Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 46 | Uniform State Air Laws Urged by Department of Commerce

Uniform State Air Laws Urged i. i By Department n p of Commerce WASHINGTON V ASHING AP AP- AP The AP-The The he need of uniform rm state Mate laws to control Intrastate intrastate in- in tri tate stir air cOIl cOIl- commerce cr o e Is urged by b by bythe the department of commerce Under tho the air commerce commerce eom act ct the th aeronautics na cs branch o of the d department department depart depart- p r ment can only impose reg regulations on aircraft and aviators operating r Uni in in interstate commerce It lIt has no jurisdiction over unlicensed d' d planes pans and a d pilots op operating within a n state stat Alost ost fost of ot th the 1 te operators and avI aviators tors however fever have come Inv in involuntarily v voluntarily under cunder tho act Thus far at least th the department department depart depart- ment t said ail all ail aIrcraft craft a and d airmen n nar I ar are arc not airworthy or competent Some Somo are are dl disapproved for r various r reasons when they are arc inspected or ex examined 1 d by field representatives iq q of tho o department pal 9 of commerce o merc In such cases there is but one ono alternative alternative tive Uve either t to acquirIng airworthy aircraft or i improving their ability as as' as airmen and amt that i is to to resort to op r U ns a state to having hav hay ing ig no law o or law it Is' Is class of or aircraft and nd airmen Jim which i has b been en enco co contributing ln Jar a-Jar go se measure to the the recent aircraft l accidents clae ts with resulting fatal and other- other