Show EXPERT VISITS VISITS VISITS' S SI 8 L L. TO PLAN BLIND BLINO LANDINGS Equipment May B Be Installed at Airport if City Helps The Salt Lake pity airport will willbe willbe willbe be among the first of 20 cities Inthe in inthe inthe the United States to be equipped for blind landings if plans to be proposed Friday to city and airport officials by Lloyd L. L aeronautical aeronautical aero aero- nautical development expert of ot the U. U S S. S department of commerce arc ara adopted Mr 11 first pilot to make mako successful blind airplane landings was greeted Friday on his arrival by Guy manager of tho the Hotel Utah whoso Whose guest bUest he will bo be while in Salt Lake City He spent several hours Friday in inspecting the local airport with a view of Installing Installing in installing In- In stalling radio compass stations and anda a lighting system for blind flying lying New Equipment Involved The equipment that will permit pilots to land Jand under the tho most adverse ad verse weather conditions will ac according according according ac- ac cording to Mr include two radio compass stations and two rows of landing lights extending 1500 fe feet t within the airport field and 1500 feet beyond its boundaries Pilots would woud pick up the field even in heavy fog tog and be guided by the radio compass between the lighted rows If the city decides to cooperate with the federal government Salt Lake City will vill be one of the first If it not the very first cities to possess a field equipped for blind landings said Mr The government government govern govern- ment will provide the equipment without the field while the city will take care of that inside First in Blind Landings Mr made the first su sues sue blind landings at Newark airport a year ago last December He flew a Ford in making mak ing a series of landings without the aid of land bearings He is now Inspecting airports with a view oi ot procuring local cooperation in making mak ing blind landings possible to many landing fields The aeronautical expert was one of the original airmail pilots flying the Chicago St. Louis route made mado famous by Colonel Lindbergh Ho He was then a n. pilot for Universal Air Lines Later ho he fe the tho first New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to Washington plane pIano for tor the tha Ludington line when Amelia Earhart Earhart Earhart Ear- Ear hart was vice ice president of that company Mr will remain In Salt Lake City until Sunday for conferences confer confer- enc s with city officials and to procure procure pro pro- cure material for department of ot commerce reports on the blind Hying flying fly Hy ing situation here |