monthly meeting with all the "gang" as interested spectators. We all are grateful to Bart for the fine unselfish spirit and manner in which he has served his fellow pilots and American Airlines. He has given his time freely to promote better relationships between pilots and the company as well as furthering the better working conditions and safety under which we perform our duties. All the elective councilmen and the entire membership pledged their cooperation and support to Bart. When Will I Get My Homework Done–Ah Me! The council decided to keep their "press mouthpiece" a bit more busy, thus hoping to keep him out of mischief (silly boys) and elected yours truly, your Burbank correspondent, to be Bart's "copilot" with the title of vice chairman (no remarks about the "vice" part), and also to serve as scribe for another year. When will I get my homework, done, fellows? The other councilmen are Captains Carpenter and Melden. Jim Laris was elected senior co-pilot representatives (what an impressive title) with Swanson and Jewell as the other copilot representatives. Each man was allocated a job to handle in the business of the council. It was a fine meeting and was indicative that the "old spirit," so often referred to, was definitely not lacking out here in Burbank. This council voted to recommend that a pilot be informed of all opposite-bound "essential traffic" which he may encounter regardless of altitude separation. On the Burbank-El Paso route, many times a man must change altitude or direction immediately due to unexpected weather conditions in mountainous country; also, (Continued on Page 3, Col. 2) [[boxed]] --- In Constant Memoriam --- "To fly West, my friend, is a flight we all must take for a final check." Active Duty Air Corps Beadles, Eugene C.-UAL; Caton, C.E.-EAL; Darby, James E.-C&SAL; Davis, Wm. E. - Continental; Folkers, Harold J.-Braniff; Greenlee, Robert L.-UAL; Herndon, Thomas-UAL; Jackson, Walter;-TWA; Knudson, Max-TWA; McDowell, H. C.-UAL; Mitchell, Hewitt F. Colonial; Mostoller, Charles-EAL; Nagel, John - Mid-Continent; Nelson, Franklin S.-WAL; Peterson, Warren-TWA; Rother, Paul F.-EAL; Skelly, H. J.-AA; Treweek, J. M.- AA. Active Duty Naval Reserve Jones, John Paul-EAL; Roscoe, Thomas M.-TWA; Sparboe, Jerome H.-NW; Williams, Roy W.-EAL Active Duty Marine Corps Kimball, Walter F.-T.w.A. Active Accidental Adams, John B.-U. A. L. Anderson, Lloydd-U. A. L. Andert, Paul A.-U. A. L. Antonio, S. B.-P. C. A. Barrett, Joseph C., Jr.-P. A. A. Barron, John M., Jr.-A. A. Bates, Clarence F.-N. W. Bickford, L. A.Panagra Bigelow, Ed.-U. A. L. Blom, Edwin w.-U. A. L. Bogen W. L.-W. A. E. Bohnet, Frederick L.-T. W. A. Bolton, Harvey F.-T. W. A. Bontrager, C. M.-U. A. L. Borchers, Adrian-P. A. A. Bowen, J. E.-T. W. A. Bowen, Lewis L.-B. A. Brandon, James L.-U. A. L. *Brand, W. J.-A.A. Briggs, Francis W.-A. A. Broughton, D. E.U. A. L. Brown, D. W.-U. A. L. Brown, H. Babcock-N. E. A. Brown W. C.-P. A. A. Brunk, Paul S.-P. A. A. Bucher, Charles L.-P. A. A. Burks, John A.-U. A. L. Carpenter, Bayard A.-A.A. Chamberlain, Cassius B.-N. W. Clayton, R. C.-C.& S. Cohn, Hanley G.-W. A. S. Cole, D. C.-U. A. L. Cooper, D. I.-A. A. Cope, Alonzo-Marine Airways Cox, Floyd-Ludington Dace, Frank E.-W. A. L. Dally, Benjamin H.-T. W. A.-I. C. D. Davis, Douglas-E. A. L. DeCesare, Frank-Panagra De Cesaro, Joseph G.-U. A. L. Dietz, Stuart G.-E. A. L. Dixon, Andrew, Jr.-D. A. L. Dryer, Dale F.-A. A. Dunn, Stephen-Panagra Elzey, Robert M.-P. A. A. Fey, Howard-U. A. L. Fields, Glenn T.-A. A. *Fisher, John F.-N. W. Fortner, W. F.-E. A. L. Fuller, Ray E.-A. A. Gay, R. A.-A. A. Gardner, Gordon W.-Panagra George, Hal-T. W. A. Gillette, Morgan A.-T. W. A. Gower, Vernon I.-D. A. L. Grover, R. Boyd-U. A. L. Hald, Arthur A.-N. W. Hale, S. H.-E. A. L. Hallgren, W. A. -A. A. Hart, John F.-N. W. Hedenquist, W. A.-T. W. A. Hill, George W.-A. A. Holbrook, Clyde M.-A. A. Holsenbeck, W. M.-P. A. A. Ireland, Baxter L.-Continental Jameilier, Stanley E.-C. A. L. Jamieson, W. L.-E. A. L. Jones, Lloyd E.-U. A. L. Judd, Orvan K.-P. A. A. Kelsey, Harold J.-A. A. Kineannon, Ted N.-A. A. King, George B.-P. A. A. Komdat, Albert C.-E. A. L. Kroeger, John H.-P. A. A.-Western Lamb, Charles S.-U. A. L. Lewis, Harry C.-T. W. A. Livermore, Joe-N. W. Loeffler, Edward J.-W. A. L. Lucas, Al-W. A. S. Lucas, Verne-Ludington Lynn, John B.-C & S. A. L. McAfee, William-PAA; McMickle, Harold-Panagra; Mallick, Forrest E.-UAL; Mamer, Nick B.-NW; Marshal, Gerald V.-AA; Merrifield, Austin S.-UAL; Martin, Karl R.-NWA; Miller, B. D.-AA Colonial; *Miner, Willard H.-UAL; Montee, Ralph-TWA; Montijo, John G.- VAT; Morgan, Howard R. - TWA; Mossman, Russel C.-C&SAL. Neff, Harold-UAL; Noe, Earl J. - TWA; Norby, Raymond B.-NW. O'Brien, W. E.-PCA; Odell, M. T.-AA; *Olsen, Kenneth S.-NW; *Onsgard, Alden-NWA; Owens, Clifford P.-WAE. Parker, A. N.-TWA-ICD; Paschal, A.-PAA; Pedly, Charles F.-AA; Perry, J. A.-EAL; Person, Addison G.-PAA; Pickup, Christopher V.-UAL; Pielmeier, Harold E.-AA; Potter, Norman W.-UAL; Pursley, C. H.-Panagra. Quale, R. J.-AA. Radoll, R. W.-UAL; Raley, R. J.-NW; *Rhew, Jesse N.-C&S; Riggs, Russell S.-AA; Robbins, Wm. J. B.-AA; Rose, John A.-KLM; Rousch, Chas. W-NW; Rust, F. H.-AA. Salisbury, Hervey M.-TWA; Sandblom, J. V.-CP; Sandegren, Thomas E.-UAL; Sauceda, J. M.-PAA; Scott, P. T. W.-TWA; Scott, Philip C.-UAL; Scroggins, Lowell V.-PCA; Shank, Eugene S.-NWA; Sharpnack, J. W.-UAL; Sheets, Don K.-Panagra; Sherwood, George C.-WAE; Smoot, C. H.-Branniff; Stiller, Harry A. - AA; Supple, Robert E. - Panagra. Tarrant, Harold R. - UAL; Terletzky, Leo - PAA; Thomas, L. E. - EAL; Thompson, A. R.-UAL; *Turbyne, Robert-Panagra. Underwood, Sanford L.-AA. Vance, Clark K.-UAL. Wager, G. K.-UAL; Waldron, Joe-AA; Walker, M. A. - PAA; Wallace, Clyde W.-TWA; *Wasil, Nicholas A.-TWA; Weatherdon, Edwin - AA; West, F. W.-NW; Whidden, R. G.-NEA; Wayne C.-TWA; Williamson, P. B.-EAL; Worthen, John A.-WW; *Wright, J. S.-TWA. Young, George S.-UAL. Zeier, Carl F.-C&SAL. Natural Blomgren, Lloyd I.-AA; Cochran, Robert M. - UAL; Currier, C. L. - TWA; Fife, John A.-CA; *Gambee, Harley T.-TWA; Hohag, R. J.-NW; Jamleson, Leland S. - EAL; Maguire, Ricard C. - AA; McConaughey, Ira M. - AA; Nordbeck H. T. - NEA; Phelps, Henry T. - PAA; Swanson, Axel-AA. Inactive Anderline, Frank W.; Ashford Ted; Barr, Julius; Brown, W. Craig; Burford, Dean W.; Caldwell, G. Q.; Drayton, Chas. M.; Fisher, Alfred O. F.; Hulsman, Herbert W.; Hunter, Lewis W.; Jackson, L. A.; Judy, H. R.; Kerwin, J. J.; McMarkin, Richard A.; Mills, Arthur; Noyes, Dewey L.; Ormsbee, F.; Riddle, Glenn L.; Roulstone, J. J.; Rousch, Usher E.; Shelton, Boyd M.; Stark, Howard C., Van Alstyne, Hugh, Jr.; Veblen, E. H.; Walbridge, Donald C.; Warner, Roy; Wheaton, Harold H.; Whittemore, Fred W.; Wolf, John F.; Willey, Sidney L.; Zimmerman, Harry J. Waiting List Brock, Wm. S.; Kiser, Daniel; Langmack, David F. Unemployed Downs, Lloyd; Hays, George L.; Keadle, Floyd E.; Minor, R. I.; Rhiner, L. R. Honorary Brisbane, Arthur; Greene, Dr. Ralph; Kelly, Hon. Clyde; Rogers, Will. ----- *Apprentice Member. [[/boxed]]
